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Tencent-backed Airwallex seeks funding at US billion value
Tencent-backed Airwallex seeks funding at US$6 billion value
FINTECH company Airwallex is in talks with investors to raise about US$200 million in a new funding round to finance its growth, according to people familiar with the matter....
Singapore stocks end lower despite Hongkong Land’s rally; STI declines 0.9%
Singapore stocks end lower despite Hongkong Land’s rally; STI declines 0.9%
SINGAPORE shares finished in negative territory on Wednesday (Oct 30), before the Deepavali public holiday.The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) ended 0.9 per cent or 31.48 points down at...
Aston Martin posts smaller-than-expected quarterly loss
Aston Martin posts smaller-than-expected quarterly loss
BRITISH luxury carmaker Aston Martin reported a smaller-than-expected third-quarter loss on Wednesday (Oct 30) and reaffirmed its annual forecast, saying supply disruptions that had caused factory delays were being...
Malaysian ringgit set for biggest monthly decline since 2015
Malaysian ringgit set for biggest monthly decline since 2015
MALAYSIA’S currency is on course for its worst month in more than nine years, as investors scale back on risk assets amid concerns over the US election. The ringgit is...
UBS posts bigger-than-expected net profit in third quarter
UBS posts bigger-than-expected net profit in third quarter
UBS Group on Wednesday (Oct 30) reported a forecast-beating quarterly net profit of US$1.4 billion helped by cost reductions and revenue growth as the bank carried out its first...
StanChart boosts return plan to US billion as profit beats
StanChart boosts return plan to US$8 billion as profit beats
STANDARD Chartered vowed to return at least US$8 billion to investors by 2026 as it reported better-than-estimated third-quarter earnings on its wealth business and markets trading.The London-headquartered bank said...
Crypto exchange Gemini gets MAS’ in-principle nod for major payment institution licence
Crypto exchange Gemini gets MAS’ in-principle nod for major payment institution licence
AMERICAN cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has received in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for a major payment institution licence. This licence will allow it to provide cross-border money...
ESR-Logos Reit Q3 net property income declines 6.5% to S2.7 million amid divestments
ESR-Logos Reit Q3 net property income declines 6.5% to S$192.7 million amid divestments
ESR-Logos Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) reported a 6.5 per cent decline in net property income (NPI) in the third quarter to S$192.7 million, from S$206.1 million in the...
BlackRock talks to buy private-credit firm HPS advance
BlackRock talks to buy private-credit firm HPS advance
BLACKROCK is in advanced talks to buy HPS Investment Partners, emerging as the only suitor in active talks with the firm as the world’s largest asset manager seeks to...
Stocks to watch: Hongkong Land, Mapletree Industrial Trust, CapitaLand Ascott Trust, Cordlife
Stocks to watch: Hongkong Land, Mapletree Industrial Trust, CapitaLand Ascott Trust, Cordlife
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Oct 30): Hongkong Land: Hongkong Land said on Tuesday that it will exit the...