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Amazon to invest NZ$7.5 billion in New Zealand data centres
[ad_1] [WELLINGTON] Amazon has formally launched cloud services in New Zealand, dusting off a plan first announced in 2021 to invest more than NZ$7.5 billion (S$5.7 billion) in data centres...
Taiwan’s life insurers see big drop in currency hedging costs
[ad_1] [TAIPEI] The Taiwan dollar’s recent weakness and the resulting return of carry trades are quickly driving down local life insurers’ hedging costs.Three-month dollar hedging costs using Taiwan dollar’s offshore...
China’s aluminium factories are changing to escape a crushing price war
[ad_1] [BEIJING] For Liang Zhu, who runs an aluminium factory about 100 kilometres north of Hong Kong, there is only one way out of China’s vicious spiral of excessive competition:...
Europe: Stoxx 600 ends higher on defence boost; Novo Nordisk jumps after Wegovy data
[ad_1] [BENGALURU] European shares finished marginally higher on Monday (Sep 1), supported by defence stocks, while Novo Nordisk gained after data showed its weight-loss drug Wegovy delivers stronger heart-protective benefits...
Transparency and prudence guide ValueMax shares to record high
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Shares of pawnbroker ValueMax have been on a tear. After a 33 per cent jump in 2024, the counter has climbed another 94.2 per cent so far this...
Leadership redefined: Strategic foresight, operational resilience take centre stage amid volatility
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] The best chief executive officers (CEOs) often exemplify strategic foresight, operational excellence, and an unwavering commitment to ethical governance, as they play a key role in steering their...
Hands-on financial governance approach pays off for GVT
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] The Covid-19 pandemic struck soon after Robby Sucipto joined manufacturing services provider Grand Venture Technology (GVT) as chief financial officer in early 2020. He feared losing his job...
MetaOptics eyes S$6 million in gross proceeds from IPO, to trade on SGX Catalist on Sep 9
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Home-grown semiconductor optics startup MetaOptics intends to raise some S$6 million in gross proceeds from its initial public offering (IPO), as it issues 30 million placement shares at...
India’s strong economic growth fails to impress equity investors
[ad_1] [MUMBAI] India’s world-beating economic growth is failing to translate into gains for equity markets as weakening pricing power and US tariffs weigh on corporate earnings, turning foreign investors away....
‘Nikko’ cut from new name of US$260 billion Japanese asset manager
[ad_1] Published Mon, Sep 1, 2025 · 05:21 PM[TOKYO] Nikko Asset Management is changing its name to Amova Asset Management, removing “Nikko” for the first time since it was founded...
