Markets & Investing
Asia-Pacific Strategic Investments to establish casino, bank in Timor-Leste
Asia-Pacific Strategic Investments to establish casino, bank in Timor-Leste
The company signed two cooperation agreements with Timor-Leste on 8 February.
First REIT Trust’s DPU down 4.8% YoY in FY2024
The total distributable amount fell by 4.1% YoY.
NetLink NBN Trust’s 9M 2025 profit drops 12.9% YoY
Profit for the period was $74.1m.
CICT’s retail, office segments to grow due to strong rental reversions: DBS
Its property value increased by 6.2% YoY to $26b following year-end valuations.
Net Pacific Financial Holdings warns of higher net loss in Q4 2024
The depreciation of AUD against HKD contributed to the loss.
Singapore IPOs raise $45.9m in first 10.5 months of 2024
The listings are in the Consumer, Industrial Products, and Life Sciences & Health Care industries.
Nibertex to scale production after pre-Series A funding round
This will allow Nibertex to meet the growing demand in the textiles market.
SEEDS appoints 20 new partners to drive $300m deep tech investments
It will set aside $150m over the next three years to drive another $300m through its private sector partners.
CapitaLand China Trust net property income dips 5.8% in 2024
This is despite the 13.7% growth from three malls that were refreshed.
CapitaLand Ascott Trust CEO acquires 500,000 more shares
Her stake in the company increased to 0.018%.
Equity and tech funding surge 528% YoY in January
On a monthly basis, the funding trend rose 253.3%.
CICT’s NPI up 1.3% YoY in H2 2024
DPU for FY2024 rose 1.2% YoY to $0.1088.
Lendlease REIT’s net property income down by 19.8% YoY in H1 2025
This is due to the absence of supplementary rent from the lease restructure of Sky Complex.
Temasek, CenterSquare to launch commercial real estate debt co-investment vehicle
The investment vehicle will be invested in high-quality subordinate real estate loans.
New acquisitions to boost CDL Hospitality Trust amidst stable Singapore hotel income
Singapore hotels are facing an oversupply of rooms.
Aelios lowers Suntec REIT offer price after Q4 2024 distribution
The offer price will be reduced from $1.19 to $1.1743 per unit.
Salt Investments buys 60% stake in TT Oil for $6m
The issue price per purchase consideration share is at $0.0035.
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