Is an easing of property cooling measures on the heels of May’s surging home sales?

17 Jun 2016 - Singapore Business Review
Overall property prices have only fallen 9%. The recent spike in home sales is a double-edged sword for investors, as analysts believe it makes easing of cooling measures increasingly unlikely. According to a report by RHB, the recent healthy demand seen in some of the new and existing projects post ...

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Will Brexit Be The Trigger For The Next Financial Crisis?

17 Jun 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The British would be going to the polls next week on June 23 to decide on the fate of their country’s European Union membership. Neither the ‘Stay’ nor ‘Leave’ camp has a clear lead at the moment. If the British were to leave the EU, it could result in a major economic upheaval throughout the world. ...
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SGX may benefit from China’s MSCI Index rejection: Bloomberg

17 Jun 2016 - Singapore Business Review
Singapore is an attractive access point to mainland shares. What’s bad for China may be good for Singapore. MSCI Inc.’s decision to make China wait for its stocks to be added to global indexes is poised to direct investors to the city-state, which is home to a futures contract linked to mainland shares. ...
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3 Things Investors Should Know about Straco Corporation Ltd

17 Jun 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Straco Corporation Ltd (SGX: S85) is a tourism asset operator with operations in China and Singapore. In China, the company has the Shanghai Ocean Aquarium, Underwater World Xiamen, and Lintong Lixing Cable Car attractions under its umbrella. As for Singapore, Straco had bought a majority stake in the ...
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Buying a home: Beat the crowd or wait it out?

17 Jun 2016 - Channel NewsAsia
In this column, Bernard Tong, manging director of The Edge Property, assesses the advantages of buying a new condo as soon as it is launched versus waiting for the initial buzz to die off. SINGAPORE: Gem Residences was the most-talked about property launch last month, for some positive and not-so-positive ...

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The Week In Numbers: Sweeping Changes At Singapore Post

17 Jun 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The US Federal Reserve has erred on the side of caution, yet again. With a possible window of opportunity to increase rates for the first time this year, it chose to point to uncertainty over the Brexit referendum. One of the reasons that Janet Yellen cited for keeping rates at between 0.25% and 0.5% ...
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This Commodities Firm Has Been Buying Back Its Own Shares

17 Jun 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Every now and then, I like to keep track of companies which have been buying back their own shares. That’s because share buybacks may be a sign that a company’s stock is undervalued. Peter Lynch, the legendary manager of the U.S.-based Fidelity Magellan Fund, also included buybacks as one of the criterion ...
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Trendlines unit gets buyout offer; Secura buys Red Sentry

17 Jun 2016 - DealStreetAsia
A portfolio firm of the Trendlines Group is negotiating a buyout offer while Secura has acquired the Red Sentry group of companies in a deal that will strengthen its cyber-security capabilities. An associated corporation of Catalist-listed Trendlines Group, ET View Medical (ETView), is discussing a potential ...
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4 Key Takeaways From Cityneon Holdings Limited’s Latest Press Conference

17 Jun 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Cityneon Holdings Limited (SGX: 5HJ) held a press conference at ION Sky a few days ago to announce the launch of the upcoming Marvel Avengers’ exhibit in Singapore Science Centre on October 2016. The company had invited The Motley Fool Singapore to be part of the event and so I went. For investors who ...
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Viva Brasil? Not Anymore For Keppel Corporation Limited And SembCorp Marine Ltd

17 Jun 2016 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Brazil used to be an exciting growth market for Singapore’s oil rig builders Keppel Corporation Limited (SGX: BN4) and Sembcorp Marine Ltd (SGX: S51). Both companies even built yards in the country. But the situation in Brazil has soured since 2014. In that year, issues with corruption surfaced within ...
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