In The Edge Singapore

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Singapore banks brace for another wave of bad loans from O&M

SINGAPORE (Aug 25): Singapore’s three biggest local banks – DBS Group Holdings, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, and United Overseas Bank – have been among the best-performing stocks in the Straits Times Index over the past year.

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UMS seeks to stay as solid yield play

SINGAPORE (May 5): UMS Holdings’ diversification into the water and chemical engineering solutions business is not likely to affect its dividend policy, says executive chairman and CEO Andy Luong.

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Keong Hong’s revenue fell in FY16, will its yields fall too?

SINGAPORE (Feb 3): For FY16, Keong Hong Holdings declared a final dividend of 3 cents per share, on top of its interim dividend of 0.5 cents. That was one cent lower than its total dividend payout in FY15 and represented a yield of 8.1%, based on Keong Ho

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Keppel shares are up 15% as oil prices stabilise. Is this the time to jump in?

SINGAPORE (Feb 3): Keppel Corporation is among the heavyweight blue-chip stocks that drove the Straits Times Index sharply higher in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory.
Yvonne Lee Yih Chyi, Asia Enterprises

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Time to strike as Asia Enterprises bounces back from steel slump?

SINGAPORE (July 11): In FY2015, Asia Enterprises incurred a loss of $12.1 million, owing mainly to an inventory write-down of $9.8 million as steel prices declined. Revenue also slipped 50% y-o-y to $32.3 million during the year, weighed down by a contrac

Funds

Do alternatives really hedge against volatility?

SINGAPORE (July 11): When global financial markets dived in the immediate aftermath of Brexit, alternative funds proved resilient. From June 23 onwards, the S&P 500 index closed 5.3% lower at its worst point while in Europe, Germany’s DAX and France’s
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