Posts by Liam Redmond
Foreigners dump record US$12 billion India stocks in March on war
The India story is losing its luster as weak company earnings and sluggish local demand weigh, said a portfolio manager Published Mon, Mar 30, 2026 · 08:52 AM FOREIGN investors are fleeing Indian equities at a record clip as a global retreat from riskier assets and concerns over surging energy costs overshadow the nation’s long-term…
Read MoreStudent housing still core to strategy, Mapletree says after fund wind-down
[SINGAPORE] The student housing sector continues to be core to Mapletree Investments’ strategy, a spokesperson said, despite the winding down of a billion-dollar global fund that held US and UK accommodation assets. News of the Mapletree Global Student Accommodation Private Trust’s (MGSA) underperformance came to light last week, when it emerged that Mapletree was winding…
Read MoreSwiss back tougher social media rules for minors: survey
Published Mon, Mar 30, 2026 · 05:53 AM [ZURICH] The vast majority of Swiss want stronger protection for children and teenagers on social media, according to a survey published on Sunday, as governments and courts worldwide intensify scrutiny of Big Tech over its impact on young users. On Wednesday, a Los Angeles jury found Meta…
Read MoreS-Reits pursuing growth as Iran war escalates risk poorly timed equity raising exercises
A greater focus on value unlocking moves versus acquisitions could go a long way in sustaining investor enthusiasm [SINGAPORE] Market watchers who had been closely monitoring Lendlease Global Commercial Reit’s (L-Reit’s) preferential offering of new units might not have been all that surprised by the significant undersubscription rate that was announced last week. The S$196.6…
Read MoreInside ‘Project Eagle,’ JPMorgan’s high-wire act to fund EA deal
How it pulled off the deal is part of a broader story of how Wall Street has navigated this war THE post from @realDonaldTrump landed at precisely 7.23 am. Inside JPMorgan Chase & Co, the final piece of Project Eagle was a go. For weeks, JPMorgan bankers had anxiously watched events in the Middle East…
Read MoreDBS joins buzzing India IPO space with mandate in US$1 billion offering
Investment banks in the country earn a record US$417 million in underwriting fees for public listings in 2025 Published Sun, Mar 29, 2026 · 04:19 PM [MUMBAI] DBS Group has entered India’s buoyant equity capital market (ECM), marking a push into one of the world’s busiest venues for share sales. Singapore’s biggest lender secured its…
Read MoreInstitutions pull back as buybacks and insider buying persist
FOR the five trading sessions spanning Mar 20 to 26, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional outflow of S$79 million, partially reversing the S$365 million net inflow for the preceding five sessions. The stocks that had the highest net institutional outflow over the five sessions included CapitaLand Ascendas Real Estate Investment…
Read MoreWhy private credit is facing a sudden investor exodus
[NEW YORK] SaaSpocalypse. Credit defaults. The war in Iran. A lot of worries are hitting the US$1.8 trillion private credit market at the same time, setting off a scramble by some investors to withdraw money from the industry’s giants. In recent weeks, funds managed by firms such as Apollo Global Management, BlackRock and Ares Management…
Read MoreHow the landmark verdict against Meta and YouTube could hit their businesses
A Los Angeles jury dealt a blow to social media giants Meta and YouTube this week when it found that the platforms were negligent for designing addictive features that harmed the mental health of a California woman. Both companies plan to appeal, but the ruling has ignited uncertainty around the tech companies’ future and sparked…
Read MoreL.A. social media addiction verdict set to unleash more lawsuits — and force changes
Two of America’s largest tech companies suffered stunning defeats in court this week, sustaining early jolts in what could prove to be a seismic shift in how social media operates amid a new landscape of legal risk. Meta and Google both vowed to appeal verdicts that were handed down by civil juries in Los Angeles…
Read MoreEurope: Shares fall as mixed Middle East signals cloud outlook
Published Sat, Mar 28, 2026 · 12:13 PM [BENGALURU] European shares fell on Friday (Mar 27) but logged a modest gain for the week, illustrating the conflicting signals from the Middle East that investors have had to grapple with. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index dropped 0.9 per cent on the day and was last trading…
Read MoreOil prices gain as traders doubt prospects of ceasefire in Iran war
Published Sat, Mar 28, 2026 · 12:04 PM [NEW YORK] Oil prices rose on Friday (Mar 27) and notched weekly gains, reflecting scepticism about prospects for a ceasefire in the month-old Iran war. Brent crude futures rose by US$4.56, or 4.2 per cent, to US$112.57 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures rose US$5.16,…
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