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First Sponsor to acquire disputed former Grand Hotel Puccini building in Milan for $14.4 mil
SINGAPORE (Jan 25): First Sponsor’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiary FS Milan Property is acquiring a former hotel building in Italy for 9.3 million euros ($14.4 million) from Fondo Kona, a real estate close-ended alternative investment fund controlled
January 25, 2019
Investing strategies
10 events that matter to investors in final quarter of 2018
(Oct 9): With the final quarter of 2018 fast approaching, we look at the key events on the agenda for investors. As many northern hemisphere investors get their feet back under their desks after the summer break, we look at the key events and themes likel
October 09, 2018
Euro chiefs dismayed by Italy's budget as Juncker evokes Greece
(Oct 2): Italian Finance Minister Giovanni Tria’s effort to promote his government’s new fiscal strategy ended in failure on Monday, with the head of the European Commission warning of a Greek-style crisis and the nation’s bonds closing the day at t
October 02, 2018
Global Markets
Stocks take battering as Italian crisis roils financial markets
TOKYO (May 30): Asian stocks extended a global sell-off on Wednesday as Italy’s political crisis rippled across financial markets, toppling the euro to a 10-month low, pushing up Italian borrowing costs and sending investors rushing to safe-haven assets
May 30, 2018
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Unearthing a design legacy
The Marcel Collection was designed by Kazuhide Takahama, who, in 1957, presented the Japanese stand at the XI Triennial in Milan where he got to know furniture designer, Dino Gavina. This marked the start of a prolific working relationship and lasting fri
October 30, 2017
Global Economy
After Brexit and Trump, it’s Italy’s turn to keep traders awake
ROME/LONDON (Nov 30): There’s an acrimonious campaign, a vote and then a cliff-hanger result. The routine is all too familiar for bond and currency traders.
November 30, 2016
Europeans are waiting for these 5 upcoming elections with bated breath
SINGAPORE (Nov 15): Brexit and the US presidential election were inarguably two of the most major global political events of 2016. Yet, they are potentially only the beginning of much more to come.
November 15, 2016
High time for countries to start investing in infrastructure again
SINGAPORE (Oct 24): Public investment in infrastructure has fallen significantly as a proportion of total gross domestic product in both advanced and emerging economies. And that’s not a good thing for the global economy and the living standards of many
October 24, 2016
Keppel DC REIT acquires data centre in Italy for $57.3 mil
SINGAPORE (Aug 12): Keppel DC REIT is acquiring a data centre’s shell and core building in Milan, Italy, for a purchase consideration of EUR37.3 million ($57.3 million).
August 12, 2016