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Singapore IPOs: Why I No Longer Cover Every Listing

Some readers may have noticed that I have not been writing about every Singapore IPO since last year. The simple reason is that life has become busier. Between my day job, an increasingly packed travel schedule, family commitments and desire to play more golf, I have become much more selective about how I spend my time.  Writing detailed IPO reviews takes time — reading prospectuses, analysing financials, comparing valuations and understanding the competitive landscape. While I still enjoy investing and writing, I no longer feel the need to cover every IPO that comes to market. Instead, going forward, I will probably focus only on IPOs where I am seriously considering investing my own money or where there is something particularly interesting that is worth discussing. I suspect this will make the blog more useful as well. Rather than writing about every deal, I can spend more time sharing my thoughts on the handful that I believe deserve attention. That bring...

Am I lucky or am I not lucky?


(source: shareinvestor.com)
The deteriorating stock market claimed 'another victim' today when MAP technology closes below its IPO price. (This will somewhat affect the sentiments on ETLA negatively?) In addition, the 'price premium' over the IPO price has also been decreasing steadily and the premium is now 10% to 20% on average. For the first time in many months, i actually wondered if getting allocated for IPO shares is a good thing under current bearish mood.
I am vested in both China Hongcheng and ETLA. A 10% to 20% premium over its IPO price will mean an opening range of 55 cents to 60 cents for China Hongcheng and 52 cents to 56 cents for ETLA. Good luck.

Comments

Anonymous said…
hi some ipos have recoiled back after today. lets hope friday's good