Temasek unit issues $500m PE bonds in Singapore

22 Jun 2016 - DealStreetAsia
A unit of Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings issued on Wednesday $510 million worth of bonds backed by cash flows from 34 private equity funds. The bonds, which were subscribed more than eight times, were aimed at tapping investors in private equity beyond the traditional base of a select group ...

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2 Companies With Insiders Putting Their Money Where Their Mouth Is

22 Jun 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
One of the more commonly used strategies by investors is to follow insider transactions. That’s something even the legendary super investor Peter Lynch did. In his book One Up on Wall Street, Lynch shared investing checklists that he had used and one of the criteria was this: “Whether insiders are buying ...
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Is This The Start Of Singapore Post Limited’s Restructuring?

22 Jun 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
And yet another senior member of Singapore Post Limited’s (SGX: S08) management team has decided to leave. Yesterday evening, the logistics and postal services company announced that its chief operating officer, Dr. Sascha Hower, has resigned to pursue new opportunities overseas. Hower’s resignation ...
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More than half of temps in Singapore have more than 10 years of experience: survey

22 Jun 2016 - Singapore Business Review
Communication skills have become a major requirement. More companies are hopping into the bandwagon of temporary working, as a Page Personnel survey found out that contracting professionals with specialised skills, higher education and more years of experience are increasingly the norm in Singapore’s ...

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Which Singapore stocks will be most impacted by a Brexit?

22 Jun 2016 - Singapore Business Review
Forex woes may impact earnings. Singapore stocks with significant exposure to the UK run the risk earnings cuts if Britain votes to leave the European Union. A report by UOB Kay Hian noted that forex volatility may impact the revenues of blue chips including ComfortDelGro, City Developments, and will ...

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Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.41%

22 Jun 2016 - Singapore Business Review
Find out who the biggest losers were. According to KGI Fraser, Asian markets closed mostly higher on Tuesday. Japan (Nikkei 225 +1.3%) and Taiwan (TAIEX +0.7%) in North Asia extended their rally, while emerging markets in South East Asia (Thailand’s SET +0.6%, Malaysia’s KLCI +0.2% and Indonesia’s JCI ...
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Chart of the Day: Singapore's overall M&A value down 10% in to US$25.8 billion in H1

22 Jun 2016 - Singapore Business Review
Domestic M&A activity also hit a 3-year low. Deal making activity in Singapore slowed down in the first half of 2016, data from Thomson Reuters show. The value of announced mergers & acquisitions dropped by 10% to US$25.8 billion in the first half, comapred to US$28.7 billion in the same period last ...

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Double whammy for SingPost as rising competition coincides with leadership shake-up

22 Jun 2016 - Singapore Business Review
Three senior execs have resigned this year. The Postman is definitely having a good year as competition has begun to intensify in the logistics market, while simultaneously losing key personnel from the top of its leadership hierarchy. According to a report by Maybank Kim Eng, just recently, its COO ...
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These 12 Singapore Companies Are Value Stocks, According to the FTSE Value-Stocks ASEAN Index

22 Jun 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
There are 12 Singapore-listed stocks which are in the FTSE Value-Stocks ASEAN Index. The objective of the index is to identify quality and overlooked value stocks that are listed in ASEAN stock exchanges. The index vets stocks using a proprietary value screening process which includes valuation, quality, ...
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7 Quick Things Investors Should Learn About Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd

22 Jun 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (SGX: S63) is one of the cool companies in Singapore that shares webcasts and/or transcripts of their earnings presentations and conference calls. There may be useful and important information that investors can learn from the webcasts and transcripts. A month ago, ...
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