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Singapore life insurance new business premiums surge 7.7% to nearly S$3 billion in H1 2025 while claims payouts fall 42%

August 13, 2025

[SINGAPORE] The life insurance industry in the Republic recorded a total of S$2.99 billion in weighted new business premiums for the first half of 2025, representing a year-on-year growth...

Trump Calls for Prosecution of Kamala Harris, Beyonce, Oprah Winfrey and Several Others Over 2024 Election Campaign Payouts

July 27, 2025

President Donald Trump demanded that former Vice President Kamala Harris be prosecuted, along with a few celebrities like Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, and Al Sharpton, over payments they allegedly received...

Big banks pass Fed’s stress test, setting stage for payouts

June 29, 2025

[WASHINGTON, DC] A group of large US banks comfortably cleared the Federal Reserve’s annual stress test, setting the stage for lenders to boost buybacks and dividends for shareholders. The 22...

Trafigura flags trading headwinds as payouts outstrip profit

June 5, 2025

TRAFIGURA Group warned that market volatility may not translate to opportunities for its traders, as the commodity giant reported first-half results that showed its dividend payments exceeded net profit. US...

China’s early dividend payouts to help ease yuan’s price swings

May 4, 2025

[NEW YORK] Chinese companies listed in Hong Kong are bringing forward dividend payments to the second quarter, a move that may smooth out yuan volatility over the year.The payments,...