Singapore's NRF awards $30m to CapitaLand, DeClout, Wilmar, YCH to invest in local startups

17 May 2016 - DealStreetAsia
Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF) has given out grants up to S$40 million (around $30 million) to four large local enterprises (LLEs) for investments in startups in the city-state. The firms who will receive S$10 million each to pursue corporate venture investing include listed entity DeClout, ...
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Blue chips, meet startups: CapitaLand, Wilmar clinch $20m venture capital funds

17 May 2016 - Singapore Business Review
Two other firms also received $10m each. Two blue chip companies have been awarded venture capital funds worth $10 million each which will be used to invest in tech startups. The funds were awarded by the National Research Foundation (NRF) under the third installment of the Early Stage Venture Fund programme. ...
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Temasek raises healthcare bets, adds more ADRs of JD.com

17 May 2016 - DealStreetAsia
Temasek Holdings built holdings of US drugmakers and health-care companies in the first quarter as the Singapore investment firm expands bets on industries that will benefit from rising life expectancies and a growing middle class in emerging markets. The state-owned investor bought American depositary ...

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Here’s why there’s still light at the end of the tunnel for Keppel

17 May 2016 - Singapore Business Review
Its net gearing is well below peers’. With the possibility of oil prices bottoming out at the US$20 levels in 1Q16, analysts believe that the market may be overly bearish on Keppel Corp (Keppel). According to a report by KGI Fraser, Keppel’s bond yields <4% and net gearing at 0.6x, which is well below ...
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2 Companies With Insiders Putting Their Money Where Their Mouth Is

17 May 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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3 Things Investors Should Know About The Possible Listing Of Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust

17 May 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Yesterday, Frasers Centrepoint Ltd (SGX: TQ5) announced an update on its plans to list a new real estate investment trust in Singapore. At the moment, Frasers Centrepoint has three Singapore-listed REITs and stapled trusts under its umbrella and they are Frasers Centrepoint Trust (SGX: J69U), Frasers ...
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More trade facilitation measures needed to combat tumbling oil prices: Halimah

17 May 2016 - Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE: To combat tumbling oil and commodity prices, Singapore must promote trade with more facilitation measures, Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob said on Tuesday (May 17). "As a small country with no natural resources, we rely heavily on our geographic position in the centre of an economically ...

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Why Diversification In A Company’s Business Is Important For Investors

17 May 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Diversification for a business can come in many different forms. For instance, it can mean having a diverse customer base, or having diverse geographical sources for revenue. Being diversified can help a business when one or a few of its markets turn south. Local engineering conglomerate, the S$9.5 billion ...
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4 local enterprises awarded S$10 million in venture capital funds each by NRF

17 May 2016 - Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE: Four large local enterprises (LLEs) have each been awarded S$10 million in venture capital funds by the National Research Foundation (NRF) to invest in local tech start-ups, the third instalment of NRF's Early Stage Venture Fund (ESVF). Under this scheme, the NRF will match investments by ...
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3 Things That Investors Should Know About Wilmar International Limited Now

17 May 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Wilmar International Limited (SGX: F34) is one of the largest agriculture companies listed in Singapore and it is also one of the 30 companies that make up the Straits Times Index (SGX: STI). Wilmar’s business activities include oil palm cultivation, oilseed crushing, edible oils refining, and sugar ...
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