Benjamin Cher

Benjamin Cher

CORRESPONDENT

Benjamin is a correspondent with BT’s Companies and Markets team. He covers the tech and venture capital ecosystem in Southeast Asia. He was previously with Garage, BT’s startup and venture capital portal, and The Edge Singapore.

Panellists at the investment summit in Hong Kong on Nov 4 were (from left) CEO of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission Julia Leung; CEO of Lazard Asset Management Chris Hogbin; CEO of Schroders Richard Oldfield; CEO of Allianz Global Investors Tobias Pross; and CEO of Robeco Karin van Baardwijk.

Global asset managers warn geopolitical and AI concentration risk need a new approach to investing

2026-11-04T09:20:47.000Z
GIC is committed to making sure Singapore’s reserves keep growing while ensuring that funds are available when the country needs them.

Liquidity key as AI concentration makes diversification more challenging, says GIC CEO

2026-11-03T10:49:21.000Z
From left: HKMA Exchange Fund Investment Office deputy CEO Albert Goh; Morgan Stanley chairman and CEO Ted Pick; and Goldman Sachs chairman and CEO David Solomon.

SpaceX, Anthropic IPOs highlight growing clout of retail investors, say Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley CEOs

2026-11-03T05:05:43.000Z
The adjusted Ebitda of Grab’s financial services segment turned positive for the first time in Q3.

Grab reports Q3 profit up 5% at US$18 million, raises full-year guidance

2026-11-02T23:58:06.000Z
Investors are looking for liquidity as fund managers seek to hold on to assets for longer.

Private equity’s liquidity crunch fuels growth in secondaries, alternative fund structures

2026-11-02T23:00:00.000Z
UltraGreen.ai says the US operating environment has become more challenging with the entry of competing indocyanine green products.

UltraGreen.ai Q3 revenue up 43.9% but expects FY2026 revenue to fall short of guidance

2026-10-29T00:47:12.000Z
Monee runs the payment services and loans on Sea’s e-commerce platform Shopee and gaming platform Garena.
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Sea’s financial services arm Monee should consider an IPO on SGX

2026-10-27T23:00:00.000Z
Stryv launched the Stryv Oasis massage chair in September, drawing on Sterra’s expertise in home care products.

Consumer electronics brand Stryv raises US$11.5 million Series B funding

2026-10-27T02:00:00.000Z
DPM Gan Kim Yong (centre, left) with representatives of the 24 companies that are part of the Champions of AI programme.

Singapore invests S$150 million in AI-driven materials discovery, launches business AI adoption support

2026-10-27T02:00:00.000Z
Simba says it intends to respond to the show cause notice, which has a deadline of Nov 16.

Simba at risk of losing operating licence over spectrum misuse

2026-10-26T10:04:04.000Z