Market Journal
U.S. Events The events to take note this week will be the U.S. Federal Reserve’s release of its September policy meeting on Wednesday, 2pm (Singapore time, Thursday, 2am). The Fed has policy meetings scheduled in early November and mid-December. It is widely expected that the Fed policymakers will avoid a rate hike before the U.S….Read More
Over the weekend, we have garnered extremely high interest on our company’s latest launch on Real Estate Investment Trust ETF. The initial offering period will be till 13 October 2016, while trading for this counter will start trading 9am on 20 October 2016. It is the first SGX Reit ETF listed in Singapore tracking both…Read More
Straits Times Index (STI) STI closed 13 points marginally higher to 2869 last week. It has been trading in a range between the 2800 to 2900 zone for 9 weeks in a row. Nevertheless, STI managed to close 29 points higher for the quarter, compared to a closing of 2840 on 30th of June. This…Read More
Straits Times Index (STI) The Straits times Index (STI) closed 26.28 points higher, or 0.38 percent to 2,856.95 last week, compared to an opening of 2,830.67 on the 19th of September. The year to date performance of the STI is not as positive, as performance is down by approximately 32.28 points, or 1.1 percent, from…Read More
This week’s focus Some key events happening this week will be Bank of Japan (BOJ) press conference on Wednesday and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday (FOMC statement will be released at Thursday 2am, Singapore time). BOJ press conference will shed some light on the effectiveness of the BOJ’s policy…Read More
Do finance professionals beat the market? Many believe that professional hedge fund managers always get higher returns. Year after year, studies show that neither professional investors nor individuals could outperform broad market indices consistently over long periods of time. Nevertheless, a questions I would ask is, “Does it matter?” Isn’t the purpose of investing the…Read More
When Billionaire hedge fund manager Seth Klarman was asked about what it takes to be a successful investor, he replied, “The conviction to concentrate your portfolio in your very best ideas, and the common sense to nevertheless diversify your holdings.” One of the most common mistakes I encounter among investors is: buying too much within…Read More
Straits Times Index (STI) The Straits times Index (STI) closed slightly higher last week, with an opening of 2843.76 on the 22nd of August, to a closing of 2857.65 on Friday, up by approximately 14 points, or 0.4 percent for the whole of last week. The year to date performance of the STI, however, is…Read More
Straits Time Index (STI) In a relatively quiet trading week, STI index traded in between 2830 to 2881 points last week. STI closed at 2,844.02 on Friday, up 23.38 points, or approximately 0.8 percent. With the upcoming speech titled “The Federal Reserve’s Monetary Policy Toolkit” by the Fed Chair Janet Yellen on Friday, investors are…Read More
Straits Times Index (STI) A slew of corporate earnings will continue to be released this week as Singaporeans brace themselves for a short work-week in Singapore due to the 9th of August National day holiday. Trading volume is expected to slow this week compared to last week, due to the public holiday. This is following…Read More

