Real Estate
Upgrading Paragon as part of a listed Reit
[SINGAPORE] As the local bourse waits for potential new real estate investment trust (Reit) listings to materialise, Paragon Reit, which went public in July 2013, might be delisted soon.The...
Bank of Japan’s Ueda warns of heightened uncertainty from US tariff policy
[TOKYO] ) Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday global and domestic economic uncertainty has increased sharply due to US tariff policy.“US tariffs will likely put downward...
Buyout firms get creative on Gulf trips in bid for bigger checks
[ABU DHABI] The giants of private equity have spent years trying to cozy up to Middle Eastern wealth funds to secure massive checks. US President Donald Trump’s burgeoning trade...
Olam to divest remaining Olam Group assets to fund business reorganisation
[SINGAPORE] Olam Group will divest and monetise all assets and businesses under its remaining Olam Group operating unit over time as part of its business reorganisation plan, it said...
Olam Group to finance business reorganisation with proceeds from sale of remaining Olam Agri stake
[SINGAPORE] Agribusiness giant Olam Group announced plans to finance the reorganisation of its business using divestment proceeds from two sources of funds. One will be sale proceeds from the divestment...
Wise aims for faster, cheaper transactions amid Asia-Pacific expansion
[SINGAPORE] Wise has always focused on building payment infrastructure that makes international transactions cheaper and faster. And co-founder and chief executive officer Kristo Kaarmann believes the fintech company is...
Queasy investors are calling Trump’s tariff bluff, and it looks like he will eventually fold
[SINGAPORE] As US Treasury bond yields surged last week, forcing US President Donald Trump to pause the crippling “reciprocal” tariffs that had just come into effect, I wondered why...
MAS’ private-market proposal for retail investors may boost appeal of semi-liquid funds
[SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) proposal to let retail investors access private markets could see such investors favour semi-liquid funds that offer periodic redemption opportunities, said experts....
