STI ended the year at around 2882 points, above last month but down 14% for the year. STI had the "honour" of being the worst performing South East Asia market index for the year. For the month of December, there is not much activity as most investors were on holiday.

For this month, I have attended the following AGMs/EGMs/briefings - SPH, LippoMalls Trust, Ezra, Kencana, Fortune REIT, First REIT and Second Chance Properties.

For my top 30 holdings, Sarine Technologies was again a big mover but this time gaining ground. CapitaLand returned to the list after a decent share price performance as their China developments is expected to do well when they report their full-year results. A-REIT was a poor performer after they announced a fund raising exercise to acquire new assets.

I have bought the following companies from the market this month - AIMS Property, Chuan Hup, First Sponsor, ...