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Cordlife gets extended deadline to submit representations for potential one-year suspension
MOH has pushed back its deadline for submitting representations to Oct 27, from Oct 13 [SINGAPORE] Cordlife announced that the Ministry of Health (MOH) has extended its deadline to...
Shakeout in private equity weeding out weaker players, says Canadian pension fund chief
PRIVATE equity is undergoing a “structural transformation” where returns are being compressed and a process of “natural selection” is weeding out weaker players, said Charles Emond, president and chief...
Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust sets sights on Spain and Switzerland to grow unit price
Its managers are bullish on the logistics and light industrial sector as e-commerce, onshoring and fatter defence budgets could swell demand for warehouses[SINGAPORE] For too long, the property markets...
China markets under threat from risk of renewed US trade war
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index has climbed 31% in 2025 as Chinese equities benefited from the trade truce with the US in addition to optimism over the country’s growing...
AJJ Medtech to develop ‘world’s first’ multifunctional humanoid elderly care robot
It will work with China’s Huaxi Intelligent Technology Co to produce humanoid robots that will replicate human presence, offering both practical assistance and emotional engagement [SINGAPORE] AJJ Medtech has...
Warner Bros said to rebuff Paramount takeover approach
[CALIFORNIA] Warner Bros Discovery has rebuffed Paramount Skydance’s initial takeover approach for being too low, according to people familiar with the matter.Warner Bros rejected Paramount’s offer of around US$20...
Australian airline Qantas says millions of customers’ data leaked online
Qantas confirmed earlier that hackers had targeted one of its customer contact centres[SYDNEY] Australian airline Qantas said on Sunday (Oct 12) that data from 5.7 million customers stolen in...
Megaspeed, Singapore firm at centre of US chip probe, goes dark
[SINGAPORE] The streets outside the Central Business District were bustling with the lunchtime crowd. But on the seventh floor of Ocean Financial Centre, one office stood out for its silence.A self-described...
Goldman, BNP among banks exploring stablecoin-like digital money
A GROUP of international banks including Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and Banco Santander, have joined forces to explore stablecoin-like digital money, marking the latest push by...
S-Reits fundraising uptrend continues in 2025, with S$4 billion raised year to date
[SINGAPORE] Singapore real estate investment trusts, or S-Reits, have been experiencing strong equity fundraising (EFR) this year, with the total amount from primary and secondary activities reaching its highest...
