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DFI Retail Group hikes dividend payout ratio to 70% in three-year plan
The group is targeting a compound annual growth rate of 11 to 15% for its underlying profit DFI Retail Group has unveiled a three-year…
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Bukit Sembawang Estates a ‘potential dividend powerhouse’: DBS
Bukit Sembawang Estates has been identified as a “potential dividend powerhouse” by DBS Group Research, which sees the possibility of a…
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JPMorgan sees DBS at S$70 in a year’s time; with potential S$3.30 dividend for years
As Singapore’s financial sector evolves, DBS could get “unjustifiably expensive”, and UOB may face volatility over the next six months,…
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SIA profit drops 82% to S$52 million in Q2; declares S$900 million special dividend package
The group attributes the decline in earnings to losses by its associate Air India, which are not included in previous year’s results…
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ST Engineering shares jump as much as 4.1% on revenue increase, special dividend
Shares of ST Engineering jumped as much as 4.1 per cent on Thursday (Nov 13) after an increase in its nine-month revenue. The counter…
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What to know about Trump's plan to give Americans a $2,000 tariff dividend
President Donald Trump boasts that his tariffs protect American industries, lure factories to the United States, raise money for the…
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Raffles Education jumps 19% on debt conversion, special dividend plan
Shares of Raffles Education surged over 19 per cent on Friday (Oct 31) morning after the company announced a debt conversion plan. It…
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Australia’s central bank swings to A$11 billion profit, again skips paying dividend to government
The RBA’s equity position improves, led by valuation gains on its gold holdings Australia’s central bank swung to an accounting profit…
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DBS rally still has legs; it could scale new heights of over S$57 on robust dividend moves
It’s committed to S$0.24 annual core dividend step-up; while OCBC, UOB remain on payout ratios pegged to earnings, which could fluctuate…
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BOC Aviation net profit drops 26% to US$342 million; interim dividend at US$0.1476 per share
Asian aircraft leasing giant BOC Aviation posted a 26 per cent drop in net profit for the first half of 2025, though the number was…
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Investors chase CNMC Goldmine to new high on record profit, trebled dividend
Shares of CNMC Goldmine soared more than 10 per cent on Friday (Aug 15) afternoonafter the gold producer posted record first-half earnings…
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StarHub H1 profit falls 41.7% to S$47.9 million; dividend of S$0.03 per share declared
Telco StarHub on Thursday (Aug 14) reported a net profit of S$47.9 million for the first half ended Jun 30, 2025, sliding 41.7 per cent…
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Food Empire reports net loss of US$1.5 million, declares first-ever interim dividend of S$0.03
Food Empire reported a net loss of US$1.5 million for the first half-year ended Jun 30, the group said in a bourse filing on Wednesday…
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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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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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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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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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A Trump DOGE Dividend Could Raise Inflation
DealBook’s Lauren Hirsch is in Miami Beach at the FII Priority conference, where President Trump floated the idea of sending Americans a…
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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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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…