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.

Private wealth is following institutional investors in upping their private markets allocations, said Juri Jenkner, president at Partners Group.

‘The best risk-return wins’: Partners Group eyes Asia private wealth growth amid private credit jitters

The firm, which has ramped up its Asia team, will engage more distribution partners and launch new products to woo investors

Thomas Laboulle, founder and CEO of Toku, notes: "The fact that the complex and challenging regulatory environments are actually demanding and seeking solutions like ours... is something that we are all very excited about."

Toku reports higher FY2025 losses driven by IPO costs, sees commercial momentum ahead

Leading indicators point to its engine being ‘strong’, says CEO

The board of OUE proposed a dividend of S$0.01 bringing FY2025's total dividend to S$0.02.

OUE loss widens to S$314.7 million in H2 FY2025

The group’s half-year revenue is down at S$324.3 million from S$332 million the year before

HPL recorded a loss for H2 FY2025, pushing FY2025 into the red.

Hotel Properties swings to H2 FY2025 loss of S$57.7 million, proposes dividend of S$0.04

It says that tourist arrivals grew in 2025, but that geopolitical, trade and interest-rate uncertainty could hurt the business environment

MetaOptics reported widening losses for FY2025 as expenses surge.

MetaOptics FY25 losses widen to S$5.4 million despite rise in revenue

Expenses across the board increased, with finance expenses for the full year clocking the highest increase of over 90 times

Wee Hur will deliver sustainable, long-term value for shareholders said Goh Yeow Lian, executive chairman and managing director at Wee Hur.

Wee Hur back in the black with H2 FY2025 earnings at S$29.8 million; proposes S$0.01 dividend

Revenue for H2 FY2025 rises 52% to S$139.5 million from S$91.7 million in H2 FY2025

Hong Fok expects to continue recognising revenue from the sale of residential units in Concourse Skyline.

Hong Fok’s H2 FY2025 net profit rises 14.7% to S$23.1 million; revenue falls 13.9% to S$51.4 million

Revenue for H2 FY2025 falls 13.9% to S$51.4 million, from S$59.7 million in H2 FY2024

The board of UMS Integration declared a dividend of S$0.02 per share.

UMS Q4 FY2025 earnings flat at S$11.1 million; declares dividend of S$0.02

Revenue for the quarter eases 1% to S$66.8 million

JC&C attributed the increase in full-year profit to improvements in Vietnam and Singapore businesses,

Jardine Cycle & Carriage H2 profit up 36% despite revenue falling 9%

The board has proposed a final dividend of US$0.85 per share, up from US$0.84 previously