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Singtel’s Optus reaches settlement over alleged sales misconduct, including A$100 million proposed penalty
Optus Mobile has reached a settlement with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which filed court proceedings…
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Why Owning Your Position Is Crucial for Business Success
Recently, I’ve been advising a good friend who’s launching a new custom orthotics company after several successful business exits. His…
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A Forgotten Surrealist’s Paintings Return to New York
When Ford returned to his gallery, he entered Orlik’s name into Artnet, the art-price database. His search yielded barely any results.…
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Thai Airways exits debt restructuring plan with court approval
Thai Airways International won court approval to exit a debt restructuring programme, paving the way for resumption of trading in its…
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Competition watchdog flags Agoda’s Singapore website, mobile app for potentially misleading features
Singapore’s competition watchdog has raised concerns with Agoda over several design features on its Singapore website and mobile…
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Julius Baer’s new CEO takes on old guard to revamp Swiss bank
On his first day as chief executive officer, Stefan Bollinger told staff at Julius Baer Group that they should not be afraid to speak up…
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Abu Dhabi state oil firm makes US$18.7 billion bid for Australia’s Santos
Abu Dhabi’s state-owned oil company is leading a takeover bid for Australian energy group Santos, valuing it at US$18.7 billion, the two…
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Nippon Steel shares rise after Trump approves US$14.9 billion US Steel bid
Nippon Steel shares rose on Monday after US President Donald Trump approved its US$14.9 billion bid for US Steel, clearing a key hurdle in…
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Malaysia’s oil giant Petronas looks abroad to help cut production costs
Petroliam Nasional (Petronas), Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas company, is looking to expand output from more affordable assets abroad…
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Leonard Lauder, billionaire heir to cosmetics empire, dies at 92
Leonard Lauder, who built Estee Lauder into one of the world’s biggest cosmetics makers and catapulted himself into the top echelon of…
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Indonesia bourse mulls extending trading window by one hour
The Indonesian stock market currently operates in a seven-hour window of 9.00 am to 4.00 pm Indonesia’s stock exchange will consider…
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Some SGX-listed energy stocks surge as oil prices rally on Israel-Iran conflict
Shares of oil and gas companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) such as Rex International and RH PetroGas rose by more than 6 per…
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Bank of Japan to weigh slowdown in bond buying cuts after volatility rises
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is set to consider whether to taper its bond purchases at a slower pace while also leaving its benchmark interest…
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Stocks to watch: Suntec Reit, ESR Reit, Sabana Industrial Reit, Acrophyte Hospitality Trust, Fu Yu
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jun 16): Suntec Reit; ESR Reit; Sabana…
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Hong Kong bourse seeks to woo South-east Asia, Middle East firms for second listings
The Hong Kong stock exchange plans to attract listed companies in South-east Asia and the Middle East, in particular, for second listings…
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Australia’s ASIC initiates probe into bourse operator ASX
RALIA’S securities regulator said on Monday that it has launched an investigation into Australian bourse operator ASX’s governance,…
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Australia’s ASX shares slide as regulator launches probe into ‘serious failures’
SHARES of Australian bourse operator ASX dropped on Monday after the country’s securities regulator launched an investigation into the…
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Navigating private credit – how it compares with T-bills and publicly issued bonds
Private credit is rapidly gaining traction among retail investors as regulators around the world are giving these individuals more access…
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Hedge funds reap cash from investors ‘starved’ of Japan exposure
Nick Bird’s OQ Funds Management opened a Japan quantitative hedge fund in September. Within weeks, it raised the maximum US$250 million…
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Russell 2000 looks set for a catch-up with large-cap indices
The Russell 2000 is a stock market index widely recognised as the leading benchmark for small-cap stocks in the US market. The small-cap…
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Fed on hold leaves Wall Street asking what it will take to cut interest rates
With US Federal Reserve officials signalling an extended hold on interest rates, investors and economists will look to chair Jerome Powell…
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Could Kering’s New CEO Come From the Auto Sector?
Could Kering recruit an executive from the automobile industry to lead its turnaround? The French luxury group declined all comment Sunday…
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Martine Rose’s Market Place Celebrated London’s Creativity and Fetish
LONDON — Martine Rose’s spring 2026 show venue was full of surprises. The designer invited guests to St. Marylebone Jobcentre, where one…
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Unified Monitoring and Auditing for Hybrid IAM in Banking: How Grafana, CloudWatch, and Elasticsearch Power Real-Time Security and Compliance
As financial institutions accelerate digital transformation and adopt hybrid cloud infrastructures, managing identity and access across…