Posts by Liam Redmond
New SGX, MAS equities panel to keep up pace of market revival
The group’s priorities include deeper engagement with stakeholders and strengthening market foundation [SINGAPORE] Stepping up outreach and communication will be among the key priorities of the newly formed Equity Market Implementation Committee (EMIC) as it oversees the measures to revive Singapore’s equities market. This includes deeper engagement with retail and institutional investors, prospective issuers, listing…
Read MoreNew SGX, MAS equities panel to fuel momentum of market’s revival
The group’s priorities include deeper engagement with stakeholders and strengthening market foundation [SINGAPORE] Stepping up outreach and communication will be among the key priorities of the newly formed Equity Market Implementation Committee (EMIC) as it oversees the measures to revive Singapore’s equities market. This includes deeper engagement with retail and institutional investors, prospective issuers, listing…
Read MoreAI reshaping and creating Singapore jobs, but lack of experience a hurdle for fresh grads
Recruiters say employers are prioritising candidates who can deploy artificial intelligence in real business settings [SINGAPORE] OpenAI is hiring more than 200 people in Singapore. But nearly all the roles require at least five years of experience. The tech giant’s desire to hire experienced talent is “not an outlier”, with such hiring patterns observed across…
Read MoreSingapore’s AI hiring boom leaves fresh graduates with an experience problem
Employers are prioritising candidates who can deploy artificial intelligence in real business settings [SINGAPORE] OpenAI is hiring more than 200 people in Singapore. But nearly all the roles require at least five years of experience. The tech giant’s desire to hire experienced talents is “not an outlier”, with such hiring patterns observed across companies racing…
Read MoreSonos cuts 3% of staff across user experience, product teams
Published Fri, Jun 26, 2026 · 11:24 AM [NEW YORK] Sonos made cuts across its user experience, product and design teams, citing a need to streamline the organisation and operate more efficiently. The move follows an earlier round of layoffs in April, when the Santa Barbara, California-based audio company eliminated numerous marketing positions in an…
Read MoreOhmyhome Ltd sells real estate business for token US$1 due to poor business and continued losses
It will now focus entirely on digital marketing; the subsidiary’s sale is to a corporate vehicle called Sterling Oat [SINGAPORE] Singapore-founded Ohmyhome Ltd has sold its main real estate brokerage business and will now focus entirely on digital marketing. The property businesses will continue to run privately and its leadership under sisters Race and Rhonda Wong will…
Read MoreSingapore property portal Ohmyhome sells real estate business for US$1 on mounting debt, losses
[SINGAPORE] Singapore property portal Ohmyhome has sold its main real estate brokerage business and will now focus entirely on digital marketing. In Jun 18 filings lodged with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the Nasdaq-listed company said it had sold its wholly owned subsidiary, Ohmyhome (BVI), to a corporate vehicle called Sterling Oat for US$1…
Read MoreAsia shares retreat from record as Apple price hikes rain on chip parade
South Korea’s Kospi tumbles 8.2%, triggering a circuit breaker that halts trading for 20 minutes Published Fri, Jun 26, 2026 · 09:35 AM — Updated Fri, Jun 26, 2026 · 12:37 PM [SYDNEY] Asian shares pulled back on Friday (Jun 26) after a stellar quarter, as Apple’s hefty price hikes revealed the downside of booming…
Read MoreAsian stocks decline at open, tech leads drop
The market’s recent swings highlight investors’ growing unease over whether the technology giants Published Fri, Jun 26, 2026 · 09:35 AM STOCKS in Asia slipped after a volatile session on Wall Street, where renewed selling in megacap technology shares offset gains fuelled by bullish reports from chipmakers. A gauge of Asian equities was down 0.6…
Read MoreSpaceX, Unitree, Anthropic, OpenAI: Is the ultra-hyped tech-listing wave backed by sound fundamentals?
BT looks at what analysts are saying about the current and upcoming tech IPO headliners [SINGAPORE] A growing wave of ultra-hyped tech listings is driving investors to assess whether current valuations are supported by economic fundamentals or just driven by speculative hype. Recent high-profile debuts such as US titan SpaceX, as well as expected filings…
Read MoreStocks to watch: MoneyMax, Del Monte Pacific, JustCo
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect the trading of their securities on Friday (Jun 26): MoneyMax : A wholly owned subsidiary of the pawnbroker and gold retailer has priced RM200 million (S$62.7 million) in three-year fixed-rate notes at 5.7 per cent. They were issued on Thursday and will mature on Jun…
Read MoreGold steadies near US$4,000 as inflation data eases rate-hike bets
A stronger US dollar makes commodities priced in the US currency more expensive for most buyers Published Fri, Jun 26, 2026 · 08:23 AM — Updated Fri, Jun 26, 2026 · 08:35 AM [SINGAPORE] Gold steadied near US$4,000 an ounce as the latest US inflation gauge tempered expectations for an interest-rate hike, capping a tumultuous…
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