The Business Times

Natalie Koh

STRATEGY AND GROWTH EDITOR

Natalie Koh is BT’s strategy and growth editor. She leads the audience team to grow BT’s readership. She previously worked in Hong Kong as a news editor at the South China Morning Post and managing editor of AsianInvestor. She was also previously the APAC correspondent for US trade publication Pensions & Investments.

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Globally, only about 2% of philanthropic capital goes into climate solutions, with most of this going into adaptation and resilience, rather than mitigation.

As philanthropic capital grows, Asia’s decade for climate action has come: Milken panellists

Families and foundations should not be discouraged by small amounts of funding, they say

Asia needs to rely not only on a falling dollar and lower interest rates to attract capital flows, but also continuous performance, said GIC advisor Jeffrey Jaensubhakij at the Milken Institute Asia Summit on Oct. 2.

Asia’s public markets must perform: GIC, Danantara executives

Improving corporate governance help markets perform and allow for exits, so private equity performance can follow

Left to right: Hemant Tucker, co-founder of Farro Capital; Mahesh Kumar, co-founder and managing partner of Farro Capital; Ravi Menon, chair of ImpactSG; Edmund Twohill, executive director and co-founder of ImpactSG; and Arush Tandon, founder and business development director of Safron Group.
TAKING HEART

Family office Farro Capital launches philanthropic arm amid growing demand

It also partners independent charity ImpactSG, with a S$600,000 commitment from five families

Smoke billows from an explosion in southwest Tehran on June 16, 2025. Iran's state broadcaster was briefly knocked off the air by an Israeli strike and explosions rang out across Tehran on June 16, after a barrage of Iranian missiles killed 11 people in Israel on the fourth day of an escalating air war. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Sustainable investors hold their ground as energy, defence stocks surge

Can investors allocate capital to energy and defence stocks responsibly? Yes, and there are even opportunities for alpha generation, sustainability experts say

Dennis Quah, head of Singapore wealth at BlackRock, says the strategy aims to give an investor "non-market-driven returns".

BlackRock launches absolute return fund for retail investors in Singapore and Hong Kong

The fund will focus on Asia-Pacific equities and undertake a long-short strategy, says executive (See Amendment note)

US President Donald Trump’s tariffs shook markets across asset classes, sending investors searching for shelter. Some money managers are finding comfort in credit.

Shorter-duration bonds shine in Asia as Trump’s tariffs roil markets

Between cash and equities or cryptocurrencies, there is a middle ground in fixed income for investors, money managers say

Paul Chan (above), Hong Kong's financial secretary, emphasises artificial intelligence as a core industry.

Hong Kong budget plans for real estate and finance sectors disappoint investors

The Hang Seng Index rises 3.3% or 753.91 points to close at 23,787.93.

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