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Anonymous

18 Apr 2019

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Is Singapore's Stock Market still viable and vibrant for investments, given that it's equity cap is shrinking?

I've recently came across various reports stating that Singapore's number of delisting is higher than it's IPOs, meaning that the number of companies listed in the SGX is falling. Not only that it's equity cap is shrinking, with even our own homegrown tech company Razer Inc opting to list in the HKSE. Should we be concerned?

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Victor Chng

20 Feb 2019

Co-Founder at Fifth Person Pte Ltd

Hi,

I think Singapore market is mainly for dividend investing and buying at the right valuation is crucial in this part. If you want more capital gains, overseas market provide better opportunity.

Yes I believe SGX is still relevant as ever. Companies opting to shift to HK is probably due to a multitude of strong selling points of HK market- little capital regulations, lowest corporate tax rates, relatively large share market cap in Asia, close proximity & increasing ties of China's markets, just to name a few.

These do not change the fact that there are still plenty of investment opportunities available within SGX, coupled with our existing strong suits- stable exchange rate and consistent modest economic growth, both of which have shown to attract foreign investors looking for safe havens to park their money.

Hi! Regarding this issue, it is my opinion that the shrinking of SGX's equity cap is not necessarily...

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