Nomura strategists recommend that Asian private wealth managers rebalance portfolios into defensive infrastructure and high-yield dividend equities to hedge AI capex cycles.
Samsung Electronics has unveiled a record 110 trillion won three-year capital return program, committing to elevated dividends and share repurchases despite memory cycle shifts.
SK Hynix’s aggressive 40 trillion won treasury share cancellation has driven sharp performance divergence against Samsung Electronics on Seoul’s benchmark Kospi.
JP Morgan equity strategists have upgraded their year-end S&P 500 target to 8,000, driven by accelerating corporate enterprise AI adoption and expanding profit margins.
Beijing, 24 August 2026 – The sentencing linked to Evergrande keeps China’s property crisis in the market’s focus, with investors weighing accountability, restructuring and the long-term health of…
Asian bourses showed diverging performance as Japan's Nikkei eased on currency pressures, while Hong Kong and South Korean equities advanced on solid technology earnings and liquidity inflows.
Malaysia’s capital market regulators and exchange operators are advancing stringent corporate governance and disclosure reforms to reinforce institutional investor confidence and safeguard market integrity.
Singapore, 24 August 2026 – Generative artificial-intelligence advertising is spreading rapidly across Singapore’s market, but poorly made campaigns could backfire on brands and agencies. The issue is no…
Johor Bahru, 24 August 2026 – As the Rapid Transit System Link approaches its opening, Johor Bahru is facing a broader test than transport capacity: whether its car-dependent…
London, 24 August 2026 – Britain’s planned support for long-range missile production in Ukraine puts defence manufacturing, industrial policy and geopolitical risk on the same investment map. The…