2014
Tag Archives: Banks
Taking stock of stocks portfolio
Like many other years, last year had been spiced with a few surprises causing some stocks to swing significantly even though the STI index had been relatively stagnant. First and foremost, at the beginning of the year, many of us … Continue reading
DBS – The pleasant surprise
Abstract – Two years ago, the sudden devaluation of the Chinese yuan RMB caused DBS share price to fall below its book value. Since then, DBS Holdings share price has been on the rise. In a similar fashion, the share … Continue reading
The local banks – DBS, OCBC and UOB
The local banks have just released their financial results for the financial year 2016. All the three banks suffered a decrease in profit for FY 2016 compare with FY 2015. OCBC seemed to have it worst, while UOB did comparatively … Continue reading
Posted in DBS, OCBC, UOB, Z-INVESTMENTS
Tagged asset quality., Banks, fee incomes, impairment, NIMs
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If we missed the best stock upsides
Today marks a little more than one month after Donald Trump won the US election. When he first won the election, the market at first reacted negatively, followed by a strong rally and then tapered off in the last two … Continue reading
Posted in OCBC, UOB, YZ-BANKS, Z-FINANCIAL EDUCATION, Z-INVESTMENTS, Z-Personal Finance, Z-STOCK INDICES
Tagged Banks, personal finance, stock investments.
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What can we expect from the American election?
Now that the American election is over, and Donald Trump has been announced to be the president-elect. The inauguration is scheduled to be on 20 January 2017. As a biggest economy in the world, we can expect big event changes … Continue reading
Banks may be cheap now, but…
Cash is king. Yes, during financial turmoil like this when stock markets all over the world are sinking, having cash is the key. According to The Straits Times on 20 January 2016, just last year alone, about US$735 billion left … Continue reading
Posted in DBS, OCBC, YZ-BANKS, Z-INVESTMENTS, Z-Personal Finance, Z-STOCK INDICES
Tagged acquisitions, Banks, index, mergers, Stocks
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DBS- script dividend is out of money
DBS announced the script dividend of $0.60 per share at a conversion of $20.99 per share. This was established during the book clourse around the end April 2015. In the month of May 2015, the share price had been higher than $21 per share for the first … Continue reading
Posted in DBS, YZ-BANKS, Z-Personal Finance
Tagged Banks, DBS, Financial Education, Investments, OCBC, Stocks, UOB
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OCBC – script dividend in the money
Recently, OCBC announced the distribution of scrip dividend in lieu of cash dividend. Its dividend was $0.18 per share and the bank had established a conversion rate of $9.50 per share, a discount to on-going share price. Given the discount to the prevailing … Continue reading
Posted in OCBC, YZ-BANKS, Z-Personal Finance
Tagged Banks, DBS, Financial Education, Investments, OCBC, persoanl finance, stock index, UOB
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Singapore banks – Net interest margins (NIM)
Much fanfare has been thrown on banks’ net interest margin (NIM) as the impending interest rates hike seemed to gain traction. As it is, our interest rate lags behind the US interest rates, and it is only a matter of … Continue reading
Posted in DBS, OCBC, YZ-BANKS, Z-FINANCIAL EDUCATION, Z-INVESTMENTS
Tagged Banks, DBS, interest rate, OCBC, SIBOR, UOB
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DBS – the XD price drop suggests potential upside
DBS stock went XD on Monday, 27 April 2015. The stock price fell 20c when it went XD. It enjoyed 4 successful days of rises before 27 April 2015. The dividend distribution was 30c, whilst the dop was 20c. This indicates that more people … Continue reading
Posted in DBS, YZ-BANKS, Z-FINANCIAL EDUCATION, Z-INVESTMENTS, Z-Personal Finance
Tagged Banks, financial insitutions, Investments
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