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Cogent awarded 3-year lease to operate student hostel at Holland Road
SINGAPORE (Sept 7): Cogent Land Capital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of logistics manager Cogent Holdings, has been awarded a three-year lease tender by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) to operate a student hostel located at 362 Holland Road.
September 07, 2017
Portfolio turns in mostly positive earnings surprises in last quarter
(Sept 4): Our Singapore Market Portfolio rose 0.67% over the week from Aug 22 to 29, against a 0.44% fall in the Straits Times Index. Now that all the companies in our portfolio have reported their earnings for the quarter to June, we have decided to revi
August 31, 2017
Venture rises 13.9% after it reports 61% earnings increase
(Aug 14): Venture Corp’s shares opened 3.5% higher at $14.36 on Aug 7, the first trading day after the company released stellar results for 2Q. Earnings at the technology products and solutions provider surged 61% to $69.8 million, from $43.3 million in
August 11, 2017
In print this week
UOL’s share swap agreement could unlock further value
SINGAPORE (July 3): The two property developers in our Singapore Market Portfolio have performed well since they were added earlier this year. So far, our position in UOL Group has returned 10.2% while that in CapitaLand has returned 15%. As the property
July 02, 2017
UOL’s share swap agreement could unlock further value
(July 3): The two property developers in our Singapore Market Portfolio have performed well since they were added earlier this year. So far, our position in UOL Group has returned 10.2% while that in CapitaLand has returned 15%. As the property industry i
June 30, 2017
Yongnam leads gainers on announcement of new contracts
(June 23): Over the one-week period to June 20, the benchmark Straits Times Index slipped 0.8% to close at 3,230.4. The decline was driven by property and bank counters as a plunge in crude prices, expectations of further US interest rate hikes and news t
June 23, 2017
Why we are not increasing our portfolio’s exposure to property
SINGAPORE (April 21): For the second consecutive week, the benchmark Straits Times Index has trended down. From April 11 to 18, the STI lost 1.3% to close at 3,137.5 points. Our portfolio, too, fell 1.3%, with Golden Energy and Resources, Cogent Holdings
April 21, 2017
Cogent’s 6.3% gain provides cushion against SGX dip; Sarine Tech added
SINGAPORE (April13): Logistics player Cogent Holdings is up 6.3% from its April 4 close, after it announced some positive developments related to its facilities here and in Malaysia during the past week. That has enabled our Singapore Market Portfolio to
April 13, 2017
In print this week
Our 10-stock portfolio is beating the market at half time
SINGAPORE (Aug 12): When The Edge Singapore put together a list of 10 stock-picks at the start of the year, the market was reeling from slumping commodity prices, a ballooning debt problem in China and concerns about slowing global growth.
August 12, 2016