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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
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
