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Great Eastern chairman declines to speculate on potential delisting at AGM
[SINGAPORE] Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) chairman Soon Tit Koon said that he does not wish to speculate on the potential delisting of the insurer, as the company is working...
Temasek-backed ABC Impact finishes final close of second fund with more than US$600 million
[SINGAPORE] Asia-focused private equity firm ABC Impact, backed by state investor Temasek, completed the final closing of its second fund at more than US$600 million or around double the...
Qatar to invest US$2 billion in Indonesia sovereign wealth fund
Prabowo is on a five-nation tour of the Middle East, visiting the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Egypt, Qatar and Jordan to boost bilateral ties with the region[JAKARTA] Indonesian President...
GXS acquires fintech Validus’ Singapore business to boost business banking offerings
[SINGAPORE] GXS Bank announced on Monday (Apr 14) that it has acquired digital lending platform Validus Investment’s Singapore business.The all-cash transaction is expected to be completed by Apr 15....
Goldman cuts targets on China stocks for second time this month
The firm has long been bullish, often going against the tide during the market’s multiyear slump[TOKYO] Strategists at Goldman Sachs cut their targets for key Chinese stock indexes for...
Bank of Japan’s Ueda warns of heightened uncertainty from US tariff policy
[TOKYO] ) Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday global and domestic economic uncertainty has increased sharply due to US tariff policy.“US tariffs will likely put downward...
Buyout firms get creative on Gulf trips in bid for bigger checks
[ABU DHABI] The giants of private equity have spent years trying to cozy up to Middle Eastern wealth funds to secure massive checks. US President Donald Trump’s burgeoning trade...
Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng to step down as HPL managing director
The property tycoon will devote more time to managing his rare white blood cell cancerHotel Properties Limited (HPL) announced on Monday (Apr 14) that managing director Ong Beng Seng...
Stocks to watch: Olam, EC World Reit, Hotel Properties Limited
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Apr 14). Olam: The agribusiness giant on Monday said it expects to fund...
Bullish outlook for EURUSD
THE euro-dollar (EURUSD) FX pair, the most traded foreign exchange (FX) pair by volume, has experienced heightened volatility in the first quarter of 2025. The pair moved from the...
