Wealth & Investing

James Dyson reworks family office empire for US$17 billion fortune

Dyson’s Weybourne moves £624m from UK to Singapore, cutting UK unit’s share capital to £1

While the global energy sector is dismissed as cyclical and politically fraught, China’s state-owned energy giants have been financial powerhouses.

Consider Chinese dividends for your portfolio in 2026

The macro picture strengthens the case for state-owned enterprise stocks

When spending serves what we value most in life, it becomes an asset, not a liability.
MONEY WISDOM

Taking stock of your return on spending

Before we rush into another year of goal setting, it is good to pause and ask: did my spending this year help me live a better life?

The STI is up 20.7% so far this year, versus the S&P 500’s gain of 16.2%.
MARK TO MARKET

Singapore market reforms may lift sentiment in 2026 despite geopolitical, trade uncertainty

Investors should focus on companies with credible and clearly stated plans to drive shareholder value

US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners is helping finance Paramount Skydance’s hostile bid for Warner Bros.

Jared Kushner is everywhere, from peace deals to big money deals

He is a linchpin of some of the biggest issues confronting the White House

Based on a report from PwC, mergers and acquisitions in the sector jumped 15% against the prior quarter.

Wealth managers merge at rapid pace, PwC sees even more ahead

Deal value has more than doubled since the start of 2025, rising from US$3 billion to US$8 billion

Arkenomics Capital's team (from left): Reynold Tan, partner, and founders Peter Lum and Dinesh Advani, collectively own just under 30% of Arkenomics Provident Fund.

Boutique firm’s mission to compound wealth through equities is off to a strong start

Arkenomics Capital’s sole fund generated a compound annual growth rate of around 16.8%, on a short track record of 38 months

The Tiger Balm brand is about 100 years old. Its herbal remedies are as relevant today as they were around 10 decades ago.
DIARY OF A PRIVATE INVESTOR

Investing in healthcare can be a win-win proposition

For one thing, putting money into firms in the sector would ensure that they are around when we need them

Luxury brands operate in an environment where tastes can change quickly and competition could intensify.
SENSE & CENTS

Riding on the appetites of the wealthy by investing in luxury carries risks

Tastes change, operating environments are tricky, competition may intensify and rich folk may be political targets

A Trump administration able to unilaterally reshape the Federal Reserve Board would potentially serve as a catalyst for volatility in not only US interest rates, but also potentially the US dollar market.
CIO CORNER

Trump 2.0: the stage of moving fast and breaking things

Investors may see the global focus of Trump 2.0 shift – this time, perhaps closer to home