STX OSV Gets NOK1.2 Bln Contracts To Build 2 Offshore Service Vessels For Farstad! by Dou on March 30, 2012 On 30/Mar, Singapore shares ended higher helped by some bargain hunting after the selloff of the past two sessions. STI ended higher at 3010.46 (0.6%) with regular VOL of 2.02 b...
ST Forum letter: Fee-based scheme not a problem by Wilfred Ling on March 30, 2012 The following letter was published on Straits Times online HERE : I SUPPORT the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s review of the commission-based structure of financial advisers (‘Financial advisory secto...
Last 2 candlesticks by mmltrader on March 30, 2012 Last 2 candlesticks shows that there are still buyers who buy on dips…. Read the full article → Related posts:Singapore Property News This Week #38 Buyers refuse to let the market fall Foreign Buyers and the Impact of the ABSD
Should Shoe-box Factories Be Allowed? by Propwise.sg on March 29, 2012 A recent investigative report by The Straits Times found a diverse array of non-industrial businesses and institutions taking up space in industrial estates. A check by the reporter across places like Woodlands Ind...
Before the issuance of the 30 year government bonds, the longest Singapore Government Securities (SGS) in Singapore is 20 years. Yesterday, history was made with the first issuance of 30 year bonds. The $2.1 billion issue was over subscribed by 2.26 times compared to 1.9 times the 20 ...
Tea with AK71: Learn a second language! by AK71 on March 28, 2012 I remember a Caucasian lecturer from New Zealand telling me before that he wished he was bilingual. He only knew the English language and he didn’t think he was totally proficient in the language either. He said he thou...
Low interest rates’ a double whammy for some. March 27, 2012 by AK71 Central banks in many large economies around the world are keeping interest rates really low, near zero in countries like the USA and Japan, in fact. Low interest rates are seen as the way to encourage economic growt...
I recently read an article “Sin Stocks Are Good Buys” by Goh Eng Yeow on Straits Times. It is an interesting article that looks at the rewards of investing in sin stocks which are mainly alcohol, smoking, casino and gaming related stocks. According to Deutsche bank strategist Teoh Su-...
Directors of Profitable Plots Officially Charged Over Boron CLS Bond by Tiang Chuan on March 28, 2012 The 3 directors of landbanking firm Profitable Plots were charged in court yesterday over investments related to an industrial lubricant called Boron. Each director was charged with 8...
2nd Level Thinking works in real life as well. We should not be thinking superficially and derive simplistic answers to some of the problems we face. Again in most cases, consensus would be right, and it’s tempting to just follow the crowd. Sometimes, maybe average is good enough. But...
Yesterday, the Managing Director of Monetary Authority of Singapore announced possible sweeping changes to the financial industry at the anniversary gala dinner hosted by the Life Insurance Association. It was also reported by the Straits Times Financial advisory sector faces shake-up...
Singapore Financial Services Sector To Face Dramatic Changes by Calvin Yeo on March 27, 2012 Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said that it will launch a review on current financial products with the aim of lowering the costs of the products as well as raising the quality of advic...
Swiber Secures $273M Gulf Of Mexico Contract! by Dou on March 26, 2012 On 26/Mar, Singapore shares ended lower as investors adopted a cautious approach ahead of data releases in the U.S. and Europe later in the week. STI ended lower at 2974.5 (0.5%) with regular VOL of 1.46 billion sh...
CapitaMalls Asia: To buy on possible weakness. by AK71 on March 26, 2012 There is a rather obvious negative divergence between price and the MACD. Higher price was achieved with a lower high on the MACD recently. So, we should not be surprised if the share price should decline in the ...
Beware Of The Goody Goody Guy! by Jared Seah on March 26, 2012 Warning! Right brain needed to appreciate the analogy, euphemism, and metaphor. Please skip if you need things to be black and white. When I was selling furniture at IMM and Park Mall during my furniture salesman days in m...
Market Overview – 26/03/2012 by mmltrader on March 25, 2012 The bulls is taking a rest and getting ready to chiong again…. Read the full article → Related posts:S&P currently supported by 1400. Are You Ready to Take Charge of Your Healthcare Costs? Long Term Market Analysis: Bulls nee...
In real life, most of us believe in the romantic notion of finding the love of our lives ourselves. Who wants to be caught in an arranged marriage in this day and age? But when it comes to our investments, our actions may betray our hidden need to honour our traditional practices – ev...
On Friday, Genting SP broke the resistance at $1.705 and closed at $1.74 with HIGH volume of 0.356 billion shares traded. A rising window occurred (where the top of the previous shadow is below the bottom of the current shadow). This usually implies a continuation of a bullish trend. ...
Market Outlook (25/03/12): STI Remains Fearful of 3005 Resistance! by Dou on March 25, 2012 In last week, STI lost 21 points from the opening of 3011 and close higher at 2990. A black candle sticks with little lower shadow affirms that investors have no qualms in selling the stocks lo...
Moderating you and the stock market’s expectations $SPY $QQQ by Drizzt on March 25, 2012 When the market have risen so much and you probably didn’t get invested, it becomes intuitive to debate whether to jump in or not to jump in. The fear is that when the “missing out” threshold reac...
About Annuity Benefits, Rate of Return by Drizzt on March 24, 2012 Annuities is a financial instrument normally sold by insurance agents with the view of taking a lump sum from you in exchange of returning a fixed sum of money every month. In Singapore, the most common annuity that we...
Jared Seah on Go for your medical checkups! Derek Lim on Go for your medical checkups! Licensed Money Lender on IPTO, licensed money lenders and illegal money lenders Jared Seah on Dividend Trap – How to know if you have fallen into one. Derek Lim on Dividend Trap – How to know if you...
Making Passive Income 1970-01-01 08:00:00 by Calvin Yeo on March 24, 2012 [unable to retrieve full-text content] Read the full article → Related posts:The IFA on Duty 1970-01-01 08:00:00 Buy Right Property Seminar Free Preview Part 1 – My Commitment To Break Through the Rat Race Gener...
Pay off $250,000 debt in 1.5 years – Collin Seow of Alpha Alliance by Alvin on March 24, 2012 I got to know about Collin through Yong Sak’s book, “Secrets of Highly Profitable Traders”. I could have interviewed him earlier if I have known him. Nonetheless, I jumped on the chance this ...
The IFA on Duty 1970-01-01 08:00:00 by Wilfred Ling on March 24, 2012 [unable to retrieve full-text content] Read the full article → Related posts:Buy Right Property Seminar Free Preview Part 1 – My Commitment To Break Through the Rat Race Generation Flow Property Market Outlook 2012 ...
I always admire the role of the FSA which is the UK financial regulator. If I am not wrong, they are probably the first in the world to outlaw commissions earned by financial advisers. This meant to be good because financial advisers who no longer earn commissions can recommend anythi...
Wall Street retreats but bull market still alive. by mmltrader on March 23, 2012 Wall Street retreats but bull market still alive…. Read the full article → Related posts:Wall Street the Other Las Vegas by Nicolas Darvas A Random Walk Down Equity Street Daily Comment on the US and SG m...
MUIS has issued a new fatwa permitting Muslim to make recovable nomination on their insurance policies. Previously, only irrecovable nominations were permitted. With this, there are 5 estate planning tools available for Muslims: Irrecovable insurance nominations Recovable insurance no...
According to Benjamin Graham in his book The intelligent investor, Mr Market is a place where you are offer to buy or sell your shares. When Mr Market is feeling optimistic, we will have to pay a high price for the shares we are buying. When Mr Market is feeling upset or moody, we are...
Everyone knows that property has been propped up by low interest rates and excess cash liquidity in the world. If you haven’t noticed yet, the finance sector in Singapore has been silently retrenching people since last November.These banks are mainly those europe ones due to the euro-...
