August 2012 is another quiet month for the markets. Almost nothing much to write about in terms of news flow, although companies having financial year ending June 2012 had reported their full-year results. On the IPO front, Far East Hospitality Trust seem to attract good investor support.

For this month, I have attended the following AGMs/EGMs/briefings - Zagro Asia, Petra Food, Hanwell, Frencken, Stamford Tyres, Popular Holdings, Freight Links and Raffles Education.

For my top 30 holdings, Haw Par is a new entry as I have accumulated the stock this month. Transpac Industrial Holdings also returned to the list as investors like their cash payout.

I have bought the following companies from the market this month - BBR Holdings, Bukit Sembawang, Casa Holdings, Cheung Woh, Freight Links, Fuji Offset, Gems TV, Guthrie GTS, Haw Par, Heeton, Hong Leong Finance, Hong Fok, Hotel Properties, Hotel Royal, Kian Ann, Kinergy, Kingsmen Creatives, ......