Entrepreneurship

DBS lifts target price of ST Engineering, Sats; cuts SIAEC to ‘hold’
[SINGAPORE] DBS Group Research downgraded SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) to “hold” and raised its target prices for ST Engineering and Sats , as it advised investors to shift their...
Singapore shares edge lower at Thursday’s open; STI dips 0.1%
Investors continue to wait in uncertainty after the US Supreme Court did not issue a ruling on the challenges to ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks edged lower at market...
KKR Asia credit fund draws 75% new investors as decoupling rises
The optimism around Asian private credit runs counter to a broader global pullback[HONG KONG] KKR raised three-quarters of its US$2.5 billion Asia private credit fund from new investors, as...
UOB prices S$850 million perpetual securities at 3%
[SINGAPORE] UOB has priced S$850 million in perpetual capital securities at 3 per cent under its US$30 billion Global Medium Term Note Programme, the bank announced on Wednesday (Jan...
Sembcorp seeks shareholder approval for Alinta Energy buy at Jan 30 EGM
[SINGAPORE] Sembcorp Industries will seek shareholder approval for its acquisition of Alinta Energy, it said in a bourse filing on Thursday (Jan 15). The extraordinary general meeting (EGM) will...
The STI had a record-breaking 2025, but one SGX-listed ETF drew even more inflows
[SINGAPORE] In the past year, retail investors booked S$2.6 billion of net inflows into Singapore stocks, bringing net retail inflows for the past six years to S$17 billion. DBS...
Fed survey suggests slight upgrade to US economy
Financial markets expect the Fed to leave interest rates unchanged at its January meetingECONOMIC activity increased in most parts of the US and employment was mostly unchanged in recent...
Why the SGX-Nasdaq dual listing bridge suits Temasek and GIC portfolio companies
The bridge allows firms to access both investor bases in parallel, cutting cost and complexity relative to separate listings [SINGAPORE] As more details emerge over the proposed dual listing...
Fed officials stress independence as rate hold signals mount
[NEW YORK] A slew of US Federal Reserve officials spoke to the importance of central bank independence on Wednesday (Jan 14) in response to questions about the news that...
Trump imposes 25% tariff on imports of some advanced computing chips
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday to address national security concerns with respect to imports of semiconductors, and imposed a 25 per cent tariff on certain...
Stop Chasing Funding, Start Chasing Customers
There’s a lie many founders hear on day one: you need outside money to build a real business. You don’t. The first step isn’t a pitch deck. It’s a...
First Sponsor expects net loss for H2, full year 2025 on forex losses
Fair value loss on its financial derivatives is a result of the strengthening of foreign currencies against the Singapore dollar[SINGAPORE] First Sponsor expects to post a net loss for...