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Fixed Income

Can you lend me some money?

April 19, 2011 by Jared Seah
Before lending money to others at a profit, I must check out the market. Since I didn’t study so much, I’ll have to use my own life experiences: 1)    My broker charged me 6% interest p.a. for my margin account. To lend me money, I have to pledge “collateral” in terms of shares or cash. [...]

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CapitaMall Trust Retail Bond

February 17, 2011 by eemin.the.ifa
The next retail bond tranche comes from CapitaMall Trust. CMT aims to raise SGD 200,000,000 through this programme. There are two components- a 50Mil public offer as well… Come visit eemin.the.ifa for smart financial planning tips… secrets & more!

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Investor Education by SGX and CFA

January 29, 2011 by eemin.the.ifa
SGX and CFA join hands to hold investor seminars as part of a nationwide investor education campaign. There will be a series of six seminars beginning in February. These seminars are aimed… Come visit eemin.the.ifa for smart financial planning tips… secrets & more!

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Europe Debt Concerns

January 10, 2011 by eemin.the.ifa
What’s Next? I came across this report by Wells Fargo Securities on their perspective of the Europe debt crisis development. The report can be accessed here. Good points made on the debt… Come visit eemin.the.ifa for smart financial planning tips… secrets & more!

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CapitaMalls Asia Bond Issue

January 7, 2011 by Martin Lee
CapitalMalls Asia is the next company to issue bonds to retail investors after the previous tranche from SIA. There are offering two options, a 1-year bond paying an interest of 1% and a 3-year bond paying an interest of 2.15% p.a. This is the same interest that was paid by SIA. The bonds will be [...]

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CapitaMalls Asia Retail Bonds

January 7, 2011 by eemin.the.ifa
Following SIA retail bond offer, CapitaMalls Asia launches its own retail bond offer to the public. The offer is to raise an amount up to $200 million. The bonds will be guaranteed by CapitaMalls… Come visit eemin.the.ifa for smart financial planning tips… secrets & more!

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Fundamentals to Bond Investing

January 4, 2011 by eemin.the.ifa
Free SGX Seminar on Bond Investing. This Saturday 8 Jan 2011 morning @ SGX Auditorium. Pegged at beginner level, it will help investors get a better understanding of investing in fixed income and… Come visit eemin.the.ifa for smart financial planning tips… secrets & more!

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Do not buy corporate bonds

December 20, 2010 by Alvin
Everyone is familiar with Government Bonds and Treasury Bills. How about corporate bonds? A company needs cash and capital to run or expand the business. There are several ways for the company to raise money. It can borrow from the bank, getting listed, execute rights issues (if listed), take in private investments or issue corporate [...]

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MTQ – 1H FY 2010 Financial Analysis and Review

November 16, 2009 by Musicwhiz
MTQ released their results for 1H FY 2010 (they have a March year-end) on October 28, 2009. Since the company only releases results every half-yearly instead of quarterly as they are below the S$75 million market capitalization threshold, this means that I will only be able to review the company’s performance every six months, barring [...]

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The Almost Perfect Contrarian Indicator

August 24, 2009 by Tiang Chuan
Advisers are constantly bombarded with email updates and sales kits from fund houses, especially the well performing ones. The account managers are just doing their job promoting their funds. This can also be a good source of information for advisers, be it for performance ranking, latest economic conditions or even academic information. However, adviser must [...]

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The power of compounding in investing

January 20, 2009 by Createwealth8888
Time could help regular-savings-plan investors chalk up a considerable sum of returns. Clearly, the initial investment sum plays an important role in the sum of returns. Let’s say you invest $100,000, assuming an investment return of 20%, you would get $120,000 in total. The sum would diminish to $12,000 if you had invested only $10,000 [...]

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Of bonds, yields, stocks and PE

April 28, 2008 by La Papillion
By: La Papillion I was inspired by Mike’s posting on the stock vs bond deal to do a little more research on my own. From what I can gather, the chart below seems to be the latest updated yields for treasury bill/bonds by SG govt (I’m not sure!) Quite pathetic right? I’m not sure if [...]

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How to check treasure bills cut-off yields (i.e. interest rates)?

March 23, 2008 by Panzer
By: PanzerGrenadier The Monetary Authority of Singapore conducts weekly auctions for 3 month treasury bills issued by the Government of Singapore (Ministry of Finance). Every Monday, the results of the auctions for the treasury bill are announced. Read more…

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Cash management 101

December 30, 2007 by Panzer
By: PanzerGrenadier You are interested in your finances to read my blog. You want to know about investments, personal finance and money management. Ultimately, you want to be financially free. Why cash management? One of the building blocks for growing your net-worth and maximising the returns from your savings is to manage your cash well. [...]

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What is the best risk-free rate in Singapore?

December 26, 2007 by Wilfred Ling
By: Wilfred Ling During a Christmas gathering with friends, someone asked me for a question: What is the best risk-free instrument in Singapore? It was an easy question. My answer to that was: There is no risk-free instrument in Singapore. Traditional risk-free instrument is associated either with a bank deposit (preferably linked wiith the Singapore [...]

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