The mainboard-listed beverage maker has agreed to participate as a cornerstone investor in a proposed equity capital raising exercise by NZX-listed Comvita.

F&N to buy nearly 20% stake in New Zealand honey manufacturer Comvita for NZ$20.1 million

This broadens its participation in health and wellness, with a focus on long-term growth categories

F&N said on Wednesday that it invest up to NZ$20.1 million (S$15 million) in New Zealand-based honey producer Comvita.

Stocks to watch: F&N, Yangzijiang Maritime, Lendlease Global Commercial Reit

[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Apr 15): 

The Stoxx 600  closed 1 per cent higher at 619.95 points on Tuesday.

European shares climb 1% to one-month highs on Middle East de-escalation hopes

EUROPEAN shares closed at their highest level in over a month on Tuesday, with investors welcoming signs of a resumption of Middle East peace talks, even as LVMH and other companies warned of fallout ...

All three major US indices closed higher on Tuesday.

US stocks: Wall Street rallies on renewed hopes for US-Iran talks, earnings boost

THE Nasdaq climbed 2 per cent while the S&P 500 finished up 1 per cent and near its record closing high on increasing optimism about the prospects for a Middle East resolution while investors also ass...

The push underscores the ambition of Japanese stock exchanges to attract more global capital by strengthening areas where they lag international peers.

Japan exchanges eye call-option ETFs to attract global investors

Adding covered calls could boost the liquidity of listed single-stock options

Kin executive director and CEO Vincent Chai (left) and executive chairman Ko Chee Wah. Chai says that Kin intends to leverage its sports event expertise to secure more projects across the broader events tourism space.

Kin Global eyes S$10 million Catalist IPO to grow events tourism business

Proceeds will be allocated to areas such as M&A, strategic investments and JVs

From left: Don Guo, chief investment officer, SMU; Gillian Tan, assistant managing director (development and international), MAS; Ng Yao Loong, head of equities, SGX; and Pauline Ng, head of Asean equity, emerging markets and Asia-Pacific equities at JP Morgan Asset Management, at a panel discussion during the IMAS conference.

SGX seeks greater sector diversity in IPOs

A wider mix of investors and EQDP fund managers is also critical, say MAS and JP Morgan Asset Management

Investors have latched on to hopes for an Iran war off-ramp, lifting the overall market mood.

Asian stocks rise on US-Iran deal hopes amid Hormuz blockade, oil falls

Since the US and Israel launched the war in late February, the Trump administration has taken repeated steps to contain prices