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BlackRock evaluating S$330m hotel purchase in Singapore CBD, Chinatown area

The price for Capri by Fraser China Square is expected to be about S$330 million; the hotel is on a long lease with a balance of about 69.5 years

While the cuts are measured, the regularity is helping redefine the culture at the investment firm that has grown with major acquisitions in recent years.

BlackRock sheds another 200 jobs, adopting regular cycle of cuts

The company is eliminating just under 1% of its workforce

BlackRock holds stakes in major miners Glencore, Rio Tinto and BHP.

BlackRock ‘sees merit’ in more large-scale mining M&A

Major investments in supply are needed as commodity demand speeds up, says portfolio manager Olivia Markham

Spanning 10 diverse economies including Singapore, Asean has a combined GDP of over US$4 trillion, making it one of the most dynamic growth engines globally.
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While the world looks West, returns are shifting East

In a year defined by market turbulence and shifting global alliances, Asia is moving from a small, often overlooked part of portfolios to a more deliberate allocation

The announcement brings together some of the region’s most active infrastructure capital allocators alongside one of the world’s largest alternative asset managers.

BlackRock's GIP teams up with Temasek, Abu Dhabi heavyweights to target US$30b in infrastructure deals

It will also consider select investments within the wider Middle East and North Africa region

Skyroot says the funds will be used for launch operations, expanding manufacturing capacity and accelerating development of the more capable Vikram-2.

GIC, BlackRock funding makes Skyroot Aerospace first space unicorn in India

Investment arrives at a pivotal moment as space-tech firm prepares for maiden flight of Vikram-1

BlackRock has collateral in the loan’s security package but no claims on the operating firms owning the physical assets.

BlackRock fund faces test in recovering defaulted China loan

The episode is drawing scrutiny within Asia’s private credit circles

Koay Hui Sien, head of iShares fixed-income product strategy, Apac ex-Japan at BlackRock, says investors that hold cash risk losing to inflation.

Cash piles hit record highs, but fixed income offers higher yields: BlackRock

Bonds are not ‘too much risk’ while still yielding 6-8%, says the money manager

Meta plans to cut 10% of its workforce – about 8,000 employees – from May 20.

Meta, Amazon, Wall Street: Global giants slashing headcounts worldwide

BT rounds up recent moves by major companies to pare their workforce in 2026

Container trucks leave Panama Ports Company in Panama City on Feb 4. CK Hutchison’s plan to net more than US$19 billion in cash for a group of 43 ports has faced repeated setbacks.

State-owned China Merchants Group joins sale talks for CK Hutchison’s troubled ports

PORTS operator China Merchants Group is in talks to join a consortium seeking to buy dozens of CK Hutchison Holdings’ ports, people familiar with the matter said, giving renewed momentum to a deal tha...