Hot Investment Profile: Manhattan Resources
SGX Stock Code: L02 / Stock Price: 0.110 Powering through for Indonesia’s coal mining and oil and gas industry, Manhattan Resources Limited was one of last week’s top five gainers on the Singapore Exchange. From its headquarters in Singapore, Manhattan Resources offers support and logistics in the form
Sophisticated Investor Profile: Ho Kwon Ping
How does a journalist with an economics background become Singapore’s most successful hotel entrepreneur? With a vision, and the perseverance to see that vision become a reality. The story of Mr. Ho Kwon Ping’s rise to Singapore’s 50 Richest is as romantic, dramatic and inspiring as the
Trade It: Simple, Secure Stock Market Trading
With so much investors have to keep track of — news, disclosures, share prices and so on — there is an increasing demand for fintech that successfully streamlines the trading process. Founded with the aim of making trading easier for investors, Spiking is constantly on the lookout for ways to provide better
How Stock Markets “Crash and Learn”
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. So says Santayana, and so says every stock market professional who’s lived through a stock or stock market crash. The hard truth is that nobody knows what the future might bring, which is why risk management (which Spiking
Hot Investment Profile: Delfi Limited
SGX Stock Code: P34 / Stock Price: 2.520 The top five gainers is a sweet spot to be on the Singapore Exchange, and Singapore-based chocolate conglomerate, Delfi Limited (formerly Petra Foods), was there just last week. A Mainboard mainstay since 2004, Delfi started out as a small chocolatier serving a
Sophisticated Investor Profile: Teo Eng Cheong
From helping Singaporean businesses grow abroad, to helping a major urbanisation and infrastructure consultancy firm with its overseas expansion — Mr. Teo Eng Cheong could tell you a thing or two about working internationally. After heading International Enterprise Singapore, Mr. Teo is now CEO of Surbana Jurong for its international operations.
Discover Securities on the SGX: REITs
Moving on with its bird’s eye view of Securities on the Singapore Exchange, Spiking takes a look at Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs, this week. With real estate in Singapore being a very limited, and therefore very valuable commodity, it makes sense for investors to seriously consider adding
Success Stories from the Stock Market
If they can do it, you can, too! On top of our weekly Sophisticated Investor Profiles, Spiking now takes a look at a few more homegrown Singaporean stock market success stories. These are investors who have managed to make the stock market work for them. We’ll be checking out
Hot Investment Profile: SMRT Corporation
SGX Stock Code: S53 / Stock Price: 1.645 One of Singapore’s leading public transport operators, SMRT Corporation was one of last week’s top five gainers and value-traded stocks on the Singapore Exchange. Vying for leadership of the country’s public transport sector alongside ComfortDelGro (which Spiking profiled in
Sophisticated Investor Profile: Lee Boon Yang
Few leaders can make a successful transition from one industry to another, yet Dr. Lee Boon Yang stands out as having held top positions in both the public and private sector. Dr. Lee has scored several milestones in various fields on his way to his current position as Chairman of
Discover Securities on the SGX: ADRs
There’s far more to life than stocks at the stock market. The Singapore Exchange offers several choices for investing. A quick trip to the SGX website will show the various indices, fixed income options and derivatives in addition to the many securities investors can choose from. On top of
Why invest in the SGX?
Asia, as an investment destination region, has always held a special allure for investors. To focus specifically on Southeast Asia, investors continue to bear witness to the dynamic new growth of each nation working tirelessly and unceasingly to boost its individual economy. The stock exchanges in each of these countries