Date: 30 Apr 2024
Price: SGD 36.41
Shares: 415
Total: SGD 15,110.15
In my weekend article, I estimated a yield of 3.70% – 3.85% for the upcoming 6-month T-Bills auction. Well, the auction results are out – 3.74%, towards the lower end of my projected range. However T-Bills demand fell quite a bit to $14.4 billion (vs $16 billion the previous auction). While auction amount ...
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Date: 30 Apr 2024
Price: SGD 36.41
Shares: 100
Total: SGD 3,641
Date: 23 Apr 2024
Price: SGD 0
Shares: 100
Total: SGD 0
So the next 6-month T-Bills auction is on 25 April. After closing as high as 4.07% in late 2023. T-Bills yields then dropped as low as 3.54%. In the most recent auction however, T-Bills closed at 3.75% yield. Bank fixed deposit rates have been steadily declining of late – so at 3.75%, 6-month T-Bills ...
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If you've come across any REIT posts that you think are missing, please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll be more than happy to include them. On the other hand, if you're looking for even more up-to-date information and insights, I highly recommend joining REIT Investing Community or Singapore REITs ...
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As most of you would know. There are only four 1-year T-Bills each year – one every quarter. And the next one is coming up on 18 April – so if you want 1-year T-Bills you really should apply as the next one wouldn’t be for another 3 months. Given expectations over interest rate cuts in 2024/2025. 1-year ...
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Short term interest rates have been very interesting of late. If you recall – in Jan the market was pricing in 6 interest rate cuts in 2024. After this week’s US inflation data however, the market is now only pricing in 2 interest rate cuts in 2024. This has led to a sharp increase in long term interest ...
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Share Tweet LionGlobal came up with this new ETF called the APAC Financials Dividend Plus ETF. The APAC Financial Dividend ETF is the most obvious ETF that should have existed, but no one has come up with it until now. Singapore investors has this idea that the only companies that is worth invested in ...
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I have been somewhat busy in real life lately. So, I have not been producing much content. However, I did manage to make a few videos recently. For those who do not follow me on YouTube, here they are: ------ ------ ------ ------ Just AK talking to himself, of course. ;) To view all my videos and also ...
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In my weekend article, I estimated a yield of 3.75% – 3.85% for the upcoming 6-month T-Bills auction. Well, the auction results are out – 3.75%, on the lower end of my projected range. What is interesting is that the demand for T-Bills continues to soar to record highs. At $16 billion in demand this ...
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Looking back, it has been more than ten years since I had my first taste of business class travel. Back then, I remember that my wife and I had booked a package deal (well, they had the cheapest prices) with a tour agency for our Qatar Airways flights plus a stay at Alila Uluwatu, and they came back ...
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Quite a few of you have been asking for my views on Keppel DC REIT. So I decided to release this FH Premium post to everyone. This FH Premium post was written in early Feb after the FY2023 financial results and tenant default news. However this should give you an idea of my general thought process and ...
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Formed in 1932 from the merger of 3 local banks, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (SGX:O39), or OCBC for short, is the longest established bank in Singapore. It is also the 2nd largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets. The Singapore bank is one of the world’s most highly-rated ...
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Is UOB a Good Stock to Buy? On Friday, 5th April 2024, I took opportunity of the market volatility to buy more of UOB shares. UOB (SGX:U11) is one of the three local banks in Singapore. The other two local banks are OCBC (SGX:O39) and DBS (SGX:D05). Currently, I have both UOB and OCBC in my stock portfolio. ...
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So the next 6-month T-Bills auction is on 11 April. After closing as high as 4.07% in late 2023. T-Bills yields then dropped as low as 3.54%. In the most recent auction however, T-Bills recovered to 3.80%. Bank fixed deposit rates have been steadily declining of late – so at 3.80%, 6-month T-Bills offer ...
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SGD 0.54 (1.49%)
ExDate = 5 Apr 2024
You hold 2,000 shares of this stock.
You will receive SGD 1,080 on 19 Apr 2024.
Share Tweet Here is a safe way to save money that you have no idea when you will need to use or your emergency fund. The 10-yr and 1-yr Singapore Savings Bonds rates since the first issue in Oct 2015 The May 2024’s SSB bonds yield an interest rate of 3.06%/yr for the next ten years. You can apply through ...
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As many of you will know. UOB One Account was one of the best high interest savings accounts before this. As long as you credit your salary into UOB One, and spend $500 on UOB credit cards each month. You could earn up to 5.00% on $100,000. For cash that you could withdraw any time, and basically risk ...
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Time flies and it is time for another quarterly update. Before I start on the update proper, I just want to say a few words about Wilmar International. I received a few comments from readers on Wilmar and they asked if I had any updates on the business. Some would like to know whether it is a good time ...
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Share Tweet By now, many of you would have heard that UOB has reduced the bonus interest rates that you can earn if you bank with them. The revised rates are below: Changes such as this sometimes positively affect us but also could negatively affect us, as in this case. On first inspection, the interest ...
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Date: 1 Apr 2024
Price: SGD 35.95
Shares: 1,000
Total: SGD 36,073.81
The SSB May 2024 issue of Singapore Savings Bonds by the Monetary Authority of Singapore maintained its returns compared to the previous issue. In this latest issue of SSB, the 1-year returns come in at 2.99% whereas the 10-year average return is now 3.06%. On my SSB historical interest rates page (snapshot ...
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SGD 0.54 (1.50%)
ExDate = 5 Apr 2024
You hold 2,000 shares of this stock.
You will receive SGD 1,080 on 19 Apr 2024.
HSBC Bank has a notorious reputation for taking a long time to process transfers of HSBC Reward Points into the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer rewards programme for the air miles needed for flight redemptions. Different sources online have indicated contradicting information regarding the time required ...
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So I was reading this article from Beansprout recently. The article is titled “UOB offers lowest dividend yield amongst local banks. Switch to DBS?” It explains how UOB pays the lowest dividend yield compared to OCBC and DBS bank. And the conclusion was that “Against this backdrop, we would still look ...
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T-Bills yields have been on a roller-coaster ride recently. From as high as 4.07% in September 2023. T-Bills yields then dropped as low as 3.54% in early Feb. Since then – T-Bills yields have started to stabilise around the 3.80% range. From 3.78% the previous auction, up to 3.80% this auction. However ...
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Stock prices of DBS, OCBC and UOB have been rocketing higher! How do I feel? I have mixed feelings, really. I would like to add to my investments in all three banks but not as their stock prices make new highs. What am I doing? Just waiting. I will simply do nothing and collect dividends. Filling up ...
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Operating through its head office in Singapore, and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, United Overseas Bank Limited (SGX:U11), or UOB for short, has a global network of about 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific (194 in Thailand, ...
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Manulife Goal 2024 (I) is a short-term Endowment plan that provides guaranteed returns of 3.16% p.a. at the end of 2 years. If you include the non-guaranteed component, you can earn up to 3.36% p.a. based on the higher illustrated investment rate of return (IIRR) of 3.80% per annum. The non-guaranteed ...
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Being a member of the personal finance community for over a decade, I have always been crying out for an all-in-one personal finance mobile app that can replace manual tracking. Pretty much like a super app in the personal finance domain that can do it all- savings, expenditure tracking, budgeting, discounts ...
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