Shares & Derivatives
Bargain hunting investors flock to quality as corporate scandals continue to mount
By Kevin Scully-Financial Blog  •  March 31, 2009
....something must be done quickly to restore confidence [caption id="attachment_2145" align="alignright" width="120" caption="Photo by petesimon"]Photo by petesimon[/caption] The number of corporate scandals in Singapore has been accelerating with a high degree of incidence among S chips/  We have in recent times seen problems with China Print & Dyeing, Ferro China, Fibrechem, Oriental Century, China Sun Biochem.  Other small companies have had their share of financial woes such as Jurong Tech,  China Enersave and Celestial.  Some of these have been placed under Judicial Management while others have had their accounts qualified. Almost all these shares have collapsed by 90% - with many once broker and investor darlings.  A recent BT article talks about who is responsible.....I think the authorities need to do something quickly to restore investor confidence if not we will again have a two tiered market with investors favoring blue chips over smaller new players. Read more...
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By Kevin Scully-Financial Blog
Kevin began his working life in the regional and economics division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He then moved to the private sector analyzing equities before venturing out to start NRA Capital. After 25 years of watching stocks and living through financial disarray during the Pan Electric Crisis, the 1987 Crash, the Barings debacle, the Gulf War, Asian financial crisis - what can sub-prime do but add another scar to already bruised wounds. Ever since starting his blog, Kevin has been enthusiastically giving his personal views on the market. He discusses about equities, the market turmoil, and the broad economy.
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