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If you live in Singapore, then Temasek, the Singaporean sovereign wealth fund with US$280bn in assets under management, is a pretty good place to work. It doesn't pay badly and for the past few years, it has hired relentlessly. But today'spoor set of results may give pause for thought.

Hedge funds are still relentlessly hiring top bank traders.

Quadria Capital, Singapore's healthcare focused private equity firm, on Wednesday announced an investment of up to ₹1,300 crore in Maxivision Eye Hospital, one of India's leading private eye care chains. Quadria will make an initial investment of about ₹600 crore for a significant minority stake, and a further investment of up to ₹700 crore for additional stake, representing one of the largest investments in the eye care services space.

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Singapore investment firm Temasek Holdings on Tuesday posted a 5.2% drop in its net portfolio value to S$382 billion ($284.65 billion) in the financial year that ended in March. The drop in net portfolio value is its first since the 2019 financial year and came amid intensified global market volatility. Temasek's chief financial officer Png Chin Yee said the company, which is an investor in Chinese finance company Ant Group, was hopeful the China tech sector's troubles were over after signs a regulatory crackdown was ending.Temasek said while it Singapore investments remained resilient, its global direct investments had dropped in valuation in the past two years.

Last week saw more rules and regulations emerge regarding digital assets. Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission issued new rules requiring digital asset service providers to warn customers of risks associated with cryptocurrency trading. The warning message must be clearly visible, and before customers can use the service, the business operator must arrange for the users to give consent and acknowledge the risks. Apart from a trading risks disclaimer, the new guidelines prohibit service providers from using customers’ funds for lending or investment.

New Delhi: Indian airlines are in discussions with aviation technology service provider Sita to adopt solutions for reducing carbon emissions and increasing fuel efficiency, said Sumesh Patel, president of Asia Pacific, Sita, in an interview. “We are in discussions with Indian airlines to look at various solutions, which can help them in operational efficiency and reduce carbon footprint.

Singapore's renowned Tan Tock Seng Hospital after encountering severe swallowing difficulties and persistent vomiting subsequent to consuming a meal with octopus in it. However, what unfolded during the subsequent investigation astonished doctors as they discovered a partially devoured octopus ensconced within the patient's esophagus.

According to  Bloomberg,  South Africa has mandated that all crypto exchanges operating within its borders must secure licenses by the end of the year. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), the country's financial regulator, has already received approximately 20 applications since the licensing process was initiated a few weeks ago.

Indian Oil Corp plans to raise up to Rs 22,000 crore through a rights issue as part of the government’s plan to fund three state-run oil marketing companies’ green ambitions, according to a stock exchange filing. The Board of Indian Oil on Friday approved the rights issue. The details will be announced later.

Go Airlines, giving a ray of hope to the Wadia-owned carrier which has admitted itself in India’s bankruptcy court. The airline, branded Go First, stopped flying and appealed for insolvency proceedings in the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on May 2 due to cash problems and after it had to ground more than half of its 54 planes because of supply issues from the American engine maker.

coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the report stated. Among the developing countries in Asia, incoming FDI was highly concentrated in a few countries, namely, China (and Hong Kong), Singapore, India, and United Arab Emirates (UAE), which together accounted for about 80% of inflows into the region.

₹48,895 crore, down from ₹69,945 crore registered in the previous fiscal. FDI from the US stood at ₹48,666 crore, down from ₹78,527 crore in FY22. FDI from the Netherlands declined to ₹ 19,855 crore from ₹34,442 croreand inflows from Caymen Islands declined to ₹6,069 crore from ₹28,383 crore.

New Delhi: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing countries in Asia remained flat year-on-year at $662 billion during 2022, despite clocking about half of global inflows, UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023 on Wednesday said. FDI inflows were higher in developing countries compared with those in developed economies.

Amid increased global scrutiny on crypto exchanges, Thailand joins Singapore among Southeast Asian countries to ban retail lending and staking services. 

NEW DELHI : Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries Ltd is in talks to acquire green energy projects totalling 1.1 gigawatts (GW) from ReNew Energy Global Plc, with the deal estimated to be valued at $1.2 billion at the enterprise level and around $450 million in terms of equity, two people familiar with the development said. Mint had earlier reported that Ahmedabad-based Torrent Power had submitted a non-binding offer for the same projects comprising solar and wind power assets of 350 megawatts and 750MW, respectively. Sembcorp and Torrent Power had been vying for the acquisition of India Infrastructure Fund II, a private equity firm owned by US’s Global Infrastructure Partners, to buy Vector Green Energy Private Ltd, which Sembcorp Green Infra Ltd eventually acquired for an equity value of S$474 million, or $345 million.

Singapore's chief financial watchdog has decided to enforce a ban on lending and staking for retail customers. 

Go First Airlines have agreed to infuse fresh funds to revive the carrier, an order from the Singapore arbitration court expected later this month is crucial for Go First's survival. If the court does not grant Go First relief and direct Pratt & Whitney (P&W) to replace faulty engines, the airline cannot fly, possibly putting the whole recovery process into jeopardy, people familiar with the process said. While the Singapore International Arbitration award had directed P&W to dispatch around 20 engines by December 2023, the engine maker had subsequently challenged it citing payment failure by the airline and the ongoing global supply chain shortage.

Six months after Singapore-listed Keppel Infrastructure Trust ditched the $2 billion sale of its Australia and New Zealand chemicals business Ixom, it’s back on the dealmaking circuit – this time with a trip to debt capital markets.

SGX Nifty, the Singapore Exchange-traded futures on Nifty 50 Index, turned to GIFT Nifty on Monday. Accordingly, all the open positions in SGX have been shifted to Gift City.Nithin Kamath said the shift will add momentum to GIFT City becoming a true international financial centre. «If we could also find a way to allow NRIs to easily invest in India through GIFT, I think we can attract a lot of capital.

Singapore’s central bank is introducing new measures to improve investor protection and market integrity in the cryptocurrency industry.