‼️ Billionaire Low Tuck Kwong is in talks to sell a controlling stake in Indonesia’s $28 billion coal miner PT Bayan Resources to a consortium led by rival tycoon Andi Syamsuddin Arsyad, or Haji Isam, in a deal that could rank among the country’s largest coal transactions. Low owns 40% of Bayan, while his daughter holds another 22%.
‼️ 🧠 Rogo Technologies Inc., an AI startup whose clients include some of the world’s largest investment banks, is doubling down on Asia by making Singapore the hub of its APAC expansion and opening a new office there while also recruiting in Tokyo and Sydney. The platform, which gained traction by automating much of the grunt work traditionally done by junior bankers—such as spreadsheet and slide preparation—is now broadening its scope to tackle additional areas across banking operations. With plans to grow its regional headcount to 150–200 by the end of next year, Rogo is betting that more Asian financial firms are ready to embed AI deeper into their workflows, a move supported by Singapore’s top ranking on the IMF’s AI Preparedness Index and the fact that 64% of its financial institutions are already actively deploying AI across key business functions.
‼️ 🇯🇵 Australian Retirement Trust, Australia’s second-largest pension fund with about A$370 billion ($265 billion) under management, has built its largest yen overweight in years, betting markets are underpricing further Bank of Japan rate hikes. The fund added to the position over the past six months as the currency weakened toward ¥160 per dollar, taking a contrarian bullish stance while many investors remain positioned to sell the yen.