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I realized that quite a lot of visitors who arrived at this site are looking for the daily SIBOR and SOR, thus I have added links to the daily SIBOR and SOR. The links to the daily SIBOR and SOR are located at the right column of this site under 'Useful Links'.Upon clicking the link to the daily SIBOR, you will arrive at the Asian Bonds Online website. Under the Market Watch, …
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I have compiled a list of the brokerage fees offered by the local brokerages and made a comparison of which brokerages is offering the cheapest brokerage fees based on the contract value.For the minimum brokerage fees, Citibank has the lowest brokerage fee at $22. Otherwise, Saxo Capital seems to be offering the lowest brokerage fee at 0.18% of the contract value for any …
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I would like to thank the anonymous person who pointed out to me that DBS will be issuing an ETF that will be tracking the Straits Times Index. The IPO of this ETF, which will be trading on SGX under the quote 'DBS STI ETF 100',will from the 12th of February to the noon of the 15th of February and subsequently, it will be available for trading on the SGX on the 25th of …
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FOOLED by new client's posh appearance Broker to pay $350,000 in stock market loss after client, who drove Jaguar and lived in condo, vanishes By Tay Shi'an November 23, 2008 / Source : The Electric New Paper THEY are sometimes referred to as brokers. For one remisier, however, the word has taken an awfully literal meaning. Reason: She may soon go broke having to make up for …
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Capitaland is doing a rights issue and will offering its shareholders one right share for every two shares that they are holding at an issue price of $1.30. It is at a discount of around 4 …
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December 1, 2008 Business Times Student investors caught in the meltdown, too Young traders staring at huge paper losses, but hanging on to holdings (SINGAPORE) The financial meltdown has become a double whammy for some university students - not only has it shrouded job prospects, it has also left them staring at investment losses. Investment clubs have mushroomed in tertiary …
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Nov 25, 2008Public sector pay to fallBy Li Xueying, Political CorrespondentCABINET ministers and top civil servants will see their pay packages shrink by up to 19 per cent next year.All civil servants will also be getting about one month less in various bonuses at the end of this year, as compared with last year.A statement from the Public Service Division (PSD), which …
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SIBOR stands for Singapore Interbank Offered Rate and it is set by the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS). It is the rate at which banks borrow or lend fund to each other. SIBOR is important because the interest rate of many of the variable rate housing loans in Singapore are often pegged to SIBOR.There are different kinds of SIBOR such as the 3 months and the 12 months …
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I finally received my 1st Adsense cheque from Google. Although the sum, which is around $100 USD is not a lot, it will go a long way in defraying the cost of running this site. Besides, the main motivation for blogging is not to monetize my blog but it is to use this site as a platform to post my views on financial matters and basically anything that involves money. Google …
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POSB MyHome Fund is a fund that invests in two ETFs, namely the DBS STI ETF 100 and the ABF Singapore Bond Index Fund. It aims to maintain a fixed proportion of equities and bonds in these two ETFs, depending on the type of MyHome Fund that one invests in. The 1st type is the HomeSteady, which has 20% of its holdings in the DBS STI ETF 100 and 80% in the ABF Singapore Bond …
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There is a pretty interesting post with a few hundred comments on lioninvestor's site. The post was about a company called Genneva Gold, which exists in Malaysia and Singapore. The links to the company's website can be found here. In this post, there were a lot of comments that debate on whether this investment is true or not and there were a lot of heated arguments and …
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Do remember to change your ezlink card before the 30th September of 2009. I have attached pictures of the new card and a brochure on it. Currently, the replacement for the old card is free …
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DBS Vickers is offering a brokerage fee of only 0.18% or a minimum sum of $18 for buying local stocks. This is significantly cheaper than the next cheapest brokerage fee which is offered by Citibank at $22. Apart from that, brokerages usually charge $25 as the minimum sum for each transaction and the DBS Vickers is offering a good deal indeed.The only catch here is that you …
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I did some research on the performance of local unit trusts which are focused on Singapore recently and compare it with the Straits Times Index and the performance of the STI ETF. The results proved to be quite interesting and I would like to share it my findings in this article.The performance of unit trusts is often compared with a benchmark index. Thus, for unit trusts …
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Dec 1, 2008Sign up for Growth DividendsSINGAPOREANS who have not signed up for their Growth Dividends and 2008 GST Credits have only one month left to do so.Those who miss the Dec 31 deadline will not be eligible to receive their Growth Dividends or 2008 GST Credits and Senior Citizens' Bonus.The Government on Monday urged Singaporeans who have not signed up to do so …
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There was a full page advertisement made by CapitaCommericial Trust on their coming rights issue on the Straits Times and there was a useful step by step guide on how to use the different ATMs for the different banks to apply for the rights so I thought that it will be useful to reproduce it as a reference.1. Navigation Guide for DBS/POSB ATMs-Insert DBS or POSB ATM …
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Sibor dives, but home loan rates go up(From The Straits Times, 18th Feb 2009)Most banks have raised their spreads to make up for increased risk and higher capital costsBy Fiona Chan A KEY interest rate that sets the cost of interbank lending has plunged in recent weeks, but those taking out new mortgages will be no better off.The three-month Singapore Interbank Offered Rate, …
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Capitaland conducted a rights exercise not long ago to raise capital so I thought it will be good to use it as a case study using pictures to illustrate the process. I realize that rights issue can be very confusing thus I hope this post will help.The important dates for a rights issue are given in a schedule and this can be found in the Offer Information Statement or the …
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HDB resale flat prices start to easeFirst-quarter dip is first since 2006 and points to end of record run.By Jessica CheamTaken from The Straits Times on 2nd of April 2009 PRICES of HDB resale flats fell in the first quarter of this year - the first decline since 2006 and a sign that the two-year run of record-breaking gains has ended.Flash estimates yesterday showed that …
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Currently, CPF contributions to your Ordinary Account can be used to pay for your monthly mortgage payment of your flat. If you are taking the HDB concessionary loan, the interest rate of …
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