Retail group F J Benjamin Holdings (FJB) will be raising some $3 million to provide additional working capital as it explores expansion opportunities as regional economies recover from Covid-19. Western Properties, a member of Far East Organization (FEO) group of companies, has agreed to subscribe f...

THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Oct 18):

FASHION retailer F J Benjamin and cross-border payments firm Aleta Planet have dropped their plan to launch a virtual prepaid wallet together.

Far East Organization’s Philip Ng has emerged as a substantial shareholder of retailer F J Benjamin Holdings, following conversion of warrants into shares. Ng via his vehicles, now hold 79.1 million F J Benjamin shares, equivalent to a stake of 7.46%. This was up from 4.44% previously.  Accor...

F J Benjamin and fintech company Aleta Planet have, on March 26, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to launch a co-branded UnionPay virtual debit card for its customers. The card, which is the digital version of the traditional plastic card, can be downloaded on mobile phones. It is said to ...

F J Benjamin Holdings has been granted exclusive rights to distribute products from Portuguese air purifier maker Airfree in Indonesia.  In a press release dated March 12, the company states that F J Benjamin’s Indonesian associate PT Gilang Agung Persada will distribute the purifiers through...

Shareholders of F J Benjamin have voted in favour of the company’s listing from the Mainboard to the Catalist Board, says the company on Feb 25. The voting took place at the company’s extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on Feb 23. Shares in the company will begin trading on the Catalist board on...

MAINBOARD-LISTED retailer FJ Benjamin Holdings announced in a regulatory update on Sunday that it has obtained an in-principle approval from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to transfer to the Catalist board.

RETAILER F J Benjamin Holdings returned to profitability in FY2019 after a sustained period of restructuring, with a net profit of S$177,000, compared to net loss of S$1.24 million in FY2018.

MAINBOARD-LISTED FJ Benjamin Holdings has been granted another year to meet requirements for exiting the Singapore Exchange (SGX-ST) watch-list, with the deadline extended to Dec 4, 2020, from Dec 4, 2019.