Posts by Riah Marton
PwC loses major client Bank of China amid regulatory probe
AUDITOR PwC has lost its largest mainland China-listed client, Bank of China (BOC), to rival EY, adding to an exodus of clientele amid a regulatory investigation into its work on troubled property developer China Evergrande Group. State-owned BOC had as recently as March stated plans to reappoint PwC as its auditor for 2024 but in…
Read MoreBronfman makes US$4.3 billion bid for control of Paramount Global
EDGAR Bronfman Jr has formally submitted a US$4.3 billion bid to take control of Paramount Global and quash an existing offer from Skydance Media, according to a source familiar with the proposal. The media executive and Seagram spirits heir is offering to buy National Amusements, the Redstone family holding company that owns the majority of…
Read MoreGuocoLand bags S$847.1 million green facility to develop Upper Thomson site
REAL estate group GuocoLand has secured S$847.1 million in green financing to develop a residential site at Upper Thomson, which was awarded to its tie-up with Hong Leong Holdings in April this year. The club facility was raised under its green finance framework, which enables it to deliver environmental and social benefits to support its…
Read MoreMadonna Poses With All 6 Kids in Rare Family Photo From Italian Birthday Bash – E! Online
Madonna is hung up on her kids. In fact, the “Material Girl” singer was feted by her children Lourdes Leon, 27, Rocco Ritchie, 24, David Banda, 18, Mercy James, 18, plus twins Stella and Estere, 11, when she recently rang in her 66th birthday at a blowout bash in Italy. Held at the Teatro Grande,…
Read MoreSicily Yacht Survivor Details “End of the World” Experience While Saving Her Baby Girl in Freak Storm – E! Online
Tech Magnate Mike Lynch and Daughter Among 6 People Missing After Yacht Sinks Off Sicily Coast One British woman is recounting a harrowing experience. Charlotte Golunski is shedding light on how she, her 1-year-old daughter Sophie and her partner James Emsley survived after the super yacht they were passengers on sank during a freak storm off the coast of Sicily early Aug. 19. Charlotte explained that she and her…
Read MoreTrump says he may end EV tax credit; is open to naming Elon Musk as an adviser
REPUBLICAN presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday (Aug 19) that if elected he would consider ending a US$7,500 tax credit for electric vehicle (EV) purchases and that he would be open to naming Tesla CEO Elon Musk to a Cabinet or advisory role. “Tax credits and tax incentives are not generally a very good…
Read MoreJapfa to buy back 183.3 million of shares at S$0.355 apiece
AGRI-FOOD company Japfa on Monday (Aug 19) proposed undertaking an off-market purchase of its ordinary shares at S$0.355 apiece under an equal access scheme. The company will buy back up to around 183.3 million shares, or about 9 per cent of its shares in issue as at Monday. The offer price represents a 6…
Read MoreRyan Reynolds Shares How Deadpool & Wolverine Honors Costar Rob Delaney’s Late Son Henry – E! Online
Ryan—who shares daughters James, 9, Inez, 7, and Betty, 4, and son Olin, born in 2023 with Blake Lively—also took a moment to shoutout Rob’s 2022 book A Heart That Works, which details the 47-year-old’s journey through grief. Ryan called it “an incredible piece of writing which explores the kaleidoscopic colours of emotion Henry’s passing revealed.” Since Henry’s death, Rob has been open about the difficulties he…
Read MoreBeyoncé’s Mom Tina Knowles Gives Rare Details on Twins Rumi and Sir – E! Online
Tina Knowles is laying her cards down, down, down, down about Beyoncé and Jay-Z‘s twins. The fashion designer—who is the mom of the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer—couldn’t help but to rave over Rumi Carter and Sir Carter, both 7, as they each continue to develop their own unique passions. “Rumi is a natural little star,” Tina exclusively…
Read More7-Eleven billionaire heirs would see big payday from shock offer
THE billionaire family behind Seven & i Holdings, owner of 7-Eleven convenience stores, is poised for a massive payday if they support what would be the biggest foreign takeover of a Japanese company. A vehicle owned by the descendants of Masatoshi Ito is the second-largest shareholder of Seven & i, with an 8.1 per cent…
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