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Citi Private Bank hires Hoo Peng Han as it rebuilds family office team in Asia
CITI Private Bank has hired Hoo Peng Han as a director of its global family office group in Asia, as it rebuilds its family office team in the region. He...
A*Star officially launches S$38 million MedTech Catapult to drive medical device commercialisation
THE Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) on Wednesday (Feb 12) launched MedTech Catapult, an initiative meant to accelerate the development and commercialisation of life science instruments and...
A*Star launches S$38 million MedTech Catapult to drive medical device commercialisation
THE Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) on Wednesday (Feb 12) launched MedTech Catapult, an initiative meant to accelerate the development and commercialisation of life science instruments and...
China’s record mergers in 57 trillion yuan small banking sector raise future risks
CHINA oversaw its largest-ever wave of rural bank mergers last year, a Reuters review of official data showed, but analysts say Beijing’s efforts to tackle risks in the small...
South Korea’s Mint halts gold bar sales as supply tightens
SOUTH Korea’s Mint has temporarily suspended sales of gold bars, adding to signs of widespread tightness across markets for physical precious metals.The Korea Minting and Security Printing said it’s...
Alibaba’s shares soar after investors buy iPhone AI hopes
ALIBABA Group Holding’s stock surged as much as 8.6 per cent after the Information reported that Apple is working with the e-commerce pioneer to roll out artificial intelligence (AI)...
Australia’s CBA first-half profit beats estimates on strong asset quality, lending volume growth
COMMONWEALTH Bank of Australia’s (CBA) first-half cash earnings beat estimates on Wednesday (Feb 12), as lending volume growth and lower provisions for bad debts offset higher technology costs.Shares of...
Gold falls as traders hunker down for US inflation print
GOLD eased on Wednesday (Feb 12), after hitting an all-time high in the previous session on global trade war fears triggered by US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, as...
Singapore shares rise at Wednesday’s open; STI up 0.5%
SINGAPORE shares began Wednesday (Feb 12) trading in positive territory as markets abroad logged mixed results. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times Index (STI) was up 0.5 per cent...
Cordlife group CEO resigns, search for replacement ongoing
PRIVATE cord-blood bank Cordlife’s group chief executive officer Yiu Pang Fai, 35, has tendered his resignation “to pursue other opportunities” and its board of directors has accepted his decision. His...
