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DBS historical charts
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Background
The Company was originally incorporated as a Bank, in 1968, to provide financial assistance to manufacturing and other industries in Singapore for the purpose of Singapore's economic development and industrialisation.
In 1993, the Company launched its 503.1 million non-redeemable preference share issue, making it the first in Singapore to introduce to the investing public a partly paid preference share with conversion rights. In 1997, it introduced internet banking, also a first in Singapore.
The restriction on foreign ownership was removed and the merger of local and foreign shares was effected on 3 September 1999.
Pursuant to a scheme of arrangement, The Development Bank of Singapore Ltd was restructured to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of DBS Group Hldgs Ltd on 18 September 1999.
The principal activities of the DBS Group consists of investment holding, banking and financing, the provision of mortgage financing, lease and hire purchase financing, corporate advisory services, nominee and trustee services, funds management services, stockbroking, primary dealership in Singapore Government securities, merchant banking, factoring, credit card and venture capital operations, and other financial services. -
G K Goh historical charts
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Background
The Company was incorporated in Singapore on 12 January 1990 under the name GK Goh Hldgs Pte Ltd. In 1990, it acquired public status under its present name.
It functions as an investment holding company while its subsidiaries are principally engaged in the provision of stock and sharebroking services and related research and nominee services.
In January 1999, GK Goh Stockbrokers Pte Ltd was merged with Lee & Co (Stock and Share Brokers) Pte Ltd and the merged stockbroking business was carried out by the former.
The Company is only listed in Singapore. The group currently operates through subsidiaries and associates which are members of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, the Jakarta Stock Exchange and the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The Company also has a sales office in the United Kingdom. -
GreatEast historical charts
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Background
Great Eastern Life Assurance Co Ltd (GE Life) is the oldest life assurance company in Singapore established since 1908. Through its 20,000-strong agency force, it offers every principal form of life, personal accident, health insurance and annuity plans to individuals. It is also involved in loans, investment management and other related insurance business. It also operates in Malaysia and Indonesia. The Company is the largest asset-based life insurance company in Singapore and Malaysia. Currently, one of its main products is investment-linked insurance products.
The Company was incorporated in 1999 as the new holding company of the Group. In a scheme of arrangement, GED Life shares in issue then were cancelled and were replaced by the Company's shares and listed on SGX-ST on 29 November 1999. -
HL Fin historical charts
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Background
The Company was incorporated on 10 January 1961and was converted into a public company on 2 September 1964.
Its shares were listed on the SGX Mainboard prior to the acquisition in 1979 by Hong Leong Finance Limited (HLF) (now known as Target Realty Limited). It was re-admitted to the official list of the SGX Mainboard on 10 July 1981.
The principal activities of the Company are to accept deposits from the public and to use these deposits together with its own capital resources in the provision of finance, including hire purchase, leasing, factoring, mortgages and other secured loans in the commercial, industrial and consumer sectors.
On 1 September 2001, the Company acquired and amalgamated the finance business undertaking of Target Realty Limited with its own undertaking pursuant to a scheme of arrangement and amalgamation. As part of the merger, the Company and HLF also reorganised their non-core financial assets, comprising property assets, resulting in the disposal by the Company of certain property assets to HLF which were not intended to be the core financial assets of the merged finance business. Following the merger, the Company is now the nation's largest finance company.
The ultimate holding company of the Company is deemed to be Hong Leong Investment Holdings Pte Ltd, a company incorporated in Singapore. -
Hotung US$ historical charts
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Background
The Company is the holding company of Taiwan's largest venture capital investment manager of Hotung Intl Co (HIC).
Hotung Venture Capital Corpn (Hotung) was founded by Chiao Tung Bank Co Ltd, Nippon Investment & Finance Co Ltd, Huang Cheng Wang and Hong Shing Cheng in June 1987. In 1997, as part of the restructuring exercise conducted for purposes of the Company's public offering, the venture capital fund management contracts were transferred from Hotung to HIC and Hotung became purely a venture capital fund. Hotung Investment Hldg Ltd was incorporated in Bermuda on 5 March 1997.
Focusing on the high-technology sector, the Group's two business division are investment management and investment funds. In investment management, HIC manages and/or advises 28 funds locally and internationally. Through its 7 investment funds, the Group invests in over 100 investee companies, more concentrated on the electronics/information sector.
In 1998, the Group started its securities business with the incorporation of Hotung Securities Intl Co. It went into brokerage work in 1999. -
IntFactor historical charts
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Background
International Factors (Singapore) Ltd (IFS) is an established financial institution offering factoring and a broad range of financial services especially useful to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Incorporated in Singapore in 1987, IFS was listed on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange in July 1993. The Company also has operations in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.
In 2003, IFS, through its wholly-owned subsidiary ECICS Limited, acquired the credit insurance, bonds and guarantee businesses from the subsidiaries of EH Group Ltd.
IFS is a member of PhillipCapital, an alliance of independent companies both in and outside Singapore providing a broad range of financial services to individual, corporate and institutional customers. PhillipCapital's services include corporate finance, broking of bonds and stocks, fund management, futures and commodities, financial planning and property consultancy. -
K1 Ventur historical charts
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Background
The Company, formerly known as Singmarine Shipyard (Pte) Ltd, was incorporated on 7 July 1970. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel from July 1976, it was originally engaged in engineering and anchorage repair activities. It was converted to a public limited company on 8 July 1987 and changed its name to Singmarine Industries Ltd. In 1997, in a Group-wide corporate exercise, it changed its name to Keppel Marine Industries Ltd.
In 1999, in a further consolidation of Keppel Group's marine business, the Company sold its marine-related business to Keppel Hitachi Zosen. It also divested its interests in Keppel's listed companies. Subsequently adopted the name K1 Ventures Limited on 4 August 2000. It is now an investment holding company. -
Kim Eng historical charts
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Background
The Company was incorporated on 17 January 1989 under the name of KESECS Ltd as an investment holding company. On 16 March 1989, it was renamed KESECS Pte Ltd and on 26 December 1989 it acquired public status under the name of Kim Eng Holdings Ltd. This was subsequently changed to Kim Eng Ong Asia Holdings Ltd wef 7 February 2002.
In 1989, as part of a restructuring scheme, the Company acquired the entire share capital and operations of Kim Eng Securities Pte Ltd and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
The Group has brokerages in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand, London and New York, spanning a 24-hour time zone.
The principal activity of the Company is that of investment holding. The principal activities of its subsidiaries consist of those of stockbrokers, sharebrokers, and dealers in stocks, shares and investments of all kind, acting as nominees for beneficial shareholders, investment holding, investment advisers, property investment, money lending, margin financing, and management of internal funds. -
OCBC historical charts
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Background
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corpn Ltd was incorporated in Singapore on 31 October 1932 to carry on business in banking and finance. The Bank is the successor to Chinese Commercial Bank Ltd, Ho Hong Bank Ltd and the Overseas-Chinese Bank Ltd.
OCBC Bank offers a comprehensive range of banking services and financial solutions in consumer banking, business banking, international banking, global treasury and investment management. The OCBC Group has diverse subsidiaries that are involved in financial futures, regional stockbroking, trustee, nominee and custodian services, property development and hotel management.
In August 2001, OCBC Bank acquired Keppel Capital Holdings Ltd and all its subsidiaries, including Keppel TatLee Bank Ltd, Keppel Securities Pte Ltd and Keppel TatLee Finance Ltd. On 25 February 2002, OCBC Bank and Keppel TatLee Bank were operationally and legally integrated.
The OCBC Group has total assets of $84 billion, with more than 125 branches and representative offices in 14 countries, including Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, UK and US. In Asia, it has one of the most extensive networks among regional banks.
In Malaysia, OCBC Bank (M) Bhd (OBMB) is the third largest foreign bank in terms of loans total assets. -
Pac Cent historical charts
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Background
The Company was incorporated in 1963 under the name of Sim Lim Investments Limited. In November 1989, Summa Surya International Limited acquired a majority interest in the Company and changed it to Summa Investments Limited in 1990. It changed its name to Seapower Asia Investments Limited in 1994. In the same year later, the Company was acquired by the Pacific Century Group and changed to its present name.
The Company's primary holdings include PCCW Limited and Pacific Century Insurance Holdings Limited, both of which are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. The Company is also active in property investment and development and power generation.
In February 2000, PCCW bought over Cable & Wireless' 54 percent stake in Hongkong Telecom for around US$38 billion, one of Asia's largest corporate takeovers ever.
Currently, the Group has property development projects in India (Fort House and Golden Greens Golf & Resorts), Singapore (Holt Road and The Clayton), Hong Kong (Cyberport), China (Pacific Century Place in Beijing, Shanghai Underground Parkade and Gao Yao Power Plant, Guangdong) and Vietnam (Chancery Saigon Hotel). -
S'pura Fin historical charts
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Background
Singapura Building Society Ltd was incorporated in 1969 as a public company to take over the undertakings and operations of Malaya Borneo Building Society, the oldest finance company in Singapore, established in 1950. Today, the Company continues to provide home loans and has expanded its financial services to include financing for commercial and industrial properties, property developments, shares, vessels, hire purchase of vehicles and equipment, factoring and agency services for some statutory bodies' staff housing loan schemes. Other services including savings and fixed deposits including trust funds. It is a major participant of the Local Enterprise Finance Scheme which is jointly administered with the Singapore Productivity and Standards Board to assist small and medium business enterprises.
The Company has seven branches strategically located in populous areas to serve its large client base spread throughout the Singapore.
It changed its name to Singapura Finance Ltd wef 12 June 2002 -
SGX historical charts
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Background
SGX was formed in 1999 in order to effectuate the demutualization and merger of the two exchanges: Stock Exchange of Singapore and Singapore Intl Monetary Exchange. Prior to the merger, each exchange was owned by the member firms that engaged in trading and clearing and settlement functions. Pursuant to legislation adopted to effect the merger, SGX was created to own the exchanges and their related clearing houses, and the former owners and seatholders were given shares in SGX in exchange for their shares and seats in the two exchanges.
SGX owns and operates the only integrated securities exchange and derivatives exchange in Singapore and their related clearing houses. The securities exchange was the first fully electronic and floorless exchange in Asia. The derivatives exchange is one of the largest in Asia and was named "Derivatives Exchange of the Year" in 1989, 1992, 1993 and 1998 by the International Financing Review and "Asia's Best Derivatives Exchange in 1999" by The Asset magazine. Together, the two exchanges serve a wide array of international and domestic investors and end users, including many of the world's largest financial institutions, and have been among the most innovative exchanges in the world in technological and new product development.
SGX has been developing alliances and new products in order to meet the changing needs of the international and domestic financial communities. SGX was a founding member of the GLOBEX Alliance together with some other leading derivatives exchanges. It also has alliances or significant relationships with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the Australian Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India. SGX has introduced a variety of securities and derivatives products to respond to investors' desires for 24-hour trading, diversification and trading across markets. -
Sing Inv historical charts
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Background
The Company was incorporated in Singapore on 13 November 1964 as a private limited company under the name Sing Investments & Finance (Pte) Ltd. It acquired public status on 30 July 1970 under the name Sing Investments & Finance Ltd. The Company was officially listed on the Singapore Exchange on 7 July 1983. It has 4 branches operating in Robinson Road, Ang Mo Kio Ave 6, Tai Thong Crescent (Macpherson) and Bedok North Street 1.
Being a licenced finance company under the Finance Companies Act, Cap 108, the Company's principal activities cover the acceptance of fixed and saving deposits from the public and the provision of loans and credit facilities to individuals and corporations mainly by way of property loans, land and Construction loans, Local Enterprise Finance Scheme (LEFS), Hire Purchase Block Discounting Scheme, Floor Stock Financing, Motor Vehicle loans, Equipment & Machinery loans, Shipping loans, Share Financing and Factoring. The Company also provides safe deposit boxes and financial guarantees. -
SpRe historical charts
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Background
Singapore Re is the Republic's only active indigenous reinsurer, serving the domestic insurance industry as well as those in the Asian region and beyond.
Established in 1973 by the insurance companies then operating in the local market, one of its primary roles was to contribute as a national reinsurer towards the development of Singapore as a premier insurance centre in the region.
It serves the financial services sector in the following areas: underwriting management and secretariat services; maintenance of insurance industry statistical databases; computer software development and consultancy services; loss adjusting and surveying services; publishing and conferencing services; development and marketing of statistically-based business support tools; and maritime consultancy and recovery services. In 2000, it launched the InsuranceSupermart.com portal. -
Thai Prime200US$ historical charts
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Background
The Company was incorporated as an investment company in Singapore on 24 August 1988. The principal investment objective of the Company is the long-term capital appreciation of its assets through investment in Thai securities, mainly equities.
Investment in Thai securities will not be made directly, but will be made only through The Thai Prime Fund (Fund), which is established under an investment plan authorised by the Bank of Thailand under an investment contract, of which the Company will be the sole unit holder.
The Fund shall have a 25-year duration. It is a closed-ended investment fund.
The preferred shares are in registered form and are listed on the International Stock Exchange and SGX. The preferred shares will not be redeemed within the first ten years of the initial issue of preferred shares. Thereafter and subject to the Fund being converted into an open-end fund and to applicable provisions of Singapore law, preferred shares may be redeemable at the request of a holder from the date to be notified by the Company. In 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand did not approve the Fund's application for conversion to an open-ended fund.
Trading in the Company's shares is strictly restricted to persons who are not residents of Singapore.
Prior to its listing on the SGX, the Company made an offer for sale of its 15.50 million preferred shares at the issue price of US$9.50 plus US$0.50 underwriting commission per preferred share. -
Transpac historical charts
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Background
Transpac Industrial Hldgs Ltd is an investment company incorporated with limited liability on 7 February 1994. The Company aims to achieve substantial capital appreciation primarily through equity or equity-related investments in growing private companies located in Asia with emphasis on Singapore, China, Hong Kong, India, Indo-China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand.
The Company is managed by Transpac Capital Pte Ltd, which was formed in late 1989 by combining the resources of Transtech Venture Management Pte Ltd and Techno-Ventures Hong Kong Ltd (TVHK), forming one of the largest private equity investment firms in the region. -
UIS historical charts
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Background
The Company was incorporated in Singapore on 14 October 1969, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lee Wah Bank Ltd under the name of Lee Wah Enterprise (Pte) Ltd. On 18 September 1978, the Company changed to its present name.
It was a dormant company until 11 September 1978 when the Company acquired a diversified portfolio of marketable securities and resumed its activities as an investment holding company. In October 1978, the Company offered 25 million shares of $1 each at par to the public. The United Overseas Bank group holds about 44 percent equity interest in UIS.
The principal activity of its wholly-owned subsidiary, United Intl Securities Trading (Pte) Ltd, is that of investment trading. -
UOB historical charts
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Background
The Bank was incorporated as a public company under the name of United Chinese Bank Limited in 1935. The present name United Overseas Bank Limited was adopted in 1965.
It was officially quoted on 20 July 1970 on the then Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore, a predecessor of the Singapore Exchange Trading Securities Limited.
The UOB Group's 248 offices in 18 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, Western Europe and North America.
It has a banking subsidiary, Far Eastern Bank, in Singapore, while its banking subsidiaries in the region are United Overseas Bank (M), PT Bank UOB Indonesia, UOB Radanasin Bank in Thailand and United Overseas Bank Philippines.
UOB provides a wide range of financial services through its global network of branches, offices and subsidiaries: personal financial services, private banking, trust services, commercial and corporate banking, corporate finance, capital market activities, treasury services, asset management, venture capital management, proprietary investments, general insurance and life assurance. It also offers stockbroking services through its associate, UOB-Kay Hian Holdings.
UOB's total card base of more than 1 million firmly places it in the top position in credit and Visa debit cards in Singapore. UOB is also the market leader in loans to small and medium-sized enterprises and a recognized leader in the personal loans business.
Through its other subsidiaries and associates (principally the United Overseas Land Group), UOB also has diversified interests in travel, leasing, property development and management, hotel operations and general trading. -
UOB-KayH historical charts
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Background
Kay Hian can trace its history back to the early 1900s as Kay Hian & Co (Pte), a commodities and securities dealer which subsequently became a founder member of the Singapore Stockbrokers' Association, the forerunner of today's SGX. It acted as an agency broker, primarily in Singapore and Malaysia securities. Kay Hian Hldgs Ltd was incorporated in Singapore on 1 August 1990 as an investment holding company and in October of that year issued 25 percent of its equity to the public.
In 1989, James Capel (a subsidiary of the HSBC group) merged its stockbroking activities with Kay Hian to form the Kay Hian James Capel Hldgs Ltd. It became Kay Hian Hldgs Ltd in 1996 when James Capel's holding in the Group was reduced to less than 5 percent.
Following the merger of Kay Hian Hldgs Ltd, UOB Securities and the United Overseas Bank Ltd Group's overseas stockbroking interests, UOB-Kay Hian Hldgs was formed and listed on the SGX-ST on 23 October 2000. At the same time, Kay Hian Hldgs Ltd was delisted. -
UOI historical charts
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Background
The Company was incorporated in Singapore on 17 February 1971 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Overseas Bank Ltd and commenced operations under the Insurance Act, Cap. 193 as a general insurance company on 2 May 1971. It was publicly listed on 2 October 1978.
The Company's principal activities are the underwriting of general insurance business and reinsurance. General insurance covers fire, marine, motor, engineering, general accident and liability business.
The Company is a member of the United Overseas Bank Group. The holding company which is also the ultimate holding company is United Overseas Bank Ltd, incorporated in Singapore, which owns 51 percent of the issued share capital of United Overseas Insurance Ltd.