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Bain makes binding FineToday bid, eyes Asia beauty market: sources
[ad_1] FineToday operates in 11 Asia markets, including South Korea and Singapore, with China its second-largest after Japan[HONG KONG] Bain Capital has made a binding offer for Japanese personal-care group...
PC Partner closes 20.9% higher on positive FY2025 profit guidance
[ad_1] It is now listed only in Singapore, having delisted from the Hong Kong bourse on Jan 14 [SINGAPORE] Shares of electronics company PC Partner soared on Tuesday (Jan 20)...
BOJ seen holding rate as yen traders focus on intervention risk
[ad_1] [TOKYO] The Bank of Japan is widely expected to keep its benchmark rate unchanged on Friday (Jan 23), offering little immediate support for the yen – and keeping traders...
Australian stocks post sharpest fall since mid-December as financials, miners slip
[ad_1] [SYDNEY] Australian shares logged their worst session in over a month on Tuesday (Jan 20) as rate hike jitters knocked heavyweight financials, while miners fell after BHP flagged that...
Gold steadies near record high as Greenland crisis simmers
[ad_1] GOLD was steady near a record high, while silver retreated from an all-time peak, as President Donald Trump’s push to take over Greenland stoked fears of a potential US–Europe...
Fixed income prioritised by stability and yield-seeking Asian investors in 2025
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Fixed income funds topped net inflows in 2025 among Asian investors prioritising stability and yield, based on data from funds network Calastone released on Tuesday (Jan 20).Net inflows...
Fixed income funds top Asian inflows in 2025 as investors seek stability and yield
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Fixed income funds topped net inflows in 2025 among Asian investors prioritising stability and yield, based on data from funds network Calastone released on Tuesday (Jan 20).Net inflows...
These Singapore winners can benefit from AI boom, power crunch: Morgan Stanley
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] The US “shale revolution” is about to export a windfall to Singapore, helping defray the cost of powering the artificial intelligence boom. A “glut” of new LNG supply...
South Korea bourse CEO sees Kospi at 6,000, vows to cut ‘zombie’ firms
[ad_1] The index’s surge over the past 12 months is the best among more than 90 global equity indexes tracked by Bloomberg[SEOUL] The world-beating rally in South Korean stocks is...
UK mulls Australia-style ban on social media for children
[ad_1] [LONDON] Britain is considering a range of measures to better protect children online, including an Australian-style ban on social media for those below a certain age and tougher guidance...
Stocks to watch: SGX, Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust, Boustead Singapore, Jumbo Group
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] 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...
Zurich Insurance offers US$10 billion to buy UK insurer Beazley
[ad_1] [LONDON] Swiss insurance company Zurich Insurance Group has raised its offer to buy rival speciality insurer Beazley to 1,280 pence (S$22.016) per share in cash, it said on Monday...