Posts by Kim Browne
China to form brokerage with US$86 billion assets by merging firms
Beijing is trying to develop its domestic investment banks to allow them to compete with global heavyweights Published Mon, Apr 20, 2026 · 12:03 PM TWO state-backed brokerages in Shanghai have unveiled plans to merge, creating a US$86 billion firm and advancing Beijing’s ambition to forge investment banks capable of competing with Wall Street’s elite.…
Read MoreSay ‘yes’ to that work stint abroad and roll with the challenges: Sun Life’s Jessica Tan
The Singapore executive’s career has spanned the most dynamic growth cycles in recent decades [SINGAPORE] Sun Life president Jessica Tan built her career by going where growth was, even if it meant crossing continents and spending years abroad. That path, it happens, also aligns with Singapore’s push for more professionals to gain overseas experience. Tan told…
Read MoreTrump and FIFA Have Already Broken the 2026 World Cup
Take a random moment from Trump’s second term—his inauguration, a state visit to the Middle East, a meeting of the preposterous “Board of Peace,” even just a random day when cameras are allowed into the Oval Office—and there is a decent chance that Gianni Infantino will be somewhere in the frame. From practically the moment…
Read MoreCrypto hack worth US$290 million triggers DeFi contagion shock
Published Sun, Apr 19, 2026 · 05:37 PM HACKERS exploited a cross-chain bridge on Saturday (Apr 18), draining nearly US$300 million from a key piece of decentralised finance infrastructure and setting off a ripple effect across multiple crypto platforms. The attacker siphoned about 116,500 rsETH – a token issued by Kelp DAO that represents “restaked”…
Read MoreCEOs of Uni-Asia and The Assembly Place build stakes
From Apr 10 to 16, directors or CEOs report 12 acquisitions and 2 disposals, while substantial shareholders record 2 acquisitions and 17 disposals [SINGAPORE] For the five trading sessions spanning Apr 10 to 16, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional outflow of S$282 million, taking the accumulated net outflow for the…
Read MoreVideo: Why Your Paycheck Feels Smaller
new video loaded: Why Your Paycheck Feels Smaller Ben Casselman, our chief economics correspondent, explains why wages are not keeping up with inflation and what that means for American workers and the economy. By Ben Casselman, Nour Idriss, Sutton Raphael and Stephanie Swart April 18, 2026 Source link
Read MoreThe Media’s Groundbreaking Discovery: Anti-Corruption Is Good Politics
Good news has been something of a precious commodity of late, what with the Trump administration still engaged in its slop-conflict with Iran and the president himself taking to depicting himself as a messianic figure online. But in last weekend’s elections in Hungary, Péter Magyar and his Tisza party resoundingly defeated international fascist darling Viktor…
Read MoreGreek, Indian tankers U-turn before Hormuz amid reopening doubt
Published Sat, Apr 18, 2026 · 03:09 PM [SINGAPORE] Several oil tankers have u-turned in the Persian Gulf after appearing to try to transit the Strait of Hormuz, as shipowners and oil traders remain in a state of disarray as they try to figure out whether Iran would stick to its promise to keep the…
Read MoreTrump Is Ditching His Biggest Supporter’s Birthday at Mar-a-Lago
“If you don’t want to address that question, then you just go silent and say you can’t ask that question,” Kent, formerly the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, said. “Which then creates people who come out of nowhere and they start drawing their own conclusions.” Kent noted that this would fuel conspiracy theories, and…
Read MoreIsrael Strikes Lebanon After Trump Says Bombing Is “Prohibited”
“If you don’t want to address that question, then you just go silent and say you can’t ask that question,” Kent, formerly the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, said. “Which then creates people who come out of nowhere and they start drawing their own conclusions.” Kent noted that this would fuel conspiracy theories, and…
Read MoreRFK Jr. Says Every Person Who Lost Health Insurance Is Illegal
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had a callous and wildly inaccurate response to a question about millions of Americans losing their health insurance at a congressional hearing Friday. The secretary of health and human services was testifying before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and was asked by Democratic Representative Greg Casar if he…
Read MoreDOJ Boots Prosecutor From Trump Revenge Probe After She Shared Doubts
“If you don’t want to address that question, then you just go silent and say you can’t ask that question,” Kent, formerly the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, said. “Which then creates people who come out of nowhere and they start drawing their own conclusions.” Kent noted that this would fuel conspiracy theories, and…
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