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Free NewsletterGet the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your InboxStandard Chartered has teamed up with Seviora Capital to launch a multi-manager hedge fund vehicle under its VCC platform.The Signature Select Seviora Titans Absolute Return fund is a sub-fund within the bank’s variable capital company structure.It will invest in hedge fund managers selected by Seviora Capital, part of the Temasek-owned Seviora Group in Singapore.The strategy allocates across multiple managers and sub-strategies to avoid concentration risk.It also gives clients access to capacity-constrained hedge funds at lower minimum investment levels than direct allocations.The launch comes as investors face volatile markets…

Trump warns countries that ’play games’ with US trade deals will face higher tariffs

Corn futures closed out the Monday session with contracts fractionally mixed, as December was a one exception, up 2 cents. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was up 2 1/2 cents at $3.87 1/4 per bu. USDA reported a couple private export sales this morning of 150,000 MT to Mexico and 120,000 MT of corn to unknown destinations, both for 2024/25.NASS Crop Progress data showed 91 of the US corn harvest complete as of November 3. That compares to the 75% 5-year average pace. Export Inspections data showed 779,078 MT (30.67 mbu) of corn shipped in the week that ended on…

Introduction: Trump’s new tariffs kick in at 10%Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.President Donald Trump’s new tariffs have come into effect today at a rate of 10%, after the US supreme court blocked many of his import taxes on Friday.The president signed an executive order last Friday authorising the 10% tariffs just hours after the supreme court ruling. He later threatened to raise the rate to 15%, but did not officially do so by Tuesday 12.01am time in Washington, when the 10% levy came into effect.However, Bloomberg is reporting…

United Insurance Brokers (UIB), a Lloyd’s broker operating internationally, has teamed up with cyber risk analytics provider CyberCube to support its global cyber insurance operations. Under this agreement, UIB will utilise CyberCube’s Broking Manager and Prep Module. The broker indicated that it chose CyberCube’s solutions for their risk quantification capabilities, which offer a data-driven approach to assessing cyber exposures. UIB expects these tools to assist in conveying risks to insurers and refining placement methods across its network. UIB cyber head Dimaggio Rigby said: “The cyber landscape is evolving at pace, and clients increasingly expect brokers to provide clear, quantitative insights.…

Key PointsNetflix stock is down while the business continues to fire on all cylinders.A lot of bad news is priced into Nike shares, even as the business is showing fundamental strength in core products.10 stocks we like better than Netflix ›Stock market volatility is inevitable and can test even the most patient investors. But no matter what happens in the markets, the best companies will keep growing sales and profits — and over time, their share prices tend to follow. That’s why a pullback in the stock of a strong consumer brand can be an opportunity, not a reason to…

Analysis-Indonesia’s fix for market turmoil is turning off investors

Home improvement retailer Home Depot (NYSE:) will report results Tuesday morning. Last quarter, the company matched analysts’ revenue forecasts with $41.35 billion in sales, up 2.8% year over year, but fell short on EBITDA estimates and posted a notable miss on EPS. Analysts expect Home Depot’s revenue to fall 3.9% year over year this quarter, reversing the 14.1% gain it posted in the same quarter a year ago.Key Highlights: The multiyear slowdown in housing has battered home improvement demand. Homeowners are more likely to undertake costly renovations when buying or selling, but high interest rates and elevated home prices have…

In this photo illustration, a Domino’s pizza sits in a take-out box on July 21, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesDomino’s Pizza shares climbed on a Monday after the company posted a better-than-expected quarter and laid out ambitious growth plans. The strong performance came as the pizza chain said it saw higher transactions and better traction among lower-income diners with its value offerings.The pizza chain reported same-store sales growth of 3.7%, better than the 3.1% projected by Wall Street. Revenue of $1.54 billion was also higher than the $1.52 billion estimated by analysts, at a time when…

Cross-chain bridges are the quiet workhorses of crypto. They move capital from one ecosystem to another, chasing higher APYs, better incentives, and fresh narrative momentum. But while most traders focus on yield percentages, the real game is understanding the risk layer beneath the bridge.Because in DeFi, yield doesn’t just come from opportunity.It often comes from risk mispricing.Let’s break it down.The Real Reason People BridgeNobody bridges for fun. They bridge for:Higher farming incentives on new chainsToken emissions boosted by liquidity miningEarly-stage protocols with outsized rewardsArbitrage between liquidity poolsGovernance token airdrop positioningCapital flows where rewards are highest. When liquidity is thin and…