At first glance, Aspial Lifestyle’s latest results look like the kind of numbers that can make a small-cap stock suddenly interesting. Revenue hit a record S$464.2 million. Net profit jumped 88% to S$52.4 million. Earnings per share rose 92%. And the interim dividend increased a remarkable 125%, from S$0.004 to S$0.009 per share. But investors
Nepal flood assistance is urgently needed after devastating flash floods near the Nepal-China border left communities facing loss of life, missing loved ones and widespread destruction. For those of us in Singapore, this is a moment to count our blessings — and to help our fellow brothers and sisters who are facing unimaginable hardship. Sometimes,
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The investment story: Singapore’s biggest strength could become its biggest constraint Singapore has spent decades building something that many financial centres would love to have: a reputation for stability, regulatory credibility and trust. But former DBS chief executive Piyush Gupta has raised an uncomfortable question. Could Singapore become too good at protecting what it has
Singapore Exchange is one of those companies that investors can easily misunderstand precisely because they see too much of it. The familiar SGX is the exchange on which Singapore companies list, Singapore investors buy shares and Singapore brokers execute trades. The investment opportunity, however, increasingly lies elsewhere. SGX is becoming less like a traditional national
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Grab Is No Longer Just a Ride-Hailing Company. That Changes the Investment Case Grab’s latest results contain an eye-catching number: quarterly profit reached US$252 million, more than six times the US$35 million recorded a year earlier. But that is not the number long-term investors should focus on. The more important development is happening underneath the
Singapore’s Telco Price War May Have Reached Its Economic Limit. Is StarHub-M1 the Exit? For years, Singapore’s mobile market has offered consumers something investors generally dislike: more competition, more capacity and lower prices without a corresponding increase in industry profits. That model is now becoming harder to sustain. StarHub’s underlying EBITDA excluding Ensign fell sharply
Two of the most closely watched events in global markets land within 36 hours of each other this week. Nvidia reports Q2 FY2027 earnings after the US close on Wednesday, 26 August (early Thursday morning, 27 August, Singapore time). Then, at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium (27–29 August), new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh
CapitaLand Investment’s S$7–9 billion monetisation opportunity sounds like exactly the kind of announcement investors want to hear. A company identifies billions of dollars of embedded value, sells assets that it considers non-core, recycles the proceeds into higher-return businesses and potentially returns some of the cash to shareholders. Simple enough. But there is a more uncomfortable
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The Straits Times Index has surged more than 23% in 2026, but DBS, OCBC and UOB now account for close to 60% of the index. For investors using an STI tracker for diversification, that concentration deserves a closer look. Why should investors care? The Straits Times Index is having an exceptional year. It has gained
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The next battle for Singapore’s banks is not for deposits. It is for the heirs. Singapore’s three major banks are spending time and money teaching wealthy young adults about leadership, entrepreneurship, investing and succession. At first glance, these programmes look like corporate social responsibility initiatives or sophisticated networking events. They are neither. They are Customer-acquisition
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