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OCBC’s Indonesia deal boosts wealth push, may herald more M&A under new CEO Tan Teck Long: analysts

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OCBC to acquire HSBC Indonesia’s wealth, retail business, adding S$6.6 billion in AUM
Singapore

With compliance rates high, there is no need to raise penalties for late retrenchment notifications: Tan See Leng

Singapore

Singapore retail sales grow 4.8% in March, but cool from Chinese New Year-driven February surge

Companies & Markets

Grab’s Q1 2026 earnings surge more than 4 times to US$136 million

Companies & Markets
BROKERS’ TAKE

DBS, RHB raise Sheng Siong target prices on expansion runway, CGSI holds steady

Acen has a 7 GW renewable energy capacity spanning projects in operation, under construction and with signed agreements.
Asean Business

Ayala’s Acen slows funding push after profit slump, shelved rights offer

Trump’s attempt to use the US Navy to free up shipping in Hormuz provoked the war’s biggest escalation since a ceasefire was declared four weeks ago.
Global Enterprise

US and Iran launch new attacks as they wrestle for control of Hormuz strait

Singapore

LTA circular to potential EV charger owners reveals hundreds of e-mail addresses under carbon copy feature 

Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Is it time to scrap COE categories for cars? 

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Companies & Markets

Venture posts 0.7% increase in Q1 earnings to S$56.3m amid strong AI infrastructure demand

Companies & Markets

Singapore stocks slip on fresh US-Iran clashes; STI down 0.1%

Companies & Markets

OCBC’s Indonesia deal boosts wealth push, may herald more M&A under new CEO Tan Teck Long: analysts

Opinion & Features

The risk of the Iran war restarting is irrationally high

International

Hong Kong Q1 GDP expands at strongest pace in nearly five years

International

Alphabet kicks off six-part euro debt offering

Property

Wing Tai, Metro outbid 5 others for Dunearn Road site with bullish S$1,625 psf ppr bid

International

US has opened a passage through Hormuz, Central Command says

COMPANIES & MARKETS

Companies & Markets

Venture posts 0.7% increase in Q1 earnings to S$56.3m amid strong AI infrastructure demand

Companies & Markets

Singapore stocks slip on fresh US-Iran clashes; STI down 0.1%

Companies & Markets

OCBC’s Indonesia deal boosts wealth push, may herald more M&A under new CEO Tan Teck Long: analysts

International

Alphabet kicks off six-part euro debt offering

Transport & Logistics

Audi fears ‘significant’ tariff impact ahead of SUV launch in US

Banking & Finance

StanChart to expand Gulf wealth operation, boost teams for Taiwan, South-east Asia

OPINION & FEATURES

Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Is it time to scrap COE categories for cars? 

Derryn Wong

Derryn Wong

Opinion & Features
THE LEVEL GROUND

Drop in HDB resale flat prices in Q1 no cause for panic among condo buyers

Leslie Yee

Leslie Yee

Opinion & Features
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

Asean’s test in a fragmented global economy

Joanne Lin and Kristina Fong

ASEAN BUSINESS

Indonesia two-wheel riders account for less than 6 per cent of the business volume for Grab’s mobility operations.
Asean Business

Grab to retool in Indonesia after abrupt cut in ride-hailing commissions

GLOBAL ENTERPRISE

The Hengli Petrochemical complex at Changxing island in Dalian in 2018. The firm has denied US allegations that it traded with Iran.
Global Enterprise

China uses anti-sanctions law to counter US blacklisting of refiners that bought Iranian crude

INSIDE THE C-SUITE

After a decade at the helm, ST Engineering chief Vincent Chong believes "the best is yet to come" for the group.
Companies & Markets
TOPLINE

More than a defence contractor – ST Engineering’s Vincent Chong is ready for the next lap

SGSME

Eugene Lee, chief marketing officer of Chagee (Asia-Pacific), says that even though tea is the world's second-most consumed beverage, it has not experienced “the same lifestyle elevation or premiumisation” that coffee has.
Asean Business

‘We’re not a bubble tea brand’: Chagee aims to double Asia-Pacific footprint to 600 stores by 2027

PODCASTS

What can MAS and SGX do to keep home-grown tech-oriented companies in the local market?
Podcasts

Can SGX draw both Reits and tech stocks?

Two corporate transactions have been quietly telling a bigger story about Singapore’s market this week. One involves a landmark S$3.9 billion deal that puts one of Orchard Road’s most recognisable ass...

Podcasts

To risk or not to risk your risk-free 4% CPF return?

Podcasts

The economy is changing. Will we still have work? With Minister Tan See Leng

Podcasts

What potential benefits can technology bring to the way we transact homes?

Podcasts

Beyond the algorithm: when AI says sell, who tells you no?

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