investment

Commentary

Six long-term economic and investment themes

(May 22): Successful investors rely on basic analyses of hard facts and trends and try to avoid short-term emotional responses. They evaluate fundamental forces, decide on the investment themes they imply, and then invest. Of course, their positions are c

CITIC Envirotech secures $610 mil river restoration project in China

SINGAPORE (May 18): CITIC Envirotech has won a build-transfer project worth RMB3 billion ($610 million) involving the investment, design, construction, procurement and commissioning to restore the rivers and their surrounding environment in Feng Hua Distr

Global Markets

Indonesia’s still a darling for investors shrugging off earnings

JAKARTA (May 5): Two thirds of Indonesia’s major companies missed earnings estimates in the first quarter, but that’s done little to stop investors from pouring into this enduring emerging-market darling. 

'Unbridled greed' behind DBS private-wealth dispute, says judge

HONG KONG (May 3): Singapore’s DBS Group Holdings Ltd. lost part of a case over losses on millions of dollars of investments for the family trust of a wealthy Chinese banker and his wife during the global financial crisis.

Results

iFAST says 1Q earnings nearly double to $2 mil on record assets under administration

SINGAPORE (April 28): iFAST Corporation, the investment and funds platform, has announced earnings of $2 million for the first quarter ended March 31, nearly doubling from the $1.2 million it posted in 1Q16 on higher revenue after achieving record high as

Global Markets

Istanbul welcomes bets of mystery trader known as `The Dude'

ISTANBUL (April 13): Istanbul’s stock exchange is delighted to be attracting the attentions of a mysterious trader known locally as “The Dude.”

China Everbright Water wins $628.6 mil water supply project contract in Shandong

SINGAPORE (March 31): China Everbright Water, the Bermuda-incorporated investment and operation company focusing on integrated environmental water services, has won a bid for a water supply project in Shandong Province, China, which commands a total inves

Vibrant Group enters JV agreement for $10.3 mil investment in China logistics company

SINGAPORE (March 30): Vibrant Group, the provider of integrated business solutions in Singapore, has entered into a joint venture agreement with Figtree Developments (FDPL) to subscribe for an overall 51% stake in China-incorporated logistics company Puch

CWG’s Richmont Capital launches US$20 mil fund to invest in group’s overseas projects

SINGAPORE (March 17): Shanghai Richmont Equity Investment Management (Richmont Capital), the wholly-owned fund management subsidiary of property developer CWG International, will be launching a US$20 million ($28 million) overseas property fund to invest

Are Singapore’s millennials overly optimistic about their future?

SINGAPORE (March 2): Eight out of 10 millennial investors in Singapore are optimistic about their retirement prospects on the belief they will be able to maintain, if not improve, their current lifestyle after they retire.
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