Singapore equities

Industry body for remisiers marks 40 years amid Singapore equities rally

Industry leaders note the profession’s expanding influence in the local equities market

Early-stage investment allows institutional investors to understand potential listing candidates well ahead of their market debut, says a market player.

EQDP’s expansion to pre-IPO private firms could boost listing pipeline: observers

This will give such companies access to growth capital, and prepare them better for public markets

A solid grounding in accounting remains fundamental for equity analysts, and programming skills are becoming increasingly valuable, says Paul Chew of Phillip Securities Research.

Demand for analysts grows as equities market gains momentum: industry players

The hiring push comes as regulatory initiatives are rolled out to boost coverage of small and mid-cap stocks

Japan and Korea have a significant share of companies that report persistently negative returns. In Singapore, a potential area of concern could be the Catalist board with more than 80 per cent trading below their initial public offer price.

SGX must find ‘sweet spot’ in culling underperforming firms as regional peers tighten curbs: market experts

The challenge lies in balancing market quality with competitiveness, say market observers

The iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index gained 0.7% or 10.48 points to 1,521.21.

Singapore stocks rise amid mixed regional showing; STI up 0.3%

Across the broader market, losers beat gainers 304 to 280 after 1.4 billion securities worth S$2 billion change hands

The STI is up 62.98 points at 5,001.56, while the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index is up 9.13 points at 1,510.73.

Singapore stocks rise, tracking regional gains; STI up 1.3%

Across the broader market, gainers outnumber decliners 316 to 142, after 1.4 billion securities worth S$2.1 billion change hands

Among STI constituents, Jardine Matheson Holdings led the gainers, rising 2.5%, or US$1.94, to US$78.14.

Singapore stocks end almost flat before Chinese New Year; STI inches up 0.02%

Across the broader market, gainers outnumber decliners 294 to 197, with 765.9 million securities worth S$954.9 million traded

Eleanor Seet, president and head of Asia ex-Japan at Amova Asset Management, sees both opportunities and challenges for Singapore’s equities markets over the next five to 10 years.

Amova bets on ‘new Singapore sectors’ as MAS expands EQDP

It believes these industries represent the structural future of the country’s economy

With cynics and naysayers still nursing foreign portfolios and perma bears on the Singapore stock markets still hibernating, the market has proven them wrong.
THE SHARPE EDGE

A lot of bull: As STI breaches 5,000, what more can we call for?

We should shift the whole market to unit shares, and get rid of the inefficient odd lot market that investors are sometimes forced into