Posts by Liam Redmond
New dynamism: Singapore needs a market index without Reits to support passive flows
ETFs a means of riding market’s revitalisation while neutralising risk of picking the wrong companies, abandoning strong performers too early [SINGAPORE] As the Singapore market has become more dynamic, I have increasingly turned to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to manage my exposure to locally listed stocks. Many fundamentally sound stocks that I had purchased years ago…
Read MoreSilicon Valley’s humanoid robots are learning how to do your job — in the kitchen
Fernando Flores can spend eight hours a day pouring the same cup of coffee. He is not a barista. He’s a robot puppeteer, trying to train humanoids. He manipulates mechanical controllers to make nearby robot arms pick up a pot of coffee, pour it into a mug and put the pot back in the coffee…
Read MoreSingapore’s CapitaLand sheds 10% of China staff amid downturn
Headcount in its Singapore base has also been reduced, though the proportion stays unchanged at 24% of global employees Published Sun, May 31, 2026 · 05:45 PM [SINGAPORE] CapitaLand Investment said its workforce in China plunged by about 10 per cent, or 365 people, last year as the asset manager continues to grapple with a…
Read MoreSoftBank plans up to 75 billion euro investment in French AI centres
The commitment is the Japanese tech conglomerate’s biggest artificial intelligence infrastructure investments in Europe Published Sun, May 31, 2026 · 04:55 PM SOFTBANK Group plans to invest as much as 75 billion euros (S$111.6 billion) to build 5 gigawatts (GW) of artificial intelligence data centre capacity in France, saying the country is poised to become…
Read MoreAGT raises Nam Cheong stake; Silchester increases holdings of ComfortDelGro
[SINGAPORE] Over the five trading sessions from May 22 to 28, 22 primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$88.9 million. Singtel again led the buyback tally, with 14 million shares acquired at an average price of S$4.47 apiece. They were purchased under the company’s S$2 billion value realisation share buyback programme. Over…
Read MoreTrump rages over fed judge who ordered his name off Trump Kennedy Center after intimate connection to Biden revealed
President Trump slammed a federal judge Saturday who ruled that his administration must remove his name from the “Trump Kennedy Center,” after learning the judge’s wife is President Joe Biden’s personal lawyer. Trump teed off on US District Court Judge Christopher Cooper in a lengthy Truth Social tirade a day after the Obama-appointed jurist ruled…
Read MoreStop Selling Marketing, Start Proving You’re Best
I’m Erik Huberman, and here’s my take: most sales teams are pitching the wrong thing. Too many people try to persuade prospects that marketing matters. That’s a dead-end conversation. If someone doesn’t see the value of marketing, they are not a fit. The real job is different. The goal isn’t to sell the idea of…
Read MoreChina’s private fund assets hit record as quant managers surge
2,348 private funds, with 928.7 billion yuan in combined registered assets, were registered in April Published Sat, May 30, 2026 · 04:30 PM CHINA’S private fund industry grew to a record 23.5 trillion yuan (S$4.4 trillion) at the end of April, as quantitative managers gained market share and the ranks of large firms expanded rapidly,…
Read MoreChina’s rise in drug development looms over US
China’s ascendence as a drug development powerhouse could threaten US biotechnology [NEW JERSEY] For decades, an annual gathering of oncologists has featured drug trials that were run mainly at American and European hospitals. But at this year’s meeting, which is being held in Chicago this weekend, the signs are everywhere of China’s ascendance as a…
Read MoreTrump announces plans to transfer Kennedy Center operations to Congress after judge order removal of his name from facility
President Trump declared Friday that he has “no interest in continuing” to oversee operations and renovations at the Kennedy Center – and will move to transfer those responsibilities to Congress – after a federal judge ordered his name to be removed from the performing arts venue. “Shockingly, a Judge appointed by Barack Hussein Obama, Christopher…
Read More6 reasons the smartest founders treat cash like oxygen
Most founders say they understand cash flow. Fewer actually feel it in their bones until something breaks. Usually it happens after a strong month of growth, a delayed customer payment, or a hiring decision that looked reasonable in a spreadsheet but suddenly feels dangerous in real life. That is the moment many entrepreneurs realize revenue…
Read More8 questions every founder should ask before adding their next leader
One of the hardest moments in building a company happens right after growth starts working. Revenue climbs, customers multiply, your calendar turns into controlled chaos, and suddenly the team that got you here cannot realistically get you to the next stage. That is usually when founders start thinking about leadership hires. The problem is that…
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