Entrepreneurship

LLC Benefits: Why Everyone’s Talking About Them
If you’re thinking about starting a business, you’ve probably heard a lot about LLCs, or limited liability companies. They’re becoming a hot topic, and for good reason. An LLC...
US: Wall St opens lower as Trump’s auto tariffs sap sentiment
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Mar 27), as President Donald Trump’s latest tariff gambit sent auto stocks into a tailspin, while investors sifted through...
Meta’s Asia-Pacific chief quits after a decade-long growth spurt
[HONG KONG] Meta Platforms is losing its senior-most business executive for the Asia-Pacific, an industry veteran who shepherded some of the social media company’s largest international markets over a...
SingPost completes A$1 billion sale of Australian logistics business
The divestment generated A$781.5 million in gross proceeds and an estimated gain of S$289.5 million[SINGAPORE] Singapore Post (SingPost) said on Thursday (Mar 27) that it has completed the divestment...
STI hits new high on Thursday, closes up 0.5% amid mixed regional trading
[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks extended the week’s gains to end higher on Thursday (Mar 27), with the Straits Times Index (STI) hitting a new high earlier in the day.The STI...
Singapore fund inflows surge 167% to S$7.6 billion for 2024: Morningstar
[SINGAPORE] Total net inflows into Singapore-registered funds hit S$7.6 billion for 2024, a surge of 167 per cent from S$2.85 billion in 2023, according to a report by financial-services...
BlackRock’s head of Asia-Pacific private credit Celia Yan to leave firm
Her team has deployed over US$200 million in 2024, over US$1.8 billion historically and been able to generate a 16 per cent gross internal rate of return in the...
Singtel’s NCS expands in the Philippines through a joint venture for clients to better access services
Its unit NCSI Holdings will buy a 51% stake in Yondu for a total net consideration of 134 million Philippine pesos[SINGAPORE] NCS, Singtel’s technology services arm, is expanding its...
RBNZ board yet to recommend temporary governor to minister
The Reserve Bank Act states the board must make a recommendation within 28 days of the office of the governor becoming vacant[WELLINGTON] New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis has...
UOB set to issue US$2 billion in dollar-denominated notes across 3 tranches
[SINGAPORE] UOB is set to issue US$2 billion in a three-tranche US dollar-denominated senior bond offering, it said on Thursday (Mar 27). The notes will be issued under the...
Paragon Reit unitholders to vote on proposed privatisation on Apr 22
[SINGAPORE] Unitholders will vote on the proposed privatisation of Paragon Reit in an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) and scheme meeting on Apr 22, the board said in a bourse...
Apple says Indonesia iPhone sales ban ends in April
The country has also banned the sale of Google Pixel phones for failing to meet the 40 per cent local parts requirement[JAKARTA] Teach giant Apple announced on Wednesday (Mar...