Category Archive: Op-Eds

Strangers Gave Me 3 Good Reasons To Like Singapore

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It was not my encounter, but my dad’s. He was at an OPD, Outpatient Dispensary, which I still cannot differentiate with vis a vis a polyclinic, and during the wait was chatting with… Continue reading →

Guest Post : Negotiated Large Trades

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This is a good article written by a friend last year about Negotiated Large Trades (NLT) that is a facility provided by all exchanges to prevent excessive market volatility, that happens to be… Continue reading →

Why Credit Traders Like Fixed Rate Mortgages ?

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Tiong Bahru oozes that boho charm that Holland Village has long lost. And there I was, drinking a nice cold pint with my Big Kahuna friend, lost in an aimless discussion on mortgage… Continue reading →

Equity Wednesday : If You Can’t Improve Earnings, Then Improve the Earnings Per Share

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Share buybacks – boon and boon and boon. Earnings surprises are at a 3 year high at 70.4%  but nowhere near the 2009 levels where 80% of companies beat earnings estimates. And here… Continue reading →

New USD Issue : Tata Steel Dual Tranche 5.5Y and 10Y

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TATA STEEL DUAL TRANCHE US$ REGS 5.5YR & 10YR Issuer:  ABJA Investment Co. Pte. Ltd Guarantor: Tata Steel Limited Issue: Fixed Rate Senior Unsecured Notes Guarantor Rating:   Ba3 (Moody’s) / BB (S&P) /… Continue reading →

Uncertain Times

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As I have commented on before, markets are by their basic nature always uncertain, even when the real world can seem so black and white sometimes. And as I have said before, perceived… Continue reading →

Safe Haven War : CNH, CHF and EUR

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It could get ugly next week. Markets ended Friday on a high, post Thursday plane crash, and oblivious to further geopolitical drama to unfold. Well, it may not be smooth sailing after the… Continue reading →

Football games and efficient markets

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I am not a football fan. But I did kick a ball around in the street with the other kids, as a young boy growing up in London. I never imagined I’d become… Continue reading →

Of Underdogs, The Library And The Ironic World Cup

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How do you teach a child that no good comes from bad intentions or actions when we have the Game of Thrones ? I gave up and decided to think about the World… Continue reading →