21 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Frasers Commercial Trust (SGX: ND8U) released its full-year results yesterday after the market closed. The real estate investment trust owns a portfolio comprised of five commercial real estate properties in Singapore and Australia. It is sponsored and managed by Frasers Centrepoint Limited (SGX: TQ5). ...
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20 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The price of oil was once seen as a one-way bet. On the face of it, the view seemed quite plausible. After all, oil is a finite resource, which means that once it’s gone, it’s gone. Additionally, since most of the easy-to-reach oil has already been extracted, the stuff that remains under the ground could ...
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20 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Telecommunications provider M1 Ltd (SGX: B2F) reported its third quarter earnings on 16 October 2014 after the market closed. M1 is one of the smaller players in Singapore’s telco industry behind Starhub (SGX: CC3) and SingTel (SGX: Z74). You can learn more about the company here. For the quarter that ...
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17 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
I was just reading through some of the news regarding Singapore’s property market this week and something struck me. Some of the headlines are below – see if you can find a common thread: 1. “Stalemate in Singapore property, buyers and sellers holding out for better price” 2. “Singapore Condo Builders ...
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17 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Welcome to the middle of Friday! Here are three things you might want to look at today (and over the weekend) about Singapore’s share market. 1. The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) is up slightly by 0.07% at 3,157 points as of the time of writing (1:50pm, 17 October 2014). It’s a fair day for the markets, ...
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16 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
On Tuesday, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released its Monetary Policy Statement and announced that it would be maintaining its “policy of a modest and gradual appreciation of the S$NEER [S$ Nominal Effect Exchange Rate] policy band.” This policy has remained unchanged since April 2012 and ...
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14 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
There’s a common saying that leverage is a double-edged sword. When times are good, leverage can help a company boost its returns. However, when times are bad, leverage can be deadly. There have been discussions about whether interest rates would rise in the future and that’s an important topic to think ...
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13 Oct 2014 - Singapore Business Review
It’s now easier to open bank accounts for WP applicants. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and DBS will launch a one-stop process for Work Permit applicants to open a POSB salary crediting account as part of the WP application process. Employers and WP applicants who take up this option will no longer need ...
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13 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
With many major share market indexes around the world slumping over the past week – the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) in Singapore was relatively well-buffered with a weekly decline of just 1.0% – many investors are worried that the drop will continue and eventually form a major stock market correction ...
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13 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Alright! You have found a company to invest in and you are excited. You have done your research and are quite confident you will profit from investing in this company. But before you click that “buy” button, there’s one really important question you need to ask: Can it beat Singapore’s market barometer, ...
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