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Tan Weizhen

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CMG20260203-HoKJ01 Queue outside uob main branch at uob plaza to buy gold. At 9.20am, there were 61 people in the queue, and bank staff advised to come back at 1pm.
BT EXPLAINS

UOB’s gold bars, coins are selling fast. How else can small investors buy gold?

The bank’s gold sales jumped 60% in 2025, while majority of gold bars, all gold coins sold out now

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Amid low rates, UOB Asset Management launches dividend-focused ETF aiming to pay 6%

The new fund invests in ‘leading companies’ in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines

From left: MetaOptics’ executive chairman and chief executive, Mark Thng with deputy chief executive officer (CEO) Aloysius Chua and chief financial officer Chu Wee Liat

MetaOptics shares close 16.8% higher on proposed share placement

Proceeds are expected to strengthen the group’s financial position and expand its capital base to support a growing pipeline of global orders

Strong pre-sales and the redevelopment of 20 Shaw Road “extend growth visibility” for industrial developer Soon Hock Enterprise beyond 2027
BROKER’S TAKE

UOB Kay Hian initiates coverage on Soon Hock; optimistic on its S$1 billion project pipeline

UOB also expects attractive dividend yields of 5.5% and 10% for 2025 and 2026, respectively

From left: MetaOptics’ executive chairman and chief executive, Mark Thng with deputy chief executive officer (CEO) Aloysius Chua and chief financial officer Chu Wee Liat

MetaOptics finishes lower after a jump on proposed Nasdaq listing; up almost 300% since IPO

It started trading in Singapore in September at S$0.20 a share

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SGX board-lot cut: What are the stocks made more accessible to investors?

Blue chips like DBS, UOB, OCBC, Jardine will be more affordable

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Majority of affluent Singaporeans fear their wealth won’t last beyond next generation: poll

About 75% also worry their heirs are not financially equipped to manage inherited assets

FILE PHOTO: People use DBS automated teller machines (ATMs) in Singapore March 31, 2022. REUTERS/Caroline Chia/File Photo
HOT STOCK

DBS shares soar more than 3.8% to hit a record high, after posting earnings that beat forecasts

Lender’s Q3 net profit is S$2.95 billion – higher than the S$2.79 billion estimated in survey

The tycoon had a passion for luxury boats and collected superyachts. His collection included the US$100 million White Rabbit, which SuperYachtFan said cost US$10 million a year to run.

How Nippon Paint tycoon Goh Cheng Liang grew his empire to a US$13 billion fortune 

The self-made tycoon started his business empire through a 1962 partnership with Nippon Paint

StarHub says it has bought the rest of MyRepublic Broadband for S$105.2 million, a day after Keppel announced the proposed sale of M1’s telco business to Simba.

Telco wars: a timeline from a crowded market to consolidations

Much competition has been introduced in the past decade

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