World’s biggest pension fund cuts US bond weighting by record
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) - Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) made a record cut to the weighting of Treasuries in its...
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China seeks more communication with US on overseas IPOs
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) - China's securities regulator called for talks with its American counterpart after the United States Securities and Exchange...
Keppel’s privatisation offer for SPH: Timeline of key developments
SINGAPORE -Keppel Corp has offered to take Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) private under a scheme which gives SPH a $3.4 billion...
Sembcorp to book $212 million impairment on Chinese coal venture in first-half results
SINGAPORE - Sembcorp Industries will book an impairment expense of $212 million in its first-half financial results, but it expects...
Asia factory activity hit by rising costs, Delta variant
TOKYO (REUTERS) - Asia's factories hit a rough patch last month as rising input costs and a new wave of...
China factory activity growth slips to 15-month low in July
BEIJING (REUTERS) - China's factory activity growth slipped sharply last month as demand contracted for the first time in more...
Kitchen Culture files CAD report on payroll irregularities
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - The board of Kitchen Culture Holdings lodged a report on Friday (July 30)with the Commercial...
Square to buy Afterpay for $39 billion as buy now, pay later booms
SYDNEY (REUTERS) - Square Inc, the payments firm of Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, will purchase buy now, pay later (BNPL) pioneer Afterpay...
SPH, SPH Reit, Keppel Corp and Keppel Reit call for trading halts pending announcements
SINGAPORE - Four listed counters called for a halt in the trading of their shares pending the release of announcements...
Keppel in $3.4b deal to take SPH private after media business is hived off
SINGAPORE - Keppel Corp is proposing to acquire Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) through a privatisation offer after the hiving off of...