Leadership
Cordlife group CEO resigns, search for replacement ongoing
PRIVATE cord-blood bank Cordlife’s group chief executive officer Yiu Pang Fai, 35, has tendered his resignation “to pursue other opportunities” and its board of directors has accepted his decision. His...
KKR nears US$14 billion for buyout fund in show of momentum
KKR is more than halfway to a US$20 billion money-raising goal for its North America buyout fund, a sign of momentum during a difficult environment for the asset class.The...
JPMorgan adds buy-now, pay-later provider Klarna to its payments platform
JPMORGAN Chase’s payments processing unit is partnering with fintech Klarna to expand buy now, pay later (BNPL) options for its merchants.JPMorgan Payments will provide some 900,000 businesses the ability...
Listed companies can dial down on diversity; profits, financial prudence, shareholder treatment matter more
LIVING in multi-racial, multi-religious Singapore – where people hail from diverse nationalities and many are foreign-born – is fun. One can celebrate various festive occasions, learn about disparate cultures...
Future-proofing your business in 2025
AMID continued geopolitical tensions, macroeconomic uncertainty and market volatility, businesses are looking to future-proof themselves to stay competitive in a rapidly changing landscape.Against this backdrop, many companies are looking...
US: Wall St opens lower with Powell’s testimony on tap
WALL Street’s main indexes opened lower on Tuesday (Feb 11), as investors awaited a testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for insight on tariffs and their impact on...
BP pledges strategy reset as annual profit falls by a third
BP CEO Murray Auchincloss pledged on Tuesday (Feb 11) to fundamentally reset the company’s strategy as it reported a 35 per cent fall in annual profits, missing analysts’ expectations.
The...
Partners Group’s 2024 private equity secondary market investments surge 113% on year
ONE of the world’s biggest private equity (PE) companies, Swiss-based Partners Group, pumped in US$3.2 billion (S$4.3 billion) into PE secondary investments on behalf of its clients last year,...
