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S’pore, Asia equities with high yields, growth potential focus of JPPAM’s MAS EQDP fund strategy
JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) intends to focus on small- and mid-cap (SMID) Singapore stocks, as well as high-yielding markets in the…
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S’pore, Asia equities with high yields, growth potential focus of JPMAM’s MAS EQDP fund strategy
JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) intends to focus on small- and mid-cap (SMID) Singapore stocks, as well as high-yielding markets in the…
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Singapore, Asia equities with high yields, growth potential focus of JPMAM’s MAS EQDP fund strategy
JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) intends to focus on small- and mid-cap (SMID) Singapore stocks, as well as high-yielding markets in the…
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SocGen lifts targets after French retail rebounds sharply
Societe Generale (SocGen), France’s third-largest listed bank, raised its annual profit target on Thursday (Jul 31) after a strong rebound…
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StanChart sets US$1.3 billion buyback as first-half profit outstrips forecasts
Standard Chartered (StanChart) reported on Thursday (Jul 31) a higher-than-expected 26 per cent jump in first-half pretax profit, as a…
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StanChart sets US$1.3 billion buyback as H1 profit outstrips forecasts
Standard Chartered reported on Thursday (Jul 31) a higher-than-expected 26 per cent jump in first-half pre-tax profit, as a strong…
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Family office for Hong Kong’s richest builds out hedge fund team
A money manager for some of Hong Kong’s richest families is building a hedge fund team to allocate money away from private equity after…
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Bank of Japan offers cautiously upbeat view, keeps rates steady
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday and offered a cautiously optimistic view on the economic outlook, after Tokyo’s…
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Bank of Japan turns less gloomy on economy, keeps rate-hike chance alive
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) revised up its inflation forecasts on Thursday (Jul 31) and offered a less gloomy outlook on the economy than…
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Asia: Most markets down as Fed holds and Trump announces fresh tariffs
Asian markets mostly fell on Thursday while the dollar held most of its gains as traders weighed a cautious Federal Reserve with strong…
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Richest Thai sees US$10 billion hydro, LNG projects driving growth
Construction on a US$1 billion LNG import terminal project, Thailand’s third, will start later this year before commercial operations are…
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OpenAI hits US$12 billion in annualised revenue, The Information reports
GPT-MAKER OpenAI roughly doubled its revenue in the first seven months of the year, reaching US$12 billion in annualised revenue, The…
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Macquarie ‘Millionaires Factory’ put at risk by investor revolt
[SINGAPORE/MELBOURNE] Macquarie Group’s long vaunted money-making machine for top bankers is showing signs of strain. Known as the…
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Seatrium falls 5.4% after fines, despite strong H1 results
The company announced on Wednesday (30 Jul) it was to pay S$240 million in financial penalties Shares of Seatrium dived 5.4 per cent…
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Seatrium shares tumble 5.4% after fines, despite strong H1 results
The company will pay S$240 million in financial penalties to settle corruption offences Shares of Seatrium dived 5.4 per cent shortly…
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Keppel shares up 5.5% on H1 earnings growth and plan to divest S$14.4 billion of non-core assets
Year to date, it is up 25.1% from its closing price on the last trading day of 2024 Shares of Keppel rose on Thursday (Jul 31) morning…
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Keppel shares up 6.1% on H1 earnings growth and plan to divest S$14.4 billion of non-core assets
Shares of Keppel rose on Thursday (Jul 31) morning after the asset manager said H1 net profit grew 24.2 per cent and that it planned to…
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Keppel shares up 6.1% on H1 earnings growth, share buyback and asset divestment plans
Shares of Keppel rose on Thursday (Jul 31) morning after the asset manager posted a 24.2 per cent rise in H1 earnings, a S$500 million…
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Keppel shares up 6.8% on H1 earnings growth, share buyback and asset divestment plans
Shares of Keppel rose on Thursday (Jul 31) morning after the asset manager posted a 24.2 per cent rise in H1 earnings, a S$500 million…
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Keppel shares hit 6-year high on H1 earnings growth, share buyback and asset divestment plans
Shares of Keppel rose on Thursday (Jul 31) morning after the asset manager posted a 24.2 per cent rise in H1 earnings, a S$500 million…
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Over 120 flights disrupted by UK tech glitch
Scores of flights to and from UK airports were cancelled on Wednesday due to a technical glitch, according to the air traffic control…
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Gold rebounds from one-month low on renewed trade uncertainty
Gold prices rebounded on Thursday (Jul 31) from a one-month low hit in the previous session, as trade uncertainty stemming from fresh US…
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Australia’s central bank welcomes Q2 inflation data, deputy governor says
Australia’s second-quarter inflation data was very welcomed and came in as just the central bank expected, a top official said on…
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Grab reports a Q2 2025 earnings of US$35 million on higher revenue and margins
Superapp Grab reported Q2 2025 earnings of US$35 million, reversing from a loss of US$53 million in the same year-ago period. This was…