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Private equity and venture capital face tougher fundraising in 2025, with uneven exit recovery: Preqin report
[SINGAPORE] Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) fundraising has remained tough in 2025, a report by data platform Preqin shows.About US$64.4 billion was raised for VC investments globally...
Private equity and venture capital face tougher fundraising in 2025, with uneven exit recovery: Preqin report
[SINGAPORE] Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) fundraising has remained tough in 2025, a report by data platform Preqin shows.About US$64.4 billion was raised for VC investments globally...
SIA Group’s passenger traffic up 2.6% in November
Singapore Airlines and Scoot carried 3.5 million passengers in total during the month, 6% higher than a year ago[SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group on Monday (Dec 15) reported year-on-year...
Asean Power Grid projects could attract more Chinese investor interest in 2026
Clean-power manufacturers from China have been expanding in Indonesia, could seize more opportunities with cross-border projects[SINGAPORE] China’s clean-power players and investors are poised to expand their footprint in South-east...
China shadow bank’s missed payments show growing property stress
The recent trouble in Zhejiang is a reminder that the problem never fully went away[BEIJING] A US$3 billion redemption crisis in eastern China is reviving concerns about the loosely-regulated...
ASX hit with A$150 million capital charge, regulatory reforms
The exchange operator will also revamp its internal transformation programme with new targets and commit to stronger leadership[SYDNEY] Australia’s corporate regulator will impose a A$150 million (S$129 million) capital...
Wall Street sees an AI bubble forming and is gaming what pops it
Looking to 2026, investors debate cutting AI exposure or doubling down to ride a potentially game-changing boom[NEW YORK] It has been three years since OpenAI set off euphoria over...
ServiceNow nears up to US7 billion deal for cybersecurity startup Armis
[NEW YORK] ServiceNow is in advanced talks to buy the cybersecurity startup Armis in a deal that may be valued at as much as US$7 billion and would represent...
Pakistan to allow Binance to explore ‘tokenisation’ of up to US$2 billion of assets
The move comes as other countries expand formal licensing rules for crypto exchanges amid broader global regulatory tightening[KARACHI] Pakistan has signed a memorandum of understanding with crypto exchange Binance...
