The Real Risks In Investing

25 Jan 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Does the stock market feel like a particularly risky place to be in right now? I can’t know for sure, but my logical guess for the answer that most investors will give is “Yes!” After all, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) is sitting on a 27% decline from a 52-week high at its current level of 2,586 ...
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Global Logistic Properties Ltd Leads the Market Lower for the Week

24 Jan 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
This week, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) had shed 54 points, or 2%, to end Friday at 2,577. Of the 30 index components, 16 ended the week with loses, three were unchanged, while the rest finished in positive territory. The biggest loser in the Straits Times Index for the week was Global Logistic ...
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The Week In Numbers: Wobbly Wednesday

22 Jan 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The price of a barrel of oil fell below US$27 this week. The last time that happened was in 2003. The market is concerned that producers collectively pump between one and two million barrels daily in excess of demand. Until supply and demand are brought back into sync, oil prices could continue to be ...
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Forget Sete Brasil: There’s an even bigger cancellation storm ahead for rig builders

20 Jan 2016 - Singapore Business Review
Both companies face up to $1b in write-downs. While corruption-riddled Sete Brasil’s fate hangs in the balance, Singapore’s two biggest rig builders should also brace for a wave of contract cancellations from its other large customers. A report by Maybank Kim Eng highlighted that both Keppel Corporation ...
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3 Things You Need To Know About the Singapore Stock Market Today

20 Jan 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Welcome to Wednesday evening! Here are three things about Singapore’s stock market and investing in general that you might want to look at today and over the week. 1. It is earnings season again! Here are some of the earnings results that my colleagues have covered this week: CapitaLand Commercial Trust ...
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Is It Wise For Sembcorp Industries Limited To Take Sembcorp Marine Ltd Private?

20 Jan 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Yesterday, the Business Times reported that the conglomerate Sembcorp Industries Limited (SGX: U96) may have intentions to take its majority-owned offshore & marine arm, Sembcorp Marine Ltd (SGX: S51), private. Both companies are listed and as of 6 March 2015, Sembcorp Industries owns 61% of Sembcorp ...
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Singapore's Sembcorp Industries may inject funds or buy full control of SembMarine

19 Jan 2016 - DealStreetAsia
Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries Ltd may inject funds into Sembcorp Marine Ltd or buy full control of the drilling rig builder to replenish finances strained by a collapse in oil prices, people familiar with the matter said. Sembcorp Industries – almost half-owned by state investor Temasek Holdings Pte ...
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1 Hidden Great Advantage For Investors That Falling Stocks Bring

19 Jan 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
It isn’t fun to see your stocks fall. And boy, have they fallen in Singapore. Since hitting a 2015-peak last April, Singapore’s market bellwether, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), is currently down by 27%. Over the same period, some blue chip stocks – the 30 companies that make up the Straits Times ...
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3 Things You Need To Know About the Singapore Stock Market Today

18 Jan 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Welcome to Monday! Here are three things about Singapore’s stock market and investing in general that you might want to look at today and over the week. 1. There are more than 700 stocks listed in Singapore. How can we know which are the better companies? This is where my colleague Lawrence Nga may be ...
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Will Sembcorp Marine get privatised as headwinds mount?

18 Jan 2016 - Singapore Business Review
It’s a possibility, analysts say. There is a likelihood that Sembcorp Marine might get privatised as it faces the worst oil price downturn in its history, according to a report by Maybank Kim Eng. Maybank Kim Eng hazards that if conditions deteriorate further, SMM may require additional funding to sustain ...
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