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The company is increasing its focus on artificial intelligence at a time of heightened scrutiny on its core platforms Meta Platforms is losing its most senior public policy executive in…
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Jan 20): Singapore Exchange (SGX): The SGX will expand its current suite of offerings…
Nasdaq-listed investment platform eToro is stepping up its focus on the Asia-Pacific as a key area for future growth, with Singapore serving as its hub for regional expansion. It plans to…
2026 is poised to be a boom year for the Asian Internet sector, as companies pivot from consolidation to aggressive monetisation and ecosystem integration. The resurgence follows two…
The optimism around Asian private credit runs counter to a broader global pullback KKR raised three-quarters of its US$2.5 billion Asia private credit fund from new investors, as deepening…
Several senior loan bankers at Mizuho Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. have left their roles in Asia, amid a slump in lending across the region that’s already prompted…
Lionsgate has sold its South Asian and Southeast Asian streaming operation Lionsgate Play to Rohit Jain, the executive who developed the service during an eight-year tenure as president of…
Despite a record year in Asia, the bank cautions against raising bonuses too sharply, aiming to smooth compensation Morgan Stanley increased bonuses by about 20 per cent for bankers in…
Asian markets extended gains at market open on Tuesday (Jan 13), as the momentum from a global rotation out of US assets continued despite fresh geopolitical warnings from US President…
THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) held multiple calls with treasury officials from global banks about introducing futures tied to some Asian government bond markets, according to people…
It will involve the introduction of three of the Chinese player’s models – Aion Y, Aion ES, and Aion V – across the region Ride-hailing giant Grab and Chinese automaker GAC inked a…
The backlash against US capital flowing into an AI ecosystem linked to Chinese firms can be swift SOME bankers in Asia are starting to worry about financing deals that would grant Chinese…
Former mm2 Asia subsidiary Vividthree on Wednesday (Jan 7) announced that it received a letter of demand from UOB for nearly S$1.2 million. Minutes into the opening bell, the stock fell…
Moves in precious metals have also contributed to swings in the region’s currencies Some of Asia’s strongest currency trends are starting to unravel in the final trading days of the year,…
The country-focused PE firms have also been hunting overseas. The buoyant mood around deals is reverberating through Asia, with major markets such as China picking up the pace after a…
The contemporary narcotics economy is best understood not through the lens of traditional drug cultivation but through the political economy of synthetic production. At the centre of this…
A unit of embattled entertainment group mm2 Asia on Monday (Dec 29) said it has received a payment demand for S$18.9 million, even as the parent company secured protection from creditors…
Global capital is coming back to South-east Asia’s stock markets this month, positioning the cohort as one of the must-watch pockets of global finance for 2026. Drawn by cheap valuations…
Asian markets edged slightly higher on Friday (Dec 26) amid holiday-thinned trade, though some exchanges remained closed for the Boxing Day holiday. Gold continued to hover around its…
The technology sector remains the cornerstone of Schroders’ bullish thesis for the region In 2025, US fiscal and geopolitical headwinds prompted investors to redeploy capital towards the…
ASIAN markets rallied on Monday and gold hit a record high as the latest round of US data boosted hopes for more interest rate cuts, while worries over AI spending also subsided. Investors…
Globally, synthetic risk transfer volumes are projected to expand 11% annually over the next two years Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s (SMBC) Asia-Pacific arm has completed its first…
Hong Kong’s share sales nearly quadruple to over US$73 billion via IPOs, placements and block trades Not long ago, Hong Kong’s share-sale market was a symbol of China’s slowdown: Deal…
Agrichemicals firm FMC said on Friday (Dec 12) that its board has approved a restructuring plan, aimed at cutting costs, shutting down high-cost plants and shifting production to…
