In The Edge Singapore This Week

SINGAPORE (Apr 27): When oral care products distributor Corlison suffered a major setback in 2000 after losing a brand partner that accounted for a substantial portion of its revenue, Andy Ong decided to transform the family business.

SINGAPORE (Mar 29): Concerns about trade tensions seemed to ease early this week on news that China and US officials are negotiating ways to reduce trade imbalances. But investors should not break out the champagne just yet.

SINGAPORE (Feb 14): At the start of this month, as we were preparing to continue our tradition of putting out an annual portfolio of 10 stocks for the Lunar New Year, global equity markets went into a sudden tailspin.

SINGAPORE (Feb 9): Aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) players such as ST Engineering’s subsidiary ST Aerospace and SIA Engineering Co are expected to see less MRO work ahead.

SINGAPORE (Jan 4): With Keppel Corp’s offshore and marine arm having reached a global resolution with authorities over corrupt payments made in Brazil, the market’s attention could now turn to Sembcorp Marine, another major SGX-listed oil rig builder

SINGAPORE (Dec 15):  Catalist-listed iX Biopharma has launched a line of nutraceuticals – dietary supplements and fortified food products – that could help it turn a profit sooner than it could have done through the development of its pain management

SINGAPORE (Oct 13): For much of this year, global investors have been enamoured with “growth”, chasing large-cap tech stocks, or FAANNG — social media giant Facebook, e-commerce behemoth Amazon.com, smartphone powerhouse Apple, video-streaming pione

SINGAPORE (Aug 11): Forget the US Federal Reserve’s rate hikes. There is far more to be feared from the imminent reversal of quantitative easing (QE) by both the Fed and the European Central Bank (ECB).

SINGAPORE (Aug 4): Over the past 50 years, Singapore has banked on a handful of industries for its growth and leveraged its history and geography to develop hubs in key areas such as transport and finance.

SINGAPORE (July 7): It is amazing the number of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and index mutual funds being promoted. Are these “passively managed funds” the holy grail of investments?