SoftBank’s Reported US$11 Billion Bond Plan Raises the Stakes on AI Financing
SoftBank Group is reportedly exploring more than US$11 billion of high-yield bond issuance as it deepens its artificial-intelligence investments.
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Syfe’s S$20 Billion Asset Milestone Highlights Scale Test for Digital Wealth Platforms
Digital wealth platform Syfe has surpassed S$20 billion in assets under management, a scale milestone supported by investment and trading activity across several markets.
Seatrium’s S$200 Million Buyback Puts Cash Returns Beside Offshore Growth
Seatrium has allocated S$200 million to a new share-buyback programme, twice the size of the S$100 million programme it completed at the start of September.
Sea’s MariBank Payroll Move Tests Boundaries of Employer-Led Banking
Sea has told Singapore-based employees that MariBank will become the salary-crediting bank for its October payroll, placing a related digital bank at the centre of an internal payment policy. The instruction has drawn questions about employee choice and how far a corporate group should go in directing staff toward an affiliated financial product.
US, Japan and South Korea Deepen Supply-Chain Coordination Ahead of China Summit
The United States, Japan and South Korea have launched a new economic-security consultation, bringing industrial policy and supply-chain resilience closer to the centre of their diplomatic agenda. Their foreign ministers met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly and agreed to coordinate more closely against economic coercion, disruptive export restrictions and policies they say create harmful overcapacity.
Malaysia and Japan Drive Thailand’s Weekly Tourism Rebound
Thailand’s weekly arrivals rose 5.72% as Malaysian and Japanese holiday travel lifted short-haul demand, although the year-to-date total remained lower.
China’s Vehicle-to-Grid Trials Turn Electric Cars Into Distributed Power Assets
A Shanghai vehicle-to-grid exercise shows privately owned electric cars can support peak demand, advancing China’s distributed-energy opportunity.
Yuan Reaches Multi-Year High as China Allows More Currency Strength
The yuan reached its strongest level in more than three and a half years as China allowed greater appreciation ahead of the Trump-Xi summit.
China Tightens Humanoid-Robot IPO Scrutiny as Valuations Outrun Commercial Demand
Chinese regulators are raising the bar for humanoid-robot listings as investors examine whether policy-backed revenue can become durable commercial demand.
Singapore’s Rising Retrenchments Signal a More Selective Labour Market
Singapore’s labour market kept expanding in the second quarter, but higher retrenchments, fewer vacancies and slower re-employment reveal growing selectivity.