TNGlobal Staff

Singapore Central Bank’s Chief sees sustainability of AI investment boom a key risk for financial market

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Managing Director Chia Der Jiun said Tuesday that he sees the sustainability of the artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom as one major uncertainty for financial markets and financial stability.

AutomationSG launches TIA-Ready framework for trusted industrial artificial intelligence

AutomationSG, a professional trade association in Singapore representing companies and professionals in the automation, internet-of-things (IoT), and robotics sectors, has on Wednesday launched the Trusted Industrial AI Ready (TIA-Ready) Framework.

Singapore establishes taskforce to strengthen cyber and technology resilience against AI-driven threats

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) announced Tuesday the establishment of the AI-Driven Cyber and Technology Risk Taskforce (ACT), an industry-wide initiative to strengthen collective cyber and technology resilience in response to the emerging risks posed by frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models.…

Malaysia’s Sime Darby Property sets up $640M green Sukuk program for data centers

Malaysia-based Sime Darby Property NEV (Holdings) Sdn. Bhd, a member of Sime Darby Property Berhad’s New Economy Venture (NEV) platform, has established a Sukuk Program of up to MYR 2.60 billion ($640 million) to finance the development of build-to-suit-to-lease data centers, and industrial and logistics assets.

Singapore crypto payments firm Triple-A says own digital assets hit by unauthorized access

Singapore-based digital payments firm Triple-A said on Monday that it had detected unauthorized access to wallets containing the company's own digital assets, but stressed that customer funds were not affected and all services had returned to normal.

Singapore’s Psalion launches $50M fund for next wave of blockchain adoption

Singapore digital asset firm Psalion announced Monday the launch of its third and largest venture fund to date, a $50 million vehicle aimed at the next wave of blockchain adoption.

Maybank sees Singtel as a long-term beneficiary of Physical AI in ASEAN

Maybank Investment Bank said Monday that it sees Singapore's largest mobile network operator a communications technology group Singtel as a long-term beneficiary of Physical AI in ASEAN, while its data centers, GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) offering and connectivity assets position it well to capture near-term growth from digital artificial intelligence (AI).

ASEAN+3 growth forecast raised on stronger AI demand – AMRO

ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said Monday it is projecting the ASEAN+3 region to grow by 4.1 percent in 2026, up from its June forecast of 4 percent, reflects sustained momentum in the region’s technology sector, particularly robust demand for semiconductors and other artificial intelligence (AI)-related products.

Danantara acquires controlling stakes in four state-owned investment managers

PT Danantara Asset Management (DAM) has officially signed a share purchase agreement (SPA) for shares in PT Mandiri Manajemen Investasi (MMI), PT BRI Manajemen Investasi (BRI MI), PT BNI Asset Management (BNI AM), and PT PNM Investment Management (PNM IM) on Wednesday.

Singapore’s GIC achieves annualized USD nominal rate of return of 5.6 pct over 20-year period; focuses on AI investment

Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC portfolio achieved an annualized USD nominal rate of return of 5.6 percent over the 20-year period that ended on March 31, 2026.