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Will 2025 herald an IPO revival in China?
PRIVATE equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) funds in China had another gloomy year in 2024, but many in the industry are hoping that a revival is on the...
Sunac can’t rule out second offshore debt overhaul
Defaulted property developer Sunac China Holdings said it can’t rule out a second offshore debt restructuring as a prolonged property crisis dims its outlook and it faces another court...
Buffett’s US$277b cash hoard after selling Apple is a warning
Warren Buffett has been selling a lot of stock, and that revelation is inducing his many admirers to follow suit. His Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway, reported on Saturday (Jan...
US stock market races reality check in high-bar earnings season
The US stock market’s strongest two-year rally since the dot-com bubble is heading for its next big test as companies start releasing quarterly earnings, providing a major gut check...
Larger S-Reits rank among those with highest net retail inflows in 2024
RETAIL investors have been net buyers of Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) in 2024 amid volatile performance for the sector during the year.These investors bought some S$1.6 billion...
JPMorgan asks staff to return to office five days a week, prompting complaints
US BANK JPMorgan Chase on Friday asked its employees who are on hybrid work schedules to return to the office five days a week starting in March, an internal...
Big media pulls plug on Venu sports streaming service before launch
WALT Disney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery on Friday (Jan 10) abandoned plans to launch Venu Sports, their live sports joint venture, pulling the plug on a much-heralded effort...
Japan’s NTT appoints banks for US$1 billion data centre Reit IPO in Singapore: sources
JAPAN’S Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (NTT) has appointed Bank of America and UBS to work on a US$1 billion data centre real estate investment trust listing in Singapore,...
