Why Singapore Needs More Women Business Leaders

5 Sep 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
In 2013, just 8.3% of women held directorships on boards of Singapore-listed companies, if studies by Diversity Task Force are anything to go by. Even though the percentage has been rising steadily from 5.8% in 2009, the numbers are still low when taken in a global context. According to GMI Ratings, ...
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Is The Straits Trading Company Limited Busy At Work Creating Shareholder Value Again?

27 Aug 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Just yesterday, local newswire The Business Times reported that The Straits Trading Company Limited (SGX: S20) is believed to be involved in “advanced discussions” to offload its Straits Trading Building, a 999-year leasehold office tower located at 9 Battery Road. According to the report, the discussions ...
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What Fools Have Been Reading

8 Aug 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Hey Fools! It’s the end of the first week of August, so it might be a great time to look back on the top stories on The Motley Fool Singapore for the month of July. Without further ado, here’s the top 5: 1. What Has Gone Wrong With The Singapore Market Depending on your timeframe and how you’re looking ...
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What Investors Need To Know About ARA Asset Management Limited’s Latest Earnings Release

5 Aug 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
ARA Asset Management Limited (SGX: D1R), an Asian real estate fund management company, released its second quarter results on Monday. The firm manages real estate investment trusts and private real estate funds, and provides real estate management and corporate finance advisory services. Some of the ...
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3 Shares That Beat the Market Today

5 Aug 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Although we don’t believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on changes – just in case they’re material to our investing thesis. The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) has managed to gain 0.3% to 3,327 points with just 10 out of its 30 constituents ending ...
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Would Peter Lynch Buy ARA Asset Management?

25 Jul 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
If share price growth was Peter Lynch’s only consideration, then before you have even finished saying ARA Asset Management (SGX: D1R), the canny fund manager could already have snapped up shares in the company. After all, ARA Asset Management has delivered a total annual return of nearly 30% since 2008. ...
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Best of the Fool: Top 3 Stories of the Week

19 Jul 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Here are three of the most popular articles at The Motley Fool Singapore this week. 1. This Investing Master Could Help Us Find Our Next Winning Stock Warren Buffett is one investing master that has famously not written any book himself on how he invests. But fortunately for the investing crowd, there ...
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3 Sturdy Shares That Have Excelled

15 Jul 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
In investing terms, a “sturdy” share for me is one that has a rock-solid balance sheet which is flush with cash and has little or no debt. A strong balance sheet can go a long way in helping a company tide over rough economic climates and can even provide firepower for a company to make value-accretive ...
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3 Dividend Growth Shares with Above-Average Yields

25 Jun 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
In Singapore, when the term ‘market average’ is used, it generally refers to the fundamentals of the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), which is in turn an aggregation of the financials and figures of the 30 blue-chip shares that make up the index. For an investor wanting to get an ‘average’ yield that’s ...
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Is One Of Singapore's Oldest Company Set For A Rebound?

19 Jun 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Straits Trading Company (SGX: S20), one of the oldest company listed on the Singapore exchange, has been trading near its 52 week low in recent days. The company is majority owned by the Tecity Group, which is part of the late Tan Sri Tan Chin Tuan’s empire. The company today can be considered a conglomerate. ...
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