Category Archives: DBS

The banks: DBS, OCBC and UOB

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Brennen

This week the banks were doing well. Bank stocks seemed to be defying gravity against the backdrop of retreating technology stocks, the lack-lustre REITs counters and, very prominently, the declining US market. The trio, namely DBS, OCBC and UOB pushed … Continue reading →

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Taking stocks of Year 2020

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Brennen

Year 2020 has been a year of frightful year. Following the fruitful ending for year 2019, most of us were hopeful that the prosperity would follow through into year 2020. Just the opposite. It was nightmarish not long after the … Continue reading →

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Bank scrip dividends – Good or no good?

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Brennen

[Abstract – The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed many companies in an effort to conserve cash to maintain liquidity. Consequently, many companies, have introduced the scrip dividend scheme in hope to beef up company cash hoards to cushion this trying time. … Continue reading →

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How to calculate the number of scrip dividends for your stocks

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Brennen

Very often, the stocks that we have, may entitle us scrip shares in lieu of cash dividends. While all these information can be found in the scrip dividend notice of election form that will be sent to us following the … Continue reading →

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Venture Corporation

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Brennen

Since hitting close to $30 per share for a relatively short period of time in early 2018, the share price of Venture Corporation has been hovering below $20 and to even below $16 during the Covid-19 pandemic lock-down period. For … Continue reading →

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Digital Banks

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Brennen

Digital banks are banking establishments without brick-and-mortar presence. Technically, this would be unimaginable say twenty years ago. How can we be able to make what we called as bank transactions without the need of a physical bank? Thanks to the … Continue reading →

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OCBC scrip dividend

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Brennen

Along with the other banks, OCBC has recently announced the FY 2018 results. The net profit improved 11% from S$4.05b to $4.49b. Apart from its subsidiary, Great Eastern’s disappointing results, I would say that OCBC did well for FY 2018. … Continue reading →

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Banks’ stock prices

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Brennen

In the last two months since the release of bank results for FY 2018, the general comments about OCBC is that its share price is lagging behind the other banks. That appears to be my observation as well, although it … Continue reading →

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All about brokerage charges

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Brennen

Let’s face it. Over the years, technology has taken toll on many middle functions. Stock broking is no exception. It is no longer the, once-upon-a-time lucrative high-profile business. Commission rates offered by brokerage houses are so competitive that there are … Continue reading →

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Ten years after the fall of Lehman Brother

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Brennen

Today marks the 10th anniversary when Lehman Brothers fell into bankruptcy on 15 September 2008. Despite the on-going tariff war between the US and China, there is a general sea of calmness in the major stock exchanges all over the … Continue reading →

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