Google and Facebook’s new cable to link Japan and South-east Asia
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) - Alphabet's Google and Facebook announced their participation in a new subsea cable system for 2024 set to...
Month: August 2021
HSBC in agreement to buy AXA Singapore for $780 million
SINGAPORE - HSBC has agreed to acquire AXA's Singapore insurance business for US$575 million ($780 million), the banking heavyweight said...
Weekly Money FM Podcasts: How investors can hedge cryptocurrency exposure
Weekly Money FM Podcasts (Aug 16) How investors can hedge cryptocurrency exposure (featuring Mr Sudhu Arumugam, Co-founder, CoinFLEX) Data driven...
Hyatt to buy Apple Leisure Group from KKR and KSL Capital for US$2.7 billion
BENGALURU (REUTERS) - US hotel operator Hyatt Hotels Corp plans to buy resort company Apple Leisure Group from its private-equity...
New private home sales in S’pore surge 82.2% in July despite tightened Covid-19 curbs
SINGAPORE - Sales of new private homes surged in July, making for the second-highest monthly sales this year despite tightened...
BT Money Hacks Podcast: Are financial advisers still useful in this digital age?
BT Money Hacks Ep 101: Are financial advisers still useful in this digital age? 12:44 min Synopsis: Every first and third...
Regional markets falter as Covid-19 weighs on investor sentiment
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) -Local shares started the week on a dour note alongside other markets in the region, as...
New DBS loan lets seniors with private property use their homes to fund their retirement
SINGAPORE - Asset-rich, cash-poor retirees can take up a new loan with a fixed interest rate against their private property...
UK PM holds Afghanistan crisis talks, recalls Parliament
LONDON (AFP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Sunday (Aug 15) to hold further crisis talks on Afghanistan,...
How the new DBS reverse mortgage loan works
SINGAPORE - DBS launched its new Home Equity Income Loan on Monday (Aug 16) to help seniors use their fully...