Written By: Tiang Chuan on January 30, 2012 No Comment
Has The Wine Bubble Popped?

Another investment bubble may have popped. This time, it is something you can drink.

As with some other forms of investments, sellers have been touting the China demand and limited supply as the sure-win formula to great profits. However, wine prices have slumped recently. The Live-ex 100 index, which represents the price [...]

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Written By: Tiang Chuan on January 22, 2012 No Comment

As the Rabbit prepares to dive into its burrows and the Dragon primes itself to emerge from the water, the journalists were busy writing on what might be the hits and misses for the new year. The main article on the last day of the Year of the Rabbit is on Stocks v [...]

Written By: Tiang Chuan on January 7, 2012 No Comment

I wrote a letter to The Straits Times Forum in response to the letter from Mr Tan Cheng Hock who felt that successful Singaporeans have been victimised by the latest property measures (Multi-property owner speaks up).

My letter (Singaporeans benefit from property measures) was published on the 07th [...]

Written By: Tiang Chuan on December 30, 2011 No Comment

The proposed revamp of the Central Depository (CDP) system to allow stockbrokers’ access is in the news again.  The Straits Times carried a report on the subject on its 30th December 2011 edition (CDP revamp reignites debate on potential fraud). The article can be accessed here.

Basically, they have summarised [...]

Written By: Tiang Chuan on December 22, 2011 No Comment

I wrote to The Straits Times forum on the possibility of increased churning from SGX’s decision to open up CDP data to stockbrokers. The letter was published on the 22nd December 2011. The letter – Guard against rogue brokers – can be assessed here.

 

Written By: Tiang Chuan on November 22, 2011 No Comment

High Court Justice Tay Yong Kwang dismissed the court appeals by Sunshine Empire trio, company founder James Phang, former director Jackie Hoo Choon Cheat and Phang’s wife Neo Kuon Huay, reports the November 22nd 2011 edition of The Straits Times (Sunshine Empire appeals dismissed).

James Phang, Jackie Hoo and Neo [...]

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Written By: Tiang Chuan on November 19, 2011 No Comment

A director of landbanking firm, Profitable Plots, have failed to get back her passport after a second attempt, reports the 19th November 2011 edition of The Straits Times (Profitable Plots director can’t get back passport). She made the first attempt in May this year.

The Singaporean requested to be allowed [...]

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Written By: Tiang Chuan on November 13, 2011 6 Comments

Every Sunday, there will be an article on the papers that features a successful investor in a Q&A format. Part of the Q&A will be a question on their worst and best investment. Normally, the best investment would be business of the interviewee.  However, it was different today. The best investment is an [...]

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Written By: Tiang Chuan on November 9, 2011 No Comment

According to the 09th November 2011 edition of Today (Profitable Plots sends legal letters to SIAS, CEO), Securities Investors Association of Singapore (SIAS) and it’s CEO, Mr David Gerald, have received lawyer letters from Profitable Plots on the latter’s consideration of defamation suit [...]

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Written By: Tiang Chuan on October 3, 2011 One Comment

A landbanking firm claims that they have never lost money for their clients. They claim that their accounts have been vetted by a renowned auditing firm and they have very strict criteria in selecting their projects. Sounds to be the perfect investment! But let’s cool down and think through the possible issues.

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