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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
Hot Investment Profile: ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited
SGX Stock Code: C52 / Stock Price: 2.940 One of the biggest land transportation companies in the world, ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited was one of last week’s top five value traded stocks on the Singapore Exchange. Not only is ComfortDelGro Singapore’s market leader, it has also established considerable operations
Sophisticated Investor Profile: Ching Chiat Kwong
The driving force behind property development giant, Oxley, Mr Ching Chiat Kwong had a long and colourful journey towards becoming one of Singapore’s 50 Richest, as well as one of the movers and shakers of the Singapore Exchange. Mr Ching can look back at the years of risk-taking and
Stock Trading Tech Trends To Watch
Remember the good, ol’ days when trading at the stock market meant a huge crowd of noisy people? They’d all be yelling, waving slips of paper in the air, and making hand signs akin to those in a baseball game. Today, technology has pretty much relegated those days to
How to Find a Good Stockbroker
Stockbrokers go hand-in-glove with investing in Singapore’s stock market like butter on toast. A trading account, which you open with a brokerage, is just as necessary for share investing as your account with the Central Depository or CDP. Choosing a stockbroker or a brokerage is a lot like choosing
Hot Investment Profile: Dairy Farm International Holdings
SGX Stock Code: D01/ Stock Price: 6.750 What was began as the goodhearted intention of a Scottish surgeon to provide safe milk, is now one of the biggest supermarket and consumer goods retailers in Asia. Dairy Farm International Holdings was one of last week’s top gainers on the
Sophisticated Investor Profile: Loo Cheng Guan
In striving to provide investors with guidance in the form of cutting edge fintech for making sound investment decisions, Spiking looks in turn to outstanding business leaders for direction and advice. As one of these industry stalwarts, Mr Loo Cheng Guan of the Rockstead Capital Group is both shareholder and
Gameplay for Play-it-Safe Investors
At first glance, playing it safe is usually the smart thing to do, not just in the stock market, but anywhere. No one in their right mind would jump out of a plane without a parachute. Neither would anyone sink their hard-earned money into a company they knew nothing about.
The Wisdom of Crowds
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