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BEHIND THE SEAMS
Founder of fashion label pays it forward through Brunello Cucinelli for Humanity charity.
October 02, 2020
New appointments
Singtel's Chua Sock Koong to retire; Yuen Kuan Moon to succeed as Group CEO
Singtel's Chua Sock Koong will be retiring and Yuen Kuan Moon will succeed her as Group CEO
October 01, 2020
Broker's Calls
Investors better off sleeping through US presidential debates, says UBS economist
Markets have remained calm following the debates in the absence of any policy surprises.
September 30, 2020
Commodities
Chinese e-commerce group ZALL scales up investments in Singapore
Chinese e-commerce group ZALL is investing more in the Commodities Intelligence Centre - its joint venture with SGX and GeTS
September 23, 2020
Company in the news
Keppel Capital and Korea's National Pension Service to explore investment opportunities for private infrastructure in Asia
The strategic cooperation builds on an earlier commitment by NPS to Keppel Capital’s private infrastructure initiative.
September 21, 2020
Fintech
V3 Fintech partners Temasek Global Cybersecurity platforms and fintech firms to boost digital financial services
V3 Group's fintech arm partners local cybersecurity and fintech firms to boost infrastructure for digital services
September 18, 2020
SE Asian economies
A global recovery is underway but how much will it benefit Asia?
A global recovery looks underway but Asia won't benefit much from the rebound in coal, iron ore and copper prices.
September 18, 2020
Emerging Markets
Index futures and expansion of Asia, EM markets
The rise of market size in both absolute and relative terms reflects, in part, increased business productivity and dynamism in the EM and Asia, as well as expectations of the regions’ potential for future economic and financial-market growth.
August 14, 2020
E-payment
A 'once in a generation' opportunity for Asia payments
Covid-19 has accelerated several ongoing trends in Asia payments, most notably driving an unprecedented rise in contactless payments, with the digital user base growing by up to 20% in select Asian markets over the last three months.
July 17, 2020
Geopolitics
The shape of Asia's new Cold War
In retrospect, the decision by the Communist Party of China (CPC) to impose a new security law on Hong Kong seems to have been preordained. It was only a matter of time before China would do away with the “one country, two systems” arrangement.
June 19, 2020