The strategic alignment between BlackRock and the sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) marks a defining moment in global finance, signaling a robust collaboration aimed at capitalizing on the dynamic growth trajectories of Asian markets, particularly India and China. As the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, with its colossal presence and […]

The launch of the Further x 3iQ Alpha Digital fund marks a pivotal moment in the institutionalization of the digital asset space, demonstrating a powerful collaboration that bridges Western regulatory infrastructure with burgeoning Middle Eastern capital markets. Canadian digital asset investment manager 3iQ and its counterpart from the United Arab Emirates, Further Asset Management, have […]

Moore Threads Technology Co., a leading Chinese artificial intelligence chipmaker, experienced a spectacular trading debut on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s STAR Market on Friday, with shares soaring as much as 502% after raising 8 billion yuan ($1.13 billion) in what has become the year’s second-largest onshore initial public offering. The extraordinary first-day performance, if sustained, […]

In a significant development for the global water technology sector, Mubadala Investment Company and Glenwood Private Equity have successfully concluded their co-investment in NanoH2O Co., Ltd., marking a strategic entry into the rapidly expanding desalination market. The transaction, which received all necessary regulatory approvals and met closing conditions in early December 2025, positions the newly […]

The European Union’s Reflection Group on Mobilising Climate Resilience Financing has presented a comprehensive roadmap to Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, emphasizing the urgent need for collective action to strengthen the bloc’s resilience against mounting climate-related risks. The report comes at a critical juncture as weather- and climate-related extremes caused estimated losses of €208 billion between 2021 […]

Intel Corporation’s chief executive Lip-Bu Tan made a significant homecoming to Malaysia on December 1, meeting with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Minister of Digital Gobind Singh Deo as the American chipmaker announced an additional RM860 million (US$208 million) investment to strengthen its assembly and testing operations in the Southeast Asian nation. The […]

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) commenced trading on December 1, 2025, with a visible hesitation that saw the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index open to a modest decline of around 0.2 per cent. This subdued start was far more than a simple reaction to global cues; it was a consequence of a twin shock that immediately […]

The race to dominate electric vehicle battery technology has intensified significantly in 2025, with traditional automakers scrambling to match the pace set by Chinese competitors like BYD. In this fiercely competitive landscape, Hyundai Motor Group has taken a decisive step forward by celebrating the topping-out ceremony for its Future Mobility Battery Campus in Anseong, Korea […]

The artificial intelligence infrastructure landscape is experiencing a seismic shift as Meta Platforms enters discussions with Google to spend billions of dollars on the Alphabet-owned company’s custom-designed tensor processing units for deployment in its data centers beginning in 2027. This strategic move represents Google’s most aggressive challenge yet to Nvidia’s near-monopolistic grip on AI hardware, […]

The global venture capital landscape demonstrated remarkable resilience in the third quarter of 2025, with total investment climbing from $112.4 billion in Q2 to $120.7 billion in Q3, according to the latest Venture Pulse report from KPMG Private Enterprise. This marks the fourth consecutive quarter of robust investment activity, a milestone not seen since the […]