At the risk of sounding obvious, 2020 has not been a normal year. That is why we are organising the annual Billion Dollar Club differently although we wish we could have a physical event so that we can meet our winners in person, congratulate them, greet old friends and make new ones. Nonetheless, t...

What is in a name? Everything, it seems, for Avarga. The investment holding company is named after the steppe where the first nomadic capital of the Mongol Empire eight centuries ago was located before it grew to become the largest contiguous land empire in history.AdChoicesADVERTISING Before its na...

Specialised accommodation operator Centurion Corp prides itself in offering residents more than a roof and four walls. So, its priority was for residents to be as comfortable as possible when its Westlite Toh Guan purpose-built workers’ accommodation (PBWA) facility was ga...

Just eight years ago, a company serving the semiconductor industry was teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. It was losing its investors and was on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) Watchlist, set to be delisted if it could not meet requirements such as the minimum market capitalisation, or earnings. Fas...

Just like how Venture Corporation dominated this industry sector for the Billion Dollar Club, AEM Holdings similarly held sway in the Centurion Club. It is being ranked top for returns to shareholders and for weighted return on equity, and is overall sector winner. Valuetronics Holdings’ win in gr...

THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their shares on Thursday.

MAINBOARD-LISTED dormitory developer and operator Centurion Corp has secured a master lease to manage a new purpose-built dormitory in Selangor, adding more than 5,000 beds to its Malaysian portfolio, it announced on Wednesday night.

Centurion Corporation has secured a master lease from the Selangor State Development Corporation to manage a purpose-built workers accommodation at Petaling Jaya. The lease for the ready-built property is expected to commence on Dec 1 2020, for a tenure of 21 years with options to extend for a furth...

Revenue of Mainboard-listed dormitory developer-cum-operator Centurion Corp slipped by 11% to $29.4 million in 3QFY2020 ended September, from the $33.1 million posted a year ago. This is a result of lower occupancy levels in its portfolio, particularly in its purpose-built student accommodation (PBS...

MAINBOARD-LISTED dormitory operator Centurion Corp's third-quarter revenue was dragged down by student housing operations in Australia and Britain, even as contributions from worker accommodations held steady.