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547 STAerologo1 360x80 - ST Engineering: ST Aerospace Arm secured new contract worth S$770M in 2Q16
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Byte Sized News Release: ST Aerospace secured new contracts worth $770M in 2Q16. On 12 Jul 16, Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Eng) announced that ST Aerospace, its aerospace arm has secured new contracts worth $770m in 2Q16, for projects ranging from air-frame maintenance and cabin interiors, to engine wash, and

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Siloam 360x212 - First REIT: FY16 AGM
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On 19 Apr 16, First REIT held its AGM at Mandarin Orchard Singapore, 1 day after the release of its first quarter’s results. It was an interesting AGM as the board shared very candidly about their internal processes. The meeting ended comically after an elderly lady “abruptly” interrupted the Q&A

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Cover 360x268 - ARA posts 1Q16 net profit of S$19.4 million
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Byte Sized News Release: ARA posts 1Q16 net profit of S$19.4 million ARA Asset Management Limited (ARA) reported total revenue of S$41.4 million and net profit of S$19.4 million for the quarter ended 31 Mar 16, resulting in net profit margin of 46.8%, down from 50% for FY2015. Recurrent management fees for 1Q16 grew

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SPH DBS 1 360x204 - DBS: 1Q16 net profit rises 6% to S$1.20 billion
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Byte Sized News Release: DBS first-quarter net profit rises 6% to S$1.20 billion DBS 1Q16: The tale of two stories. “DBS first-quarter net profit rises 6% to S$1.20 billion” “DBS Q1 net profit slips 5%” If you owned DBS share, how would you had reacted if you read the headlines? Aren’t

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3industries 360x82 - 3 Industries for Long Term Investing: Part 3 (Healthcare)
AnalysisStocks

We previously shared on two of three industries (E-commerce and Rail) which we believe have long term investment potential. Today, we will round up with the third industry on the list: Healthcare: A need that you can’t save on. There are 3 major trends that support the growth in healthcare

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about img1 360x133 - ST ENGINEERING: ST ELECTRONICS WINS CONTRACTS WORTH ABOUT $505M IN 1Q2016
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Byte Sized News Release: ST Electronics secured new contracts worth $505M in 1Q16. On 20 Apr 16, Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Eng) announced that its electronics arm, Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics) has secured about $505m worth of contracts in 1Q16. Contracts include projects such as Rail Electronics

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STAerospace1202161 360x240 - ST Engineering: ST Aerospace secured new contracts worth S$443M in 1Q16
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Byte Sized News Release: ST Aerospace secured new contracts worth S$443M in 1Q16. On 18 Apr 16, Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Eng) announced that its Aerospace arm has secured new contracts worth S$443m in the first quarter (1Q) of 2016. The contract included projects such as component repair and

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abt overview 360x99 - First REIT: 1Q16 Financial Results
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Byte Sized News Release: First REIT 1Q16 Financial Results First REIT has released their 1Q 2016 financial results on 18 Apr 16. The key highlights were as follows: First REIT once again, achieved record DPU of 2.11 Singapore cents compared to 2.06 Singapore cents of the same period a year

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Rich Dad Series 360x285 - Book To Read: Rich Dad’s Cashflow Quadrant
Books to Read

In our previous book review, we shared Peter Lynch’s One Up on Wall Street. Today, we decided to review one of the most influential personal finance book of all time. Rich Dad’s Cashflow Quadrant, by Robert Kiyosaki, is about defining how you generate money through self-awareness and action. It examines

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Vicom logo 360x139 - A deeper dive into Vicom’s fundamentals
Analysis

Previously we blogged about Vicom Limited’s 2015 full year financial report. At the end of the blog, we highlighted that we would be diving deeper into the fundamentals of Vicom. Vicom has two major operating segments, vehicle inspection and non-vehicle inspection operations. As the non-vehicle inspection segment is highly fragmented

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