Equity

Credit Suisse’s AT1 wiped out but equity holders to receive UBS shares  - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Credit Suisse crisis

Credit Suisse’s AT1 wiped out but equity holders to receive UBS shares

In the Credit Suisse crisis, this is why equity holders are partially saved while bondholders get nothing
Revisiting perpetual securities - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Tong's Portfolio

Revisiting perpetual securities

Clearly, companies in many countries have issued perps, but none more so than in Asia and, in particular, China.

REITs

Perpetual securities lower gearing but please use sparingly

Perpetual securities are helpful for REITs by keeping their gearing levels manageable, but they should be used sparingly
Asset classes: Different strokes for different folks - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Financially Savvy

Asset classes: Different strokes for different folks

One of the ways the investing universe can be grouped or categorised is by asset classes.
Wilmar reports record 3Q core net profit of US$501.4 mil - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Results

Wilmar reports record 3Q core net profit of US$501.4 mil

In addition, a special dividend of 15% of YKA's total IPO proceeds will be declared in 2021 to commemorate its listing.

Broker's Calls

Go for lower beta, dividend-paying stocks this year after a disappointing 2018: Phillip

SINGAPORE (Jan 4): Phillip Capital is maintaining its Straits Times Index (STI) target of 3,400 in Oct 2019 – which pegs the market at 13.5 times, or around its ten-year average valuation – as the research house advocates a lower-beta equity portfolio

Funds

CPFIS funds grew 3.61% on average in 4Q17

SINGAPORE (Feb 27): The overall performance of the Central Provident Fund Investment Scheme-included funds (CPFIS-included funds) for 4Q17 increased by 3.61% on average, according to findings from Thomson Reuters Lipper.

REITs that are unlikely to ask you for money this year

SINGAPORE (Jan 8): When a few real estate investment trusts raised equity through rights issues in 2017, some unitholders were unhappy. Among them were unitholders of Manulife US REIT. This year, though, with a distribution per unit (DPU) uplift from a co

Funds

CPFIS funds rose 2.7% on average in 3Q

SINGAPORE (Nov 29): The overall performance of the Central Provident Fund Investment Scheme-included funds (CPFIS-included funds) for 3Q17 ended September increased by 2.7% on average.

IPO

SGX tops EY's regional IPO leader board for 3Q with US$1.7 bil in proceeds

SINGAPORE (Sept 28): The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has emerged as Asean’s top initial public offering (IPO) market performer for the third quarter of 2017 with proceeds of US$1.7 billion ($2.3 billion).  
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