Real Estate
HSBC names new head of wealth and premier solutions for Singapore
[SINGAPORE] HSBC announced on Friday (Jun 20) that it has appointed Ishan Sarkar as the bank’s new head of wealth and premier solutions (WPS). He will be based in...
Air India warned for flying Airbus planes with unchecked escape slides
[NEW DELHI] India’s aviation regulator has warned Air India for breaching safety rules after three of its Airbus planes flew despite being overdue checks on emergency equipment, and for...
How Pop Mart’s Labubu became a monster of a business
LABUBU is a little doll in fleecy, bunny-eared onesies whose coffee-bean eyes hover above a smile lined by a row of serrated teeth. Ostensibly an elf, the creature is...
JPMorgan, Macquarie bet on S-Reits amid falling borrowing costs, MAS mandates
[SINGAPORE] Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) could gain from falling interest rates, particularly those with a domestic focus, as well as The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) initiatives,...
Stock to watch: SingPost
[SINGAPORE] The following company saw new developments that may affect trading of its securities on Friday (Jun 20): Singapore Post (SingPost): The national postal service provider has placed 10 Housing...
MOF says SRS withdrawal process ‘can be improved’, will work with banks on this
[SINGAPORE] The government will work with Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) bank operators to smoothen account holders’ process of withdrawing funds from their account. The response comes shortly after The...
Canada will ‘adjust’ counter tariffs on US metals if no deal in 30 days
Published Fri, Jun 20, 2025 · 06:59 AM[OTTAWA] Canada will “adjust” its 25 per cent counter tariffs on US steel and aluminum in response to a doubling of US levies...
SpaceX Starship explodes on Texas launch pad
[HOUSTON] A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded during a routine ground test in Texas late on Wednesday, the company said, in the latest setback to billionaire Elon Musk’s dream of...
