Family businesses

Tata tussle sparks tremors from Singapore to Solihull

Noel Tata, the chairman of Tata Trusts, has a battle on his hands as many predict that the conglomerate could break up.

Hao Open Foods to open up to 120 BHC Chicken outlets in Vietnam

Dining Brands, formerly known as BHC Inc, is headquartered at Lotte World Tower and is a major multi-restaurant company based in Seoul, South Korea.

Inside the 24 hours that laid bare Tata’s brutal power struggle

Natarajan Chandrasekaran, known as Chandra, had helmed the closely held company for a decade, and had signalled openness to the idea of taking it public.

Tastemakers

Why fish soup stall owner Low Boon Chuan took a $300,000 gamble on a Bedok coffee shop

Low Boon Chuan at his Lau Ka Kopitiam in Bedok that also houses his Boon Keng Road Fish Head Bee Hoon stall.

Hao Mart-linked company sues OG over forced early exit from Taste Orchard

The former OG Orchard Point building reopened as Taste Orchard in February 2024, with anchor tenant and supermarket chain Eccellente by Hao Mart occupying three levels.

Courting the next generation: How wealth managers are keeping family business assets within the bank

Jerrome Ng (left) and Kenneth Yeow at UOB PriviGen, the bank’s programme for young family members of wealthy clients.

From coffee to cars: Inside the Tata empire as its chairman steps down

Tata Trusts, the group’s charitable arm, owns about 66 per cent of Tata Sons, which controls more than 30 group companies in the Indian conglomerate.

India’s Tata shares extend losses after N. Chandrasekaran resigns

Tata Sons chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran has discussed with close associates the possibility of stepping down.

India’s family offices embrace profit-sharing to attract top talent

The rise in ultra-rich sharing profits with those who manage their money in India shows how the country has become an increasingly competitive market for family office talent.

Prolonged rolling blackouts squeeze small businesses in Kalimantan

Blackouts across parts of Kalimantan have dealt a heavy blow to small businesses.

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