Entrepreneurship

Skipping HawkeFest Is A Costly Mistake
There’s a time to sit behind a screen and a time to show up. HawkeFest is the latter. My take is simple: if you care about growth, missing HawkeFest...
BMW preparing talks with employee representatives after slashing profit outlook
It’s working on viable solutions – through dialogue and with a sense of responsibility toward employeesPublished Fri, Jun 19, 2026 · 08:27 PM[BERLIN] German premium carmaker BMW and employee...
Nikkei posts sharpest weekly gain in nearly two years on AI shares rally
It posted a 7.9 per cent rise for the week, its sharpest weekly gain since August 2024Published Fri, Jun 19, 2026 · 04:36 PM[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share index recorded...
Bank of Japan Governor Ueda discharged from hospital
Published Fri, Jun 19, 2026 · 04:13 PM[TOKYO] Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda was discharged from hospital on Friday (Jun 19), the central bank said.Ueda will come into...
CSE Global’s board clash: Who are Eugene Lai and Tan Chian Khong?
[SINGAPORE] A board dispute at CSE Global has piqued investors’ interest in the protagonists involved.Chairman Eugene Lai and lead independent director Tan Chian Khong – who resigned following the...
Investors in SGX-listed companies can access more research reports after coverage scheme was expanded
Since July 2025, 16 firms have joined Gems, bringing the total number of participating research firms to 29[SINGAPORE] The monthly average of research reports on Singapore-listed companies produced under...
Singapore oil refiner Aster still on M&A hunt, ‘open’ to IPO as assets mature
The company’s power business is also exploring the possibility of energy imports from Batam to the city-state[SINGAPORE] Despite the uncertainties of the Middle East energy crisis, Singapore’s Aster Chemicals...
Fintech solution from Aleta Planet gives options to local and regional SMEs to issue custom Visa cards 
The firm acts as a back end support, providing compliance, technology and legal support to help companies issue the branded card[SINGAPORE] Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore can...
Aleta’s fintech solution allows local and regional SMEs to issue custom Visa cards 
The firm will provide compliance, technology and legal support to help companies issue the branded card[SINGAPORE] Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore can now issue Visa-branded debit cards,...
Nasdaq-listed StoneX’s bullion arm to offer gold, silver vaulting services in Singapore, sources say
They add that the company is in talks with vaulting providers to store and fulfil orders locally[SINGAPORE] StoneX Bullion, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed financial services provider StoneX Group, is...
Stocks to watch: Apac Realty, Lum Chang Creations
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Jun 19): Apac Realty : Apac Realty announced on Friday that the lawsuit...
MSCI downgrades Indonesia’s information flow criterion on transparency concerns
Published Fri, Jun 19, 2026 · 07:52 AMMSCI on Thursday (Jun 18) downgraded Indonesia’s information flow criterion to negative, as it reiterated concerns around transparency in shareholding structures and...