CapitaLand Ascott Trust’s divestments could help it buffer against higher-for-longer interest rate scenario

It should seize opportunities available in market, as long as exit yields remain favourableTHE managers of CapitaLand Ascott Trust (Clas) have announced a flurry of divestments for the lodging trust…

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Transparency and governance key to Indonesia’s new sovereign fund sidestepping 1MDB pitfalls

With an asset target of up to US$982 billion, Danantara could soon rank as the fourth-largest sovereign wealth fund in the world[JAKARTA] Indonesia will soon launch Danantara, a national investment…

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Injection of 20,000 COEs not linked to potential rollout of distance-based charging: Chee Hong Tat

THE planned injection of up to 20,000 additional Certificates of Entitlement (COE) from February is not linked to any potential implementation of distance-based road pricing, Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat…

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Singapore proposes law to entrench non-discriminatory workplace norms, introduce penalties

SINGAPORE is introducing legislation to entrench anti-discrimination in the workplace, three years after then-prime minister Lee Hsien Loong announced this intention in the National Day Rally 2021. Introduced in Parliament…

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Investing in markets is best way to fight inflation, says new Saxo Singapore CEO

SAXO, a global investing and trading firm, has appointed Mahesh Sethuraman as Singapore CEO to take the helm of its operations here. Concurrently, the Copenhagen-headquartered firm has appointed Damian Hitchen as…

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