Posts by Liam Redmond
Where the Jets can turn for a QB with Dante Moore now off the board
[ad_1] Dante Moore is staying in Oregon green. The early favorite to be the No. 2 pick in the 2026 draft and the next Quarterback of the Future for the Jets decided Wednesday to return to school. So, who will quarterback the Jets in 2026 if it is not Justin Fields (a candidate to be…
Read MoreKKR Asia credit fund draws 75% new investors as decoupling rises
[ad_1] The optimism around Asian private credit runs counter to a broader global pullback [HONG KONG] KKR raised three-quarters of its US$2.5 billion Asia private credit fund from new investors, as deepening economic decoupling pushes firms to broaden exposure and hedge geopolitical risk, according to top executives. Diversification has been a central theme in conversations…
Read MoreThailand long-bond outlook darkens on fiscal worries before vote
[ad_1] South-east Asia’s second-biggest economy has been beset by the impact of US reciprocal tariffs [MELBOURNE] As Thailand’s general election nears, rising concerns about fiscal largesse are adding pressure on longer-dated bonds, spurring bets for sustained underperformance versus short-term notes. The spread between the nation’s two-year and 10-year yield has widened by about 50 basis…
Read MoreBroncos now favored over Bills in AFC Divisional Round in sudden market shift
[ad_1] Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. Josh Allen and the Bills could be looking at back-to-back playoff games as underdogs. No. 6 Buffalo opened as 1.5-point road favorites over the No. 1 Broncos in…
Read MoreUOB prices S$850 million perpetual securities at 3%
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] UOB has priced S$850 million in perpetual capital securities at 3 per cent under its US$30 billion Global Medium Term Note Programme, the bank announced on Wednesday (Jan 14). The issue date of the securities is expected to be Jan 21, and the securities are first callable in 2033. The rate is subject…
Read MoreAsia loan bankers brace for competition, thinner margins in 2026
[ad_1] Banks are also targeting more deals from holding companies this year, as they can fetch higher margins of 4% to 5% [SINGAPORE] Loan bankers in Asia are bracing for an increasingly competitive market that is squeezing the returns they earn on lending, as they grapple with subdued syndicated deal flow. Loan volumes denominated in…
Read MoreSembcorp seeks shareholder approval for Alinta Energy buy at Jan 30 EGM
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Sembcorp Industries will seek shareholder approval for its acquisition of Alinta Energy, it said in a bourse filing on Thursday (Jan 15). The extraordinary general meeting (EGM) will be held on Jan 30 to vote on the acquisition of Australia’s fourth-largest utilities provider from Hong Kong-based Chow Tai Fook Enterprises. The estimated purchase…
Read MoreThe STI had a record-breaking 2025, but one SGX-listed ETF drew even more inflows
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] In the past year, retail investors booked S$2.6 billion of net inflows into Singapore stocks, bringing net retail inflows for the past six years to S$17 billion. DBS Group Holdings , UOB and OCBC led in net retail inflows, chalking up a combined amount of close to S$3.9 billion. In particular, the trio…
Read MorePrivate equity turns to continuation funds, secondary buyouts as alternative to traditional exits: Morrison Foerster
[ad_1] This trend will likely continue in South-east Asia and globally as liquidity engineering goes mainstream [SINGAPORE] Private equity (PE) in South-east Asia is expected to increasingly turn to continuation funds and secondary buyouts as alternatives to traditional exits in 2026, according to a report by law firm Morrison Foerster. This has allowed PE players…
Read More‘Beast Games’ Season 2 Episode 4 Recap: Altered Beast
[ad_1] The bribe has spoken. Before Beast Games Season 2 Episode 4 (“The Survivor Takeover”) can ferry half its remaining contestants to Fiji and Survivor Island, so one of them can win their own private island, it’s gotta wrap up Captain Bribe from Episode 3. And boy is it a doozie. The captains up top…
Read MoreFed survey suggests slight upgrade to US economy
[ad_1] Financial markets expect the Fed to leave interest rates unchanged at its January meeting ECONOMIC activity increased in most parts of the US and employment was mostly unchanged in recent weeks, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday in a report that may do little to sway policymakers’ interest rate views ahead of the central…
Read MoreGo big or go home: What SGX and Nasdaq’s S$2 billion dual-listing threshold signals to the market
[ad_1] Requirement ensures that potential issuers are big enough for institutional and analyst attention, and have sufficient liquidity, say observers [SINGAPORE] The S$2 billion market-capitalisation requirement for the dual-listing bridge between the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Nasdaq serves as a quality filter for prospective issuers, said industry watchers. “It signals that the SGX-Nasdaq dual-listing bridge…
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