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HSBC renews hunt for board chairman amid struggle to fill shortlist: FT
Published Sun, Jul 20, 2025 · 04:21 PMHSBC is refreshing its search for a new board chairman, the Financial Times reported on Saturday (Jul 19). The development came after...

Asset manager IPCG accuses Deutsche Bank of breaching agreement, files lawsuit
[SINGAPORE] Asset manager Invest Partners Capital Group (IPCG) is suing Deutsche Bank for allegedly breaching a contractual agreement governing their external asset management arrangement, according to court documents filed...

Aberdeen extends its deemed interest in CapitaLand India Trust to 6%
OVER the five trading sessions from Jul 11 to 17, institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional inflow of S$113 million adding to the S$94 million...

Third-Party Validation: The Secret Weapon for Business Growth
Success in business isn’t just about what you know—it’s about who knows you. I discovered this firsthand during the early days of Hawke Media when a simple Forbes article...

Trump signs stablecoin law as crypto industry aims for mainstream adoption
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a law to create a regulatory regime for dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies known as stablecoins, a milestone that could pave the way for...

G20 finance chiefs back central bank independence in first communique since October
[DURBAN, South Africa] Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 countries stressed the importance of central bank independence while pledging to boost cooperation in a communique they issued on...

Lum Chang Creations’ public offer of 1 million shares 47.3 times oversubscribed
[SINGAPORE] Lum Chang Creations (LCC) has drawn strong investor interest for its initial public offering (IPO), with one million offer shares about 47.3 times oversubscribed by retail investors. By...

Singapore shares end week on high; STI up 0.7%
Across the broader market, advancers outnumber decliners 430 to 147, after 2.2 billion securities worth S$1.6 billion change hands[SINGAPORE] The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) capped a week-long rally...

Couche-Tard’s failed bid for Seven & i sparks debate over Japan
[TOKYO] Alimentation Couche-Tard’s decision to walk away in frustration from an attempted acquisition of Seven & i Holdings set off a debate in Tokyo as to what lessons foreign...

TSMC profit surges again after AI drives big jump in sales
The company’s performance underscores resilient demand for high-end AI chips from the likes of Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices, which is outpacing its production capacity.Published Thu, Jul 17, 2025...

