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Distribution to paid-in capital a key metric for general partners as demand for tangible outcomes rises: MSCI
Survey also finds that many in the sector feel they are lagging in tech, risk-preparedness[SINGAPORE] General partners are now concentrating on the distribution to paid-in capital (DPI) metric, said...
Keppel, Sembcorp, SIA down as STI dips 1% after US resumes Iran shipping blockade
[SINGAPORE] The Straits Times Index (STI) took a 1 per cent hit on Tuesday (Jul 14) morning as investors reacted negatively to renewed hostilities overnight between the US and...
Gold bounces from two-week low as markets await US inflation data
Spot gold rises 0.5% to US$4,019.50 per ounce by 0821 GMT after falling to its lowest level since Jul 1 earlier in the sessionPublished Tue, Jul 14, 2026 ·...
UK’s employers, energy sector urge new PM to slash power taxes
Published Tue, Jul 14, 2026 · 08:57 AM[LONDON] Britain’s new prime minister must slash energy levies paid by businesses to speed up economic growth, a leading employers group and...
Malaysia tops South-east Asia’s IPO market in first half of 2026, Singapore comes in second
South-east Asia saw 47 IPOs across the region in the first half of 2026, raising more than US$3.07 billion in proceeds[SINGAPORE] Malaysia emerged as the top market for initial...
New Zealand’s central bank warns inflation could become persistent
Published Tue, Jul 14, 2026 · 07:17 AM[SYDNEY] A top official at New Zealand’s central bank warned on Tuesday (Jul 14) that the inflationary pulse from higher oil prices...
Oil climbs to one-month high as US, Iran step up attacks in Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices are now at their highest since the two countries signed a MOU to end the war on Jun 17Published Tue, Jul 14, 2026 · 06:09 AM —...
Oil hits one-month high as US and Iran step up attacks in Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices are now at their highest since the two countries signed a MOU to end the war on Jun 17Published Tue, Jul 14, 2026 · 06:09 AM —...
Oil up 9% to one-month high as US says it will blockade entire Iranian coastline, all vessels
Iran had earlier said it would not allow Washington to intervene in the strait’s managementPublished Tue, Jul 14, 2026 · 06:09 AM[HOUSTON] Oil prices settled up more than 9 per...
S&P 500, Nasdaq open lower as Iran tensions jolt sentiment, chip stocks slide
Published Mon, Jul 13, 2026 · 09:48 PM[NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened lower on Monday (Jul 13), as a fresh escalation between the US and...
Singapore’s first electric motorcycle maker’s flagship model now road-legal
[SINGAPORE] Electric-motorcycle enthusiasts, rejoice.Scorpio Electric, Singapore’s first electric-motorcycle manufacturer, announced on Monday (Jul 13) that its flagship Lambda Scorpii model is now registered for use on the Republic’s roads.Following...
