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Jenny Lee Turned Granite Asia Into a Multi-Asset Platform. Penang Will Test Its Industrial Thesis

Jenny Lee has placed cross-border sourcing, operational networks, flexible capital and long relationships with Asian technology founders at the centre of the strategy. The next phase will test capital discipline, execution and durability across Asia.

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Helen Wong Handed OCBC to a New CEO With a Wealth-Led Franchise. The Strategy Must Survive Its Architect

Helen Wong has placed banking, Bank of Singapore, Great Eastern insurance, asset management and a regional franchise spanning Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Greater China at the centre of the strategy. The next phase will test capital discipline, execution and durability across Asia.

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Josephine Teo Built Singapore's Agentic-AI Rulebook. Adoption Must Reach Smaller Firms

Josephine Teo has placed digital public infrastructure, model governance, skills programmes, cloud capacity and a policy regime designed to attract international technology investment at the centre of the strategy. The next phase will test capital discipline, execution and durability across Asia.

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Min-Liang Tan Is Spending More Than $600 Million on AI for Gaming. Developers Must Become Razer Customers

Razer’s distribution comes from gamers, not enterprise software buyers. Min-Liang Tan’s AI strategy will work if studios adopt its tools because they improve quality and testing, rather than because generative features add another slogan to devices.

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Shou Zi Chew Kept TikTok in America. Now He Has to Run a Global Platform Through National Borders

Shou Zi Chew survived TikTok’s American divestiture crisis. The settlement now forces him to govern one product through separate systems of ownership, algorithms, safety and regulation.

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Tan Su Shan Inherited DBS at Its Peak. Now She Has to Prove the Franchise Is Bigger Than the Rate Cycle

Tan Su Shan did not inherit a bank in need of rescue. She inherited one at its peak—and must now show that deposits, wealth, technology and regional connectivity can outlast the rate windfall.

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FigureAsia AI & Capital Assembly

Investors, technology leaders and public institutions examine the balance sheets, infrastructure and governance behind Asia’s artificial-intelligence economy.

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Noubar Afeyan Is Exporting Flagship’s Venture Factory to Sovereign Health Systems

Flagship Pioneering is extending its venture-creation model through Saudi, Singaporean and British institutions. Noubar Afeyan must convert privileged data and regulatory access into investable companies without compromising privacy, ownership or speed.

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Tan Su Shan Has Replaced Rate Income With Wealth Fees at DBS. The Mix Must Survive a Risk Shock

Tan Su Shan has placed record wealth-management performance, transaction-service fees, treasury customer sales and deposit growth at the centre of the strategy. The next phase will test capital discipline, execution and durability across Asia.

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Anthony Tan Put Autonomous Rides on Grab’s Network. Commercial Service Must Strengthen the Driver Economy

Grab enters autonomous mobility with regulatory relationships, demand data and a vast driver network. Anthony Tan’s advantage will disappear if the company treats those drivers as a transitional cost instead of part of the operating system.

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Loh Boon Chye Made SGX a Multi-Asset Exchange. Singapore’s Equity Market Still Needs More Depth

Loh Boon Chye’s multi-asset strategy has made SGX more resilient and profitable. The unresolved test is whether Singapore can attract more listings, improve liquidity and broaden participation in its own equity market.

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Ong Ye Kung’s S$2.5 Billion Research Bet Must Connect to Healthier SG

Singapore is committing S$2.5 billion to translational and clinical research while expanding Healthier SG and ageing capacity. Ong Ye Kung must link discovery, primary-care incentives and measurable reductions in hospital demand.

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Goh Choon Phong Has Restored Singapore Airlines’ Earnings. Air India Will Test His Reach

Singapore Airlines has regained operating strength. Goh Choon Phong must now manage Air India exposure, premium investment and network risk without diluting the carrier’s standards.