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30-Jan-2009 10:11 Keppel   /   keppel Corp       Go to Message
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bad news driving it down..

<$4 is a bargain for LONG TERM!..

 
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30-Jan-2009 09:20 Straits Times Index   /   STI to cross 3000 boosted by long-term investors       Go to Message
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I hope the forumers take heed of what our ministers have to say about the economy in the short term.. don't always be bullish that the markets will rise..face up to reality!! its gg to be down for a while...
Worst is yet to come
'It's right that governments recapitalised banks in the West and they're trying their best to incentivise new lending,' said Mr Tharman. -- ST PHOTO: ALAN LIM
FINANCE Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has warned that the worst of the credit crunch has yet to come.

The world's biggest banks still have toxic assets on their balance sheets, which are clogging up their ability to lend, Mr Tharman said in an interview with Bloomberg Television on Wednesday.

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Banks are still focusing on replenishing capital 'and estimates of the extent of bad assets on their books are still on the upswing', said Mr Tharman. 'We haven't seen the worst yet.'

The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) report released on Wednesday signalled that writedowns and losses at banks totalling US$1.1 trillion (S$1.7 trillion) so far are only half of what is to come.

Losses on that scale would leave banks needing at least US$500 billion in fresh capital to restore confidence in their balance sheets, the fund said.

Governments worldwide have injected capital into banks to ensure that lending to companies and consumers does not freeze up.

US President Barack Obama's administration and federal regulators are also considering setting up a 'bad bank' that would absorb illiquid assets from otherwise healthy financial firms.

'It's right that governments recapitalised banks in the West and they're trying their best to incentivise new lending,' Mr Tharman said. 'It's too early to say how successful this will be. Governments have to take more risk, and that means taxpayers have to be willing to foot part of the bill.'

The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) and Temasek Holdings have invested about US$24 billion (S$36 billion) in UBS, Citigroup and Merrill Lynch in the past 14 months, said Bloomberg.

GIC, which manages the country's reserves, has invested about US$18 billion in UBS and Citigroup since December 2007. Temasek, which has a US$130 billion portfolio, increased its investments in Merrill and Barclays in 2007 and last year.

Temasek was the biggest shareholder in Merrill before the US securities firm was taken over by Bank of America. It is also the largest shareholder in London-based Standard Chartered and Singapore's DBS Group Holdings, and has holdings in India's ICICI Bank and other lenders in Indonesia, South Korea and Pakistan.

Temasek and GIC remain 'well diversified' enough in their portfolios to offer the long-term returns the government seeks, Mr Tharman said.

'We would be worried if global banks comprise a large proportion of the portfolios of GIC and Temasek, or for that matter, any other highly vulnerable industry globally,' he said.

'But these are diversified portfolios, with not a large degree of concentration risk. But everyone has been down this year. Every major investor has seen a reduction in the value of their assets.'

Mr Tharman said Temasek, which had an average 18 per cent annual return on investment since its inception in 1974, and GIC have performed 'credibly by international standards - 'over a long period of time.'

GIC said in September that annual returns in the past 20 years averaged 7.8 per cent in US dollar terms, compared with about 6 per cent for the MSCI World Index.

GIC last year also said it is boosting investments in emerging markets, private equity and other asset classes to raise returns after cutting back stocks and holdings in developed nations.

'I'm comfortable with the actions both Temasek and GIC have taken early in this crisis to reduce risk, to move into more liquid asset allocation and to prepare for opportunities in this downturn,' Mr Tharman said.

Added the minister: 'The government never gets into the game of looking at specific investments, or trying to shape Temasek and GIC's specific investments. They've got to make their risk decisions, and we look at the overall return.

'So far so good, and we've got to ensure that we maintain that record of prudent investment of portfolios as a whole, diversifying risks, and being prepared for crises from time to time.

'But the risk is escalating. I mean global banks are now becoming consumer banks, as opposed to investment banks, and so people's losses would actually translate to actual losses in the longer term.'

Mr Tharman also said the economic growth model that makes Singapore vulnerable to swings in global demand still works.

Singapore is in its fourth contraction since 1998 and the economy may shrink a record 5 per cent this year as exports slump and the global economic slowdown hurts its financial services and tourism industries.

'We are plugged into the markets that are largely in the rich countries and when you go through a global crisis like this, you come down very quickly,' Mr Tharman said. 'You don't have Asian domestic demand buffering you.'

But Singapore should not strive to be less susceptible to global markets, he said. 'That's our future, that's where our fortunes are tied to,' he added. Rather, the Government will keep restructuring the economy to emerge 'leaner and smarter' after each downturn.

'Singapore will come out of this,' said Mr Tharman. 'We will bounce back the way we've bounced back three times already in 10 years.'
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30-Jan-2009 09:02 Keppel   /   keppel Corp       Go to Message
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below $4!!..yeah..still have 21c div..

don't chase :) be patient..

kep corp got some bad news abt their rigs again..

 
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30-Jan-2009 08:58 Straits Times Index   /   STI to cross 3000 boosted by long-term investors       Go to Message
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29-Jan-2009 17:00 Others   /   2009 AngBao TOTO Draw !! bought yours yet !??!       Go to Message
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x 0 		SJ forumer pool money from ur share winnings and dump it all in TOTO..
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29-Jan-2009 15:41 DBS   /   DBS takes another hit as analysts lower targets       Go to Message
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29-Jan-2009 15:00 Olam Intl   /   Ramping up its capex       Go to Message
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29-Jan-2009 14:45 Olam Intl   /   Ramping up its capex       Go to Message
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29-Jan-2009 14:21 Olam Intl   /   Ramping up its capex       Go to Message
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yup.. 2009 investment strategy..get back to basics

human's basic necessities..:

Water, oil, food!

n sex..but too bad no vice industry listed on SGX..keke
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29-Jan-2009 13:57 DBS   /   DBS takes another hit as analysts lower targets       Go to Message
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Koh boon hwee a better fit to rule DBS? price sky rocket to $9.2!

wat's gg on..
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29-Jan-2009 13:17 SMU E.y.E - TA   /   SGX Technicals       Go to Message
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don't study for the sake of gettin more money..

study for the thirst of knowledge..

don't work and be a slave to a company..

make ur money work for u....

 
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29-Jan-2009 13:15 Olam Intl   /   Ramping up its capex       Go to Message
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its the BB tat are the market movers..

if they weren't around the market would be stagnant..

think about it...
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29-Jan-2009 11:10 Olam Intl   /   Ramping up its capex       Go to Message
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UBS so free buy into something that lose money meh?

use ur blain use ur blain use ur blain..



freeme      ( Date: 15-Jan-2009 11:11) Posted:

Hope they are wrong.. yest just short this at 1.36

ozone2002      ( Date: 15-Jan-2009 10:19) Posted:



UBS has been quite actively buying tis counter..

looks like commodities play is coming..
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29-Jan-2009 11:08 DBS   /   DBS takes another hit as analysts lower targets       Go to Message
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29-Jan-2009 09:18 DBS   /   DBS takes another hit as analysts lower targets       Go to Message
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x 0 		go DBS branch make fren with the tellers there..can find out wats gg on
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29-Jan-2009 09:17 Straits Times Index   /   STI to cross 3000 boosted by long-term investors       Go to Message
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28-Jan-2009 16:33 Straits Times Index   /   STI to cross 3000 boosted by long-term investors       Go to Message
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Every day u hear of news that this company is cutting thousands of jobs in the US..

but the stock market keeps going up... I think many pple don't understand the severity of the problem..

This is definitely gonna be the worst recession in history..

It's also the time for a transfer of wealth..opportunity lies in adversity..
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28-Jan-2009 15:35 DBS   /   DBS takes another hit as analysts lower targets       Go to Message
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28-Jan-2009 13:20 GLD USD   /   Gold going up this year?       Go to Message
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Gold price hit US$900!

USD $ appreciating from 1.3+ to 1.5

double happiness for ETF gold investors.. :):)

more to come with the world printing more $$.. gold investors rejoice!.. US$1,500 will definitely be a reality..
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28-Jan-2009 10:12 Straits Times Index   /   STI to cross 3000 boosted by long-term investors       Go to Message
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