Singapore’s Best Conglomerates

4 Dec 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
In Japan they are called keiretsu. In Korea they are called chaebol. In Hong Kong they are known as Hongs. But the general term for these types of companies is a conglomerate. Conglomerates are essentially corporations that are made up of apparently unrelated businesses. At one time these jigsaw-like companies ...
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Should I Buy Blue Chips At 52-Week Highs?

23 Nov 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Something quite exciting is happening in the Singapore market. Despite all the talk of doom and gloom in the global economy, a preponderance of shares has recently been hitting 52-week highs. A quick trawl of the Singapore market reveals a plethora of shares that are within 10% of their 52-week highs. ...
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Sembcorp Industries Powering Ahead

12 Nov 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Sembcorp Industries Limited (SGX: U96), a conglomerate with businesses in utilities, marine and urban development, powered ahead with sterling growth in revenue and net profit for the nine months of 2013 (9M 2013). Its marine business is listed in Singapore Exchange as Sembcorp Marine Limited (SGX: ...
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One Key To Diversification Investors Might Have Overlooked

12 Nov 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
In a recent article by Singapore Exchange’s My Gateway investor-education service, they mentioned that the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) is “well diversified with companies operating a wide range of businesses to an extensive range of customers across the region.” That’s true to an extent. The index’s ...
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SembCorp Marine’s S$1.66b Quarter

6 Nov 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Marine engineering firm Sembcorp Marine (SGX: S51) announced its third quarter earnings yesterday evening and posted great jumps in revenue and profits. The company, a majority-owned subsidiary of fellow Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) constituent Sembcorp Industries (SGX: U96), earns its keep mainly ...
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Water Is The Gift-Of-Life For SembCorp Industries

18 Oct 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
SembCorp Industries (SGX: U96) announced that it will build, own, and operate a total water management plant to support a coal-to-diesel project in Wangqiao Industrial Park located in Changzhi city in China’s Shanxi province. The plant aims to achieve “zero liquid discharge”, where there is no discharge ...
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Understanding Corporate Actions

16 Oct 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
When we buy shares over the long run, we hope to not only make capital gains but earn dividends from our investments too. The act of paying out profits to shareholders is a type of corporate action that affects the securities (equity or debt) issued by the company. Corporate action events are an integral ...
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The Singapore Market This Week

12 Oct 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) closed at 3,179 points at the end of a busy trading week. It gained 42 points or 1.3%. According to Bloomberg, the historical PE ratio of STI stands at 13.1 with a market capitalisation of S$518.25 billion. Sembcorp Industries Limited (SGX: U96) announced this week ...
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Royal Win For SembCorp Marine

10 Oct 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Marine engineering firm SembCorp Marine (SGX: S51), which is majority-owned by Sembcorp Industries (SGX: U96), announced that it has won a contract to upgrade Princess Cruises’ passenger ship Diamond Princess. Princess Cruises, from the USA, is part of the Carnival Corporation, a global cruise company ...
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That Eternal Debate: Fundamental Analysis vs. Technical Analysis

2 Oct 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
For those who are a tad more observant, you might realise there are quite a few questions around our daily life that might spark eternal debates. Star Wars or Star Trek? Manchester United or Liverpool? Batman or Superman? Cats or Dogs? And in what might be the fiercest debate of all time… chili crab ...
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