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Who’s up for an M&A today? Potential Mergers and Acquisitions
If the walls of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) could speak, they could tell you many a tale of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) affecting the prices of stocks and the investment fates of the people who buy and sell them. For investors who may be new to the nuances
Hot Investment Profile: Global Logistic Properties
SGX Stock Code: MC0 / Stock Price: 1.91 Leading global logistics facilities developer, Global Logistic Properties (GLP) was one of last week’s top five value traded stocks on the Singapore Exchange. With the aim of providing a single point of contact for clients to establish their distribution networks, Singapore-based
Sophisticated Investor Profile: Koh Wee Meng
Property tycoon Mr Koh Wee Meng is the founder, Executive Chairman and CEO of the Fragrance Group Ltd, as well as Chairman of Global Premium Hotels. A mainstay on various “wealthiest people lists”, Mr Koh is also one of the wealthiest people in Singapore. Forbes reports his real-time net worth
How do you bag a ten-bagger?
Stanley Lim Peir Shenq of Motley Fool shared a shortlist this month of three superstar stocks sourced from S&P Global Market Intelligence. It was a list of ten-baggers. According to Motley Fool’s Chong Ser Jing, “ten-bagger” is a term coined by investing stalwart, Peter Lynch, to refer
Stock market investment tips: Do You Really Need It?
This is an article meant to give stock market investment tips for seasoned investors. Yes, they’re the ones who are supposed to be giving advice, but, you’d be surprised. Even experienced investors make mistakes sometimes, and sometimes, they’re mistakes that are also made by their more inexperienced
Hot Investment Profile: Japfa, Ltd
SGX Stock Code: UD2 / Stock Price: 0.74 “Dedicated to feeding emerging Asia”, agricultural production company Japfa, Ltd was one of last week’s top five gainers on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). With dairy, animal protein and consumer food production facilities in five countries, Japfa continues to grow while leveraging
Sophisticated Investor Profile: Douglas Foo
Douglas Foo is the multi-awarded Chairman, CEO and Founder of Sakae Holdings, Ltd, a Singapore Exchange-listed food and beverage company. Mr Foo has successfully grown what is now the major multinational company behind some of Asia’s most popular dining brands, from a single, groundbreaking sushi restaurant. The VIP among
So, you’ve decided to start trading SGX shares?
Once more, you’ve run through the list of things that Moneysense says you should know, if you are considering investing your money into the stock market: You know enough, and you’ve experienced enough to know how to appreciate the risks and the benefits of investing in the Singapore
What made you want to start investing in Singapore’s stock market?
Why invest in stocks? And why in the Singapore Exchange (SGX)? The answers to these simple questions may be taken for granted easily enough by seasoned investors. But to those who have yet to commit their hard-earned dollars to a carefully considered investment, those answers spell the difference between investing
Hot Investment Profile: Great Eastern Holdings, Ltd
SGX Stock Code: G07 / Stock price: SGD22.25 The oldest life insurance company in Singapore and Malaysia, Great Eastern Holdings Limited was one of last week’s gainers on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Founded in 1908, Singapore-based Great Eastern has been one of Asia’s leading insurance providers for more
Sophisticated Investor Profile: Goh Yew Lin
Snapshot SGD10.8 million worth of shares Average SGD1.33 Placement Goh Yew Lin wears many hats on top of being a sophisticated investor. After joining the GK Goh Group in 1984, Mr Goh went on to become Executive Director of GK Goh Holdings in 1990. He spent 25 years
Constant Change for the Better: The Story of the Singapore Exchange
Former Singaporean Finance Minister, Hon Sui Sen, had a vision back in 1973 — that the Stock Exchange of Singapore would become one of the leading stock exchanges in the world. Today, more than 40 years later, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) ranks among the world’s top performing bourses, and is
