Posts by Riah Marton
Online broker Tiger to double Hong Kong headcount, targets offshore China wealth
[HONG KONG] Tiger Securities plans to double its headcount in Hong Kong over the next two to three years as the online brokerage targets a bigger share of the growing offshore Chinese wealth in the financial hub, its chief executive said. The Singapore-headquartered firm, founded in 2014 in Beijing, currently employs 60 people in Hong…
Read MoreChina’s Temu and Shein want to crack Europe, but the US is too big to quit
HUANG Lun was one of the original architects of his Guangzhou-based company’s push into the US market, helping it to sell underwear and yoga pants via the online commerce platforms Amazon, Temu and Shein. The American market now makes up 70 per cent of the company’s total sales, but in March, with US President Donald…
Read MoreWhy Miley Cyrus Says She Was the “Misfit” at Met Gala 2025
“The first thing he asked me was, ‘What’s your favorite key to sing in?’ Which no one’s ever asked me before,” she recalled. “He goes, ‘I’m guessing it’s a G or a C, but I think F would probably be your ceiling.’ Right away, I’m like, ‘You’re my friend.’” Not to mention, Miley added, “He…
Read MoreBank of Japan urged to keep or slow bond taper pace from fiscal 2026
[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan (BOJ) received a sizeable number of requests to maintain or slightly slow the pace of tapering in its bond purchases from fiscal year 2026 onward, minutes of a meeting between the bank and financial institutions showed on Monday (Jun 2). Despite a recent spike in super-long yields, a significant number…
Read MoreEllen Pompeo Detained for Hour by TSA and Bomb Squad Over Erewhon Sunflower Seeds
Ellen Pompeo Reveals Which Grey’s Anatomy Storyline She Was “Deeply Against” Ellen Pompeo may need to get her blood pressure checked after this recent airport experience. The Grey’s Anatomy star revealed that she was recently detained by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) while trying to catch a flight—all because of a salty snack she was bringing…
Read MoreMama June Says Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell’s Kids Have Been Separated Since Her Death
Mama June Shannon’s family dynamic isn’t what she’d like it to be. In the wake of her daughter Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell’s death in December 2023, the Mama June: Family Crisis star successfully fought for custody of granddaughter Kaitlyn, but the legal win proved to be bittersweet as she said the 12-year-old has not seen her…
Read More16 and Pregnant Star Whitney Purvis’ Son Weston Gosa Dead at 16
Whitney Purvis has suffered a devastating loss. The 16 and Pregnant star shared that her son Weston Gosa Jr. died on June 2. He was 16. "This is so hard to write," Whitney wrote on Facebook June…
Read MoreWidjaja family’s Sinarmas Land offer closes with 98.65% resultant shareholding
[SINGAPORE] Property development group Sinarmas Land requested the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to suspend trading of its shares with effect from 9 am on Tuesday (Jun 3) after the Widjaja family-controlled Lyon Investments’ privatisation offer for all its shares closed on Monday. At the close of the offer at 5.30 pm on Monday, the offeror’s resultant…
Read MoreToyota Industries board to discuss six trillion yen buyout on Tuesday
[TOKYO] Toyota Industries said its board will evaluate a buyout proposal on Tuesday (Jun 3) that will take the company private, a move that will strengthen the founding family’s grip over Japan’s biggest business empire. A group led by Toyota Motor chairman Akio Toyoda is seeking to acquire the subsidiary for six trillion yen (S$54…
Read MoreStocks to watch: CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, Sinarmas Land, Oxley Holdings
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Jun 3): CapitaLand Ascendas Reit (Clar): The manager said on Tuesday that it received in-principle approval for the listing and quotation of up to 202.4 million new units of Clar on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange on Monday. The…
Read More