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Open this photo in gallery:U.S. and Saudi flags flutter along a highway in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 12.Hamad I Mohammed/ReutersWhen U.S. President Donald Trump lands in Riyadh on Tuesday, he will be greeted with opulent ceremonies, gilded palaces and the prospect of $1-trillion in investments. But the raging war in Gaza has denied him one goal he has long craved: Saudi-Israel normalization.Behind the scenes, U.S. officials are quietly pressing Israel to agree to an immediate ceasefire in Gaza – one of Saudi Arabia’s preconditions for any restart of normalization...

Jesse Sasomsup is the founder and president of Earnest Homes, a Los Angeles-based residential property driven by technology. getty ​In the multifaceted world of real estate investment, understanding the distinct yet complementary roles of property managers and asset managers is crucial for optimizing returns and ensuring the longevity of your investments. While both positions are integral to property oversight, they serve different functions that cater to various aspects of property management and financial strategy. For investors aiming to maximize their real estate portfolio's performance, a comprehensive grasp of these roles...

Dalton Investments’ co-founder James Rosenwald said he wants to avoid a proxy fight with Fuji Media Holdings, and called on the Japanese broadcaster to negotiate a settlement. Dalton is proposing 12 candidates to Fuji Media’s board, including SBI Holdings’ outspoken Chairman Yoshitaka Kitao. It is also demanding the media group, which is grappling with a sexual assault scandal, spin off its real estate business, unwind cross shareholdings and push through corporate governance reform. In an interview, Rosenwald said he hoped Fuji TV President Kenji Shimizu would engage in talks before...

SINGAPORE – Senior Minister of State Low Yen Ling and Temasek have warned the public about an investment scam tied to a doctored photo of her, a sham app and a WeChat group, all purportedly promoting wealth management products in China.In the doctored photo, Ms Low is seen at a ceremony for signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between two fictitious organisations – a Chinese commerce chamber and an asset management company named Taibai.The photo was misused on a China app, also called Taibai, and a group on messaging app...

SINGAPORE - Singapore and Asean investors keen to jump into Australia’s housing market have typically favoured brick-and-mortar investment properties – but private real estate credit funds are gaining traction as an alternative avenue. Mr Alan Greenstein, chief executive officer of Australia’s non-bank lender Zagga, told The Straits Times that strong demand for Australian real estate private credit is seen from institutional investors, family offices and wealth managers across South-east Asia.Unlike investors in Japan or South Korea, those in Singapore and neighbouring countries are more familiar with Australia and have deep...

The scale of makes it clear that the company is preparing for a future where technology drives growth across all business areas. However, such a bold approach also brings risks. Spending too much without seeing immediate returns could hurt earnings, disappoint shareholders, or even slow down other parts of the business. Nevertheless, the long-term opportunity is enormous. AI could help Amazon unlock new revenue streams, improve its core services, and create new business models that weren’t possible before. The stock price, therefore, will likely continue to reflect this balance between short-term financial...

Fund flows - meaning sales of products - in March were “surprisingly resilient.” As a variety of large brokerage firms, including LPL Financial, Charles Schwab & Edward Jones, revamp this year to give financial advisors easier access to sales of alternative investments, investment managers reported that March sales of these products were booming. Money managers such as KKR & Co. Inc. and Blackstone Inc. have long targeted sophisticated institutional investors to sell high risk, high reward investments, from hedge funds to private real estate and credit deals. Over the past...

SINGAPORE – After cyber-security firm CyberSafe chose to set up its security operations control room in Brunei in October 2024, it was up and running in five months instead of an anticipated eight-month timeline.Costs came in at 60 per cent of a similar set-up in Singapore, thanks to lower rent and wage costs. The firm is one of a rising number of Singapore companies looking to invest in Brunei, since the country in 2021 started to diversify its economic reliance on its traditional oil and energy resources. Close to 10...

Aggregate Sale Price: $70.5 million from the sale of two industrial and two retail properties in Canada. Debt to Gross Book Value: 39.2% at March 31, down from 40.2% at December 31. Net Asset Value per Unit: $13.76 at March 31, compared to $13.75 at December 31. Occupancy Rate: 89.1% at March 31, slightly down from 89.2% at December 31. Leasing Activity: New 80,000 sq ft lease in Minnesota and a 99,000 sq ft seven-year renewal in Arizona. Renewal Increase: 4% weighted average increase on 123,000 sq ft of renewals....

Lyon Investments has raised the offer price for Sinarmas Land shares to S$0.375 a share from S$0.31 a share, in an announcement on Saturday (May 10).The closing date has been extended to 5.30 pm on May 29.The revised offer price represents an increase of 21 per cent or S$0.065 over the initial offer price, and is higher than the highest closing price of Sinarmas Land shares for more than six years. The offeror, Lyon Investments, held about 70.3 per cent of the total number of issued shares in Sinarmas Land...