Venture Corporation Ltd (SGX: V03) is an electronics manufacturing services provider with expertise in a wide range of activities. Thus, investors might wonder whether Venture is a good buy now. My colleague Tim Phillips certainly thinks so, at least from a dividend perspective. However, for me, there’s no quick answer to the question. Still, I’ll look at two aspects of the company to give readers a comprehensive overview of the attractiveness of the business as an investment idea. Latest financial performance One of the main worries that investors have for Venture is driven by the challenges that the semiconductor industry is currently facing. As a service provider for this industry, Venture’s business performance is expected to be affected by the industry’s weakness. Thus, w

On 17 July 2019, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) will celebrate the 2nd anniversary of launching Daily Leverage Certificates (DLCs) in the market. DLCs are short-term trading products that allow investors to amplify their exposure to the market and offer both long and short positions. Offered by Societe Generale in Singapore, the number of securities listed in the market has increased from just 10 initially to more than 76 today, covering both the Singapore and Hong Kong markets. This includes 56 single stock DLCs, such as Venture Corp, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and Keppel in Singapore and Tencent, Geely Automobile, AIA and China Construction Band in Hong Kong, and the rest comprises indices such as the MSCI Singapore Index and Hang Seng Index (HSI). Allowing traders to leverage their positio

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX: S68), Venture Corporation Ltd (SGX: V03), and SATS Ltd (SGX: S58) are three blue chips that offer opportunities for your investment portfolio.

Venture Corporation Ltd's (SGX: V03) share price has nearly halved since April last year. Is now a good time to take a closer look at the company?

Despite an overhang on the equities markets due to the ongoing trade tensions and worries about the economic slowdown, most companies generally continue to deliver decent results for the last quarter. Some of the key highlights in this earnings season include Keppel Corporation announcing a turnaround of its offshore and marine division. Meanwhile, local bank DBS Group Holdings also achieved record quarterly net profit of $1.7 billion rising 8.5 percent year-on-year, which helped to lift Straits Times Index temporarily above the 3,400 level closing at 3,407.02 on 29 April 2019. Nevertheless, with the recent rally, the probability of an imminent correction has also heightened. For investors who are getting jittery about the widely-believed axiom, “sell in May and go away”, we identify t

1. SPH REIT  --  5th Apr 20192. SPH  --  9th Apr 20193. First REIT  --  10th Apr 20194. Kep Infra Trust  --  15th Apr 20195. Kep DC Reit  --  15th Apr 20196. Kep-KBS US Reit  --  16th Apr 20197. Kep Reit  --  17th Apr 20198. Soilbuild REIT  --  17th Apr 20199. Kep Corp  --  18th Apr 201910. CapitaComm Trust  --  18th Apr 201911. MapletreeInd Trust  --  22nd Apr 201912. MapletreeCom Trust  --  23rd Apr 201913. FrasersCom Trust  --  23rd Apr 201914. Suntec Reit  --  24th Apr 201915. CapitaMall Trust -- 24th Apr 201916. Frasers Cpt Trust  --  24th Apr 201917. CapitaR China Trust  --  24th Apr 201918. SGX  --  25th Apr 201919.

Just realized that my last overall portfolio performance update was back in June 2018, and I haven’t been updating it for the past 10 months. The page is now updated and revamped. I’ve added in a line chart of the portfolio size, going back to 2011 since I’ve started tracking. Note that this includes any capital injections or withdrawals. (Mostly injections, except for 2015 and thus far, in 2019). I’ve opted not to add to the portfolio thus far in 2019, as I’ve shunted some capital into the property fund instead. Hopefully, there’d be some firesales that come up soon. Thus far, all the “firesales” that I’ve seen, are not really firesales but just marketing ploys. I’ve only really seen 1 true blue firesale a couple of years back, a

In the first quarter of 2019, local benchmark Straits Times Index ended flat as investors juggled between worries about higher US recession risks and the impending outcome of the US-China trade talks. The only bright spot was the S-REIT sector as it outperformed on the Fed’s dovish interest rate hike forecast. The slowdown in hike came from lower GDP growth expectations and rising unemployment, leading to the inversion of US yield curve to heighten recession fears. According to DBS, here are three investment strategies for you to jumpstart your portfolio. Investors Takeaway: 3 Investment Strategies To Jumpstart Your Portfolio By DBS Strategy 1: ‘Peak’ Interest Rate, Uncertain Growth Environment Calls For Greater Focus On Yield/Defensive Stocks According to the Fed’s dot plot, they

Results from CMT, Singapore Exchange and Venture Corporation, and an interest-rate decision from the Bank of Japan are some of next week's highlights.

The Straits Times Index is made up of the 30 strongest and most liquid stocks listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). For many of us, they represent the companies most of us would be very familiar with or have businesses that we would be familiar with. Some of these companies include DBS, UOB, OCBC, SingTel, CapitaLand, Keppel Corp, Singapore Airlines, Genting Singapore, City Developments, SGX, Venture Corp, Sembcorp Industries, SPH and, of course, 17 other companies. How The Straits Times Index (STI) Performed So Far In 2019 We are well into the second quarter of 2019, which means many of these companies will be releasing their operating performance for the first quarter of 2019 very soon. Look out for these announcements in the coming weeks. Read Also: Complete Guide To Investing In The

The latest earnings quarter turned out to be a worse than expected for Malaysian stocks. Among the MY stocks that were under DBS’ coverage, 30 percent missed consensus expectations. This was largely driven by underperformance of plantation, utilities, oil & gas and airline companies. Large cap companies have also been guiding for more cautious growth in 2019, leading to a downward earnings revision across KLCI. Given the lack of earnings growth, DBS recommends investors to build more defences into your investment strategy while looking out for quality names with resilient earnings and yield. Here are the top MY picks that DBS thinks should go into your portfolio to go defensive. Investors Takeaway: 3 MY Bank Names For A Defensive Portfolio Hong Leong Bank Hong Leong Bank is among t

The latest earnings season was a disappointment, to say the least. Multiple sectors such as banks, property, telco and O&G saw earnings cut due to slowing global growth and US-China trade war. As a result, earnings growth was slashed for FY19. This contributed to the fall in STI from its February high of 3,286. Going forward, DBS is expecting STI to stay around the support area of 3,180 with a bull-case forecast of 3,500 by end of the year. Investors Takeaway: 3 Strategies After A Disappointing Quarter By DBS For investors, the deepening cuts point to a worrying sign of things to come in the upcoming quarters. So, how should investors adjust their investment strategy to avoid underperformance in the upcoming month? According to DBS, there are three strategies that investors should cons

Following the United States extending its deadline to raise tariffs on Chinese products and increased optimism that the two biggest economies are well on track to reach an agreement, outlook in the markets has clearly turned for the better. Because of this, China’s Shanghai Composite Index jumped 5.6 percent within a single trading day on 25 February 2019. Along with the rise of the Chinese markets, the local bourse also saw its benchmark Straits Times Index registering a year-to-date return of 3.9 percent. In the last two months, we noticed three stocks which had good run-ups achieving double-digit growth in their share prices. As investment guru Warren Buffett had pointed out, “be fearful when others are greedy”. While we cannot say for sure if these three stocks may continue to ru