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Australian regulator pushes market operator ASX on fee transparency, competition
AUSTRALIA’S corporate regulator said on Tuesday the country’s stock market operator would be required to publish a comparison of clearing and settlement fees against foreign providers and justify any...
Apple plans US$500 billion in US investment, 20,000 research jobs in next four years
APPLE said on Monday (Feb 24) it would spend US$500 billion in US investments in the next four years that will include a giant factory in Texas for artificial...
SGX shares climb more than 5% after MAS review group unveils plans to boost stock market
Initiatives include a S$5 billion Equity Market Development Programme to strengthen the fund management ecosystemShares of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) jumped more than 5 per cent on Monday (Feb...
Singapore Reits need more support in wake of Paragon Reit’s proposed privatisation
Privatisations make sense when trusts have poor liquidity and face constraints in upgrading assetsIF INTEREST rates do not fall much further, equity fund-raising in the Singapore-listed real estate investment...
Trump U-turn on NYC’s congestion pricing programme could dampen ST Engineering sentiment, but limited impact expected
THE Trump administration reversed federal approval for New York City’s congestion pricing programme on Feb 19. Even though ST Engineering’s subsidiary in the US, TransCore, runs the contract, analysts...
Musk’s Starlink races with Chinese rivals to dominate satellite internet
SPACE is about to get more crowded for Elon Musk.The billionaire’s Starlink communications network is facing increasingly stiff challenges to its dominance of high-speed satellite internet, including from a...
From tech to financial services: Layoffs and job cuts in 2025
RETRENCHMENTS and unemployment have been widespread in the first two months of 2025, with job cuts announced across various industries. From tech to retail, media and finance, major companies...
Malaysia’s flooded palm problems to persist for another month
MALAYSIAN oil palm plantations that have been inundated with rain this year are not likely to see production recover for at least another month, according to a senior industry...
Indonesia launches Danantara investment fund, channels US$20 billion into 20 strategic projects
[JAKARTA] Indonesia launched the Danantara investment fund on Monday (Feb 24), a high-stakes, multi-billion-dollar initiative designed to consolidate the country’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs), while catalysing investment and fuelling the...
