SINGAPORE MARKET HSI’s facelift sparks calls to revamp STI to include key growth sectors NEWS of the Hang Seng Index’s (HSI) soon-to-be facelift has led market watchers to voice support for a similar revamp of the Straits Times Index (STI) to include more representation in other key growth sectors, while easing its heavy bias towards … Read more
Click here for the full article [UPDATE] Lyte Ventures offers agents advances on commissions, with funding from Azure-Lyte Fund SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) – Real estate agents typically have to wait as long as six months to receive their commissions. LytePay, a Singapore-based payment processing platform, offers to plug the gap by paying the agent earlier than he or … Read more
We launched Azure-Lyte Fund in 2019. It is a private debt fund which advances the commissions of freelancers, including real estate agents and influencers. My partner Lyte has ring-fenced all-known risks. We offer above market dividends, with default rate at 0% over thousands of transactions. So safe that it is the only investment that I … Read more
In recent months, there has been considerable media attention on Variable Capital Companies (VCC), a flexible corporate structure for funds that was introduced in Jan 2020 by the government. The Edge write-up this week is the most comprehensive. Catch it if you are keen to know more about VCCs. In my view, it is a … Read more
Read Article Here SPH dropping out of STI shows how yield-driven S’pore stock market is, say analysts SINGAPORE — The replacement of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) with Mapletree Industrial Trust on the Straits Times Index (STI) underlines how the Singapore stock market is very much yield-driven, a reflection of investor sentiment here, analysts said. They … Read more
Read Article Here Investors urged to stay on the sidelines, as STI sees largest single-day drop in over 10 years SINGAPORE — The Singapore stock market on Monday (March 9) suffered its largest single-day drop since October 2008, as markets around the globe were battered following a plunge in oil prices that fuelled rising alarm over the … Read more
VICOM’S proposal to split each of its ordinary shares into four could breathe new life into a relatively illiquid stock known for dishing out steady dividends. Vicom’s theoretical post-split share price of S$1.953, calculated based on the volume weighted average price of S$7.813 per share for trades done on Feb 12, would make the stock … Read more
Read Article Here Mixed impact seen for pound rout on Singapore firms NATALIE CHOY JUL 25, 2019 05:50 AM Singapore THE British pound, which has fallen since the Brexit vote, took another beating with the changeover at No 10 Downing Street – but its impact on Singapore firms with UK exposure is likely to be … Read more
