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UOI H1 profit falls 39.1% to S$8.6 million, declares lower dividend of S$0.07 per share
United Overseas Insurance (UOI), the general insurance arm of UOB, posted a 39.1 per cent decline in its net profit for the first half of…
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First Sponsor reports 59.2% jump in H1 earnings to S$19 million, interim dividend of S$0.011 a share
Property developer First Sponsor reported a 59.2 per cent increase in earnings to S$19 million in H1 2025 from S$11.9 million in H1 2024,…
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iFast targets higher dividend payout ratio amid growth across business units
Digital bank and wealth management platform iFast is targeting a payout ratio of between 25 and 30 per cent as profitability improves…
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DFI Retail Group posts 38.9% rise in H1 underlying profit, pays special dividend of US$0.443 a share
Supermarket and retail store operator DFI Retail Group’s underlying profit rose 38.9 per cent to US$105 million for the first half ended…
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Ping An builds HK$180 billion stake in China banks on dividend bet
Ping An Insurance Group, as well as other Chinese insurers, have ramped up investments in the nation’s biggest banks on a bet that the…
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The Black Death’s Economic ‘Dividend’
The week of May 19, 2025: Prosperity & population decline, tariffs, the debt, pharma, and more. Source link
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UK's Thames Water fined £122.7 million over sewage and dividend breaches
Britain’s Thames Water, on the brink of financial collapse, will have to pay a record £122.7 million (S$213.3 million) fine for breaching…
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Boustead shares rise 4.8% to a 4-year high on robust earnings and dividend boost
The company’s shares hit their highest price in a decade as the engineering group saw a 58 per cent increase in net profits Shares of…
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Bukit Sembawang H2 earnings up 13% at S$51.4 million; company proposes higher special dividend
Property developer Bukit Sembawang Estates reported net profit after tax of S$51.4 million for the second half of its financial year…
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Singtel jumps 2.6% on S$0.10 per share dividend, S$2 billion share buyback plan
Company’s shares hit highest price in more than 5 years as telco returned to the black with S$2.8 billion H2 net profit Shares of Singtel…
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Singtel jumps 3.6% on S$0.10 per share dividend, S$2 billion share buyback plan
Company’s shares hit their highest price in more than 5 years as telco returns to the black with S$2.8 billion H2 net profit Shares of…
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ThaiBev Q2 profit down 3.2% at 6.7 billion baht; declares dividend of 0.15 baht per share
Chang beer maker Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) on Friday (May 9) announced that its profit for the second quarter ended Mar 31, 2025, lowered…
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China’s early dividend payouts to help ease yuan’s price swings
Chinese companies listed in Hong Kong are bringing forward dividend payments to the second quarter, a move that may smooth out yuan…
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DFI could offer a special dividend after selling Cold Storage, Giant and other units: CGSI
could potentially issue a special dividend following its divestment its Singapore food business to South-east Asian retail conglomerate…
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Riverstone posts 3.7% Q4 profit rise, proposes special dividend amid semicon recovery
GLOVEMAKER Riverstone posted a 3.7 per cent rise in net profit to RM70 million (S$21.2 million) for the three months ended December 2024,…
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Haw Par posts 5.5% drop in H2 profit; proposes special dividend of S$1 per share
TIGER Balm maker Haw Par Corp’s profit fell 5.5 per cent to S$106.3 million for the six months ended Dec 31, 2024, on the back of higher…
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Analysts raise target prices, dividend estimates on UOB as they get positive on earnings outlook
Maybank forecasts return on equity to increase, thereby driving higher valuations ANALYSTS have raised their target prices for UOB after…
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UOB proposes special dividend, share buyback programme as it unveils long-awaited capital return plans
The bank’s disciplined approach of pursuing long-term growth with stability has served it well, says CEO UOB’s board has announced a S$3…
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PEC receives privatisation proposal of S$0.64 per share and S$0.20 per share via special dividend
ALLIANCE Energy Services is proposing to take engineering company PEC private by way of a scheme of arrangement for S$0.64 per share in…
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Suncorp beats first-half cash earnings consensus estimate, declares special dividend
AUSTRALIAN insurer Suncorp Group reported a 30 per cent rise in its first-half cash earnings on Wednesday, beating consensus estimates, as…
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Analysts raise target prices, dividend estimates on DBS, predicting higher valuation ahead
ANALYSTS raised their target prices for DBS after the lender posted full-year net profit that reached a record high. This was pointing to…
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DBS announces capital return dividend; to pay S$1,000 bonus to all staff except senior managers
DBS has set aside S$32 million to be issued as special one-time bonus of S$1,000 to all staff except senior managers, it said on Monday…
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DBS crosses S$46 for first time to hit new high on strong results and capital return dividend plan
SHARES of DBS rose to a historic level after it announced a capital return dividend of S$0.15 per share per quarter to be paid out over…
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DBS crosses S$46 for first time on strong results, capital return dividend plan
SHARES of DBS rose to a historic level after it announced an additional dividend payout for FY2025 on top of its regular dividends,…