Singapore Financial News

Crypto exchange WOO has successfully recouped shares and tokens acquired by the failed hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), the exchange confirmed on Oct. 6.

Bitfinex's parent company iFinex has proposed to buy back $150 million worth of the company’s shares from users who were offered these shares as part of compensation for the $71 million hack on the Bitfinex crypto exchange in 2016, reported Bloomberg.

Werks – Iron Mountain data centres joint venture has acquired a four-acre land in Ambattur, Chennai, to house two new data centers (CHE-1 and CHE-2) to meet growing customer demand in the region. The two data centers will be built to Tier III standards. They will support 36 megawatts of IT load, further enhancing the company’s rapidly growing pan-India footprint, which will support more than 90 megawatts of new development across the key markets of Pune, Bengaluru, Noida, Mumbai and Hyderabad. “As Chennai is one of India’s most important connectivity hubs, we are thrilled to be building capacity to meet hyperscale, network, content, public sector undertakings and enterprise customer demand,” said Mark Kidd, EVP & Global General Manager, Iron Mountain Data Centers & Asset Lifecycle Management. Chennai is emerging as one of India's fastest-growing data center markets due to its strong interconnection with Singapore and the rest of Asia.

BHP’s chief commercial officer Vandita Pant is optimistic China’s housing market policies could buoy already strong demand for iron ore, generating “strong momentum” for the steel-making commodity into next year.

Kroll on Wednesday said it has appointed Cosimo Borrelli, its global co-head of restructuring, and Jason Kardachi, its Singapore and Southeast Asia lead, to safeguard the charged assets of Great Learning Education Pte Ltd and Byju’s Pte Ltd. The appointment was made on behalf of the secured creditors of Byju’s Alpha, as part of the lenders’ exercise of their security rights following defaults by the company, said a statement from Kroll.

Indonesia is in discussions with Australia about a possible joint bid to host the 2034 World Cup along with Malaysia and Singapore, the president of the country's football federation (PSSI) said on Wednesday. World football's governing body FIFA invited member associations from Asia and Oceania to bid for the rights to the 2034 edition last week. «We are discussing (a bid) with Australia,» PSSI President Erick Thohir was quoted as saying by the Sydney Morning Herald. «When I visited Malaysia and Singapore both countries expressed interest to join Indonesia and Australia.» When asked for comment on a possible joint bid, Football Australia referred Reuters to a statement last week that said it was «exploring the possibility of bidding for the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and/or the FIFA World Cup 2034». The PSSI has not responded to a Reuters request for comment. After announcing Spain, Morocco and Portugal would host the 2030 World Cup, with Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina staging the opening games, FIFA invited Asia and Oceania to bid for 2034. Saudi Arabia quickly announced its intention to bid for the hosting rights and FIFA have set a deadline of Oct. 31 for other interested parties to make their intentions known. With Qatar having hosted the 2022 edition, Thohir said it might be too soon for the World Cup to return to the Middle East. «We are quite strong,» he said.

Telstra plans to use its $267.5 million purchase of cloud computing specialist Versent to sell more services to international corporate and government customers as Australia’s biggest telco strengthens its digital services.

Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, has reclaimed the top spot as the richest Indian after a year, as per the '360 One Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2023'. Ambani was ranked at the top with a wealth of ₹8,08,800 crore with 2% appreciation over the previous year. Industrialist Gautam Adani, despite a 57% erosion in wealth, was ranked second in the list with a wealth of ₹4,74,800 crore.

Major cryptocurrency exchange operator OK Group continues transforming its business, rebranding its crypto ventures under the single name “OKX.”

GVK Coal Developers (Singapore) Pte Ltd and associated companies opened in the High Court here on Tuesday. Judge Dame Clare Moulder presided over the hearing at the Commercial Court division to hear the case brought by Bank of Baroda (acting by its Ras Al Khaimah branch), Bank of India (London branch), Canara Bank (London branch), ICICI Bank Ltd (acting by its Bahrain, Dubai and Off-Shore Banking branches), Indian Overseas Bank (Corporate Branch, India) and Axis Bank Ltd.

By Harry Robertson and Tom Westbrook

Shoogloo Group launches its new venture Broadband.asia in India, Singapore, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. Broadband.asia, a one-of-a-kind online comparison website, is designed to filter, select, and compare broadband plans based on users’ preferences. By personalizing broadband plans, Broadband.asia helps consumers meet their internet demands. Users can now search for plans available in their area, decide on the price range and features to find an internet plan that meets all their needs.

Swan Energy, the winning bidder of bankrupt Reliance Naval and Engineering, has deposited Rs 50 crore with lenders and sought a further extension to pay the entire first instalment, initially due in March 2023, said people with knowledge of the matter. To date, it has paid about Rs 100 crore of the first instalment, which is Rs 292 crore. It has to make payment in six instalments and the second instalment of Rs 313 crore is due in December this year.

By Joice Alves and Rae Wee

As October unfolds, crypto markets are still wrestling with the term 'Uptober' - for the uninitiated, "Uptober" is an amalgamation of “up” and “October”, describing the historical trend where Bitcoin, and often other major cryptocurrencies, witness a price surge in October.

Ari Mervis will succeed Myer chairwoman JoAnne Stephenson, who will retire from the department store board at the annual general meeting after seven years as a director and many prickly battles with major shareholder Solomon Lew.

Multibagger stock: Balu Forge Industries shares are one of those small-cap stocks on Dalal Street that has delivered stellar return to its shareholders in recent times. This BSE listed stock has surged from around ₹66.50 to ₹220 apiece levels, delivering 250 per cent return to its shareholders.

offshore funds in financial centres like Singapore. In the past one month around four ultra-high net worth individuals were allowed to remit money to foreign funds whose managers are regulated but not the fund themselves, sources told ET. The development is being closely tracked by private wealth managers and financial experts catering to rich clients who typically park a slice of their wealth in overseas securities, art, properties and funds betting on startups and other investment themes across markets. Such a diversified investment strategy ran into a hurdle a year ago when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) laid down new dos and don'ts of overseas investments.

Fast food chain Guzman y Gomez will have two chief executives running the company as it prepares for an initial public offering which founder Steven Marks says could happen late next year.

NEW DELHI : India and Saudi Arabia on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on securing a green hydrogen supply chain and cooperation on power grid interconnection. The MoU was signed in Riyadh by union minister for power and new & renewable energy RK Singh and the Saudi minister of energy Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud on the sidelines of the MENA Climate Week 2023.

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