Investment and securities Books

Book SynopsisThe World Scientific Handbook of Futures Markets serves as a definitive source for comprehensive and accessible information in futures markets. The emphasis is on the unique characteristics of futures markets that make them worthy of a special volume. In our judgment, futures markets are currently undergoing remarkable changes as trading is shifting from open outcry to electronic and as the traditional functions of hedging and speculation are extended to include futures as an alternative investment vehicle in traditional portfolios. The unique feature of this volume is the selection of five classic papers that lay the foundations of the futures markets and the invitation to the leading academics who do work in the area to write critical surveys in a dozen important topics.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Overview and Introduction (Anastasios G Malliaris and William T Ziemba); Classical Contributions: Proof That Properly Anticipated Prices Fluctuate Randomly (Paul Samuelson); The Variation of Certain Speculative Prices (Benoit Mandelbrot); Commodity Futures Prices: Some Evidence on Forecast Power, Premiums, and the Theory of Storage (Eugene F Fama and Kenneth R French); Volume and Volatility in Foreign Currency Futures Markets (R Bhar and Anastasios G Malliaris); The Strategic and Tactical Value of Commodity Futures (Claude B Erb and Campbell R Harvey); New Invited Papers: Organized Futures Markets and Trading Mechanisms: A Global Perspective (Peter Alonzi); Regulatory Issues and Clearing Houses (Robert Steigerwald); Market Participants: Hedgers (Hendrik Bessembinder); Market Participants and the Role of Speculators in Futures Markets; Econometric Techniques for Chaotic Dynamics in Futures Markets (Cars H Hommes); Agricultural Markets (Angelo Vignola); Metallurgical Futures Markets (Brian M Lucey); Indices and Index Arbitrage in Futures Markets: Hedge Fund Strategies (Steve Todd and Tom Nohel); Interest Rate Futures; Foreign Exchange Markets (Tim Weithers); Energy Futures Markets (Cetin Ciner); Climate Futures Contracts (Helyette Geman); Performance of Commodity Futures Funds and Portfolio Theory (Alex Ziegler and William T Ziemba); Macro Risks and Futures Markets (Robert J Shiller); Failure of Futures Hedge Funds (William T Ziemba).

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Book SynopsisWritten by a physicist with extensive experience as a risk/finance quant, this book treats a wide variety of topics. Presenting the theory and practice of quantitative finance and risk, it delves into the 'how to' and 'what it's like' aspects not covered in textbooks or papers. A 'Technical Index' indicates the mathematical level for each chapter.This second edition includes some new, expanded, and wide-ranging considerations for risk management: Climate Change and its long-term systemic risk; Markets in Crisis and the Reggeon Field Theory; 'Smart Monte Carlo' and American Monte Carlo; Trend Risk — time scales and risk, the Macro-Micro model, singular spectrum analysis; credit risk: counterparty risk and issuer risk; stressed correlations — new techniques; and Psychology and option models.Solid risk management topics from the first edition and valid today are included: standard/advanced theory and practice in fixed income, equities, and FX; quantitative finance and risk management — traditional/exotic derivatives, fat tails, advanced stressed VAR, model risk, numerical techniques, deals/portfolios, systems, data, economic capital, and a function toolkit; risk lab — the nuts and bolts of risk management from the desk to the enterprise; case studies of deals; Feynman path integrals, Green functions, and options; and 'Life as a Quant' — communication issues, sociology, stories, and advice.

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Book SynopsisOver the last two decades, risk-sensitive control has evolved into an innovative and successful framework for solving dynamically a wide range of practical investment management problems.This book shows how to use risk-sensitive investment management to manage portfolios against an investment benchmark, with constraints, and with assets and liabilities. It also addresses model implementation issues in parameter estimation and numerical methods. Most importantly, it shows how to integrate jump-diffusion processes which are crucial to model market crashes.With its emphasis on the interconnection between mathematical techniques and real-world problems, this book will be of interest to both academic researchers and money managers. Risk-sensitive investment management links stochastic control and portfolio management. Because of its distinct emphasis on integrating advanced theoretical concepts into practical dynamic investment management tools, this book stands out from the existing literature in fundamental ways. It goes beyond mainstream research in portfolio management in a traditional static setting. The theoretical developments build on contemporary research in stochastic control theory, but are informed throughout by the need to construct an effective and practical framework for dynamic portfolio management.This book fills a gap in the literature by connecting mathematical techniques with the real world of investment management. Readers seeking to solve key problems such as benchmarked asset management or asset and liability management will certainly find it useful.Table of ContentsIntroduction: A Primer on Risk Sensitive Control; Diffusion Models: The Complete Market Case; Asset Management in Incomplete Markets; Managing Against a Benchmark; Introducing Constraints; Asset and Liability Managements; Jump-Diffusion Models: Jumps in Asset Prices; Affine Processes; General Jump-Diffusion Setting; Extensions to Benchmarks and ALM; Implementation: Securities Modeling; Factor Selection; Parameter Estimation and Partial Observations; Numerical Methods; Empirical Analysis.

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Book SynopsisOver the last two decades, risk-sensitive control has evolved into an innovative and successful framework for solving dynamically a wide range of practical investment management problems.This book shows how to use risk-sensitive investment management to manage portfolios against an investment benchmark, with constraints, and with assets and liabilities. It also addresses model implementation issues in parameter estimation and numerical methods. Most importantly, it shows how to integrate jump-diffusion processes which are crucial to model market crashes.With its emphasis on the interconnection between mathematical techniques and real-world problems, this book will be of interest to both academic researchers and money managers. Risk-sensitive investment management links stochastic control and portfolio management. Because of its distinct emphasis on integrating advanced theoretical concepts into practical dynamic investment management tools, this book stands out from the existing literature in fundamental ways. It goes beyond mainstream research in portfolio management in a traditional static setting. The theoretical developments build on contemporary research in stochastic control theory, but are informed throughout by the need to construct an effective and practical framework for dynamic portfolio management.This book fills a gap in the literature by connecting mathematical techniques with the real world of investment management. Readers seeking to solve key problems such as benchmarked asset management or asset and liability management will certainly find it useful.Table of ContentsIntroduction: A Primer on Risk Sensitive Control; Diffusion Models: The Complete Market Case; Asset Management in Incomplete Markets; Managing Against a Benchmark; Introducing Constraints; Asset and Liability Managements; Jump-Diffusion Models: Jumps in Asset Prices; Affine Processes; General Jump-Diffusion Setting; Extensions to Benchmarks and ALM; Implementation: Securities Modeling; Factor Selection; Parameter Estimation and Partial Observations; Numerical Methods; Empirical Analysis.

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Book SynopsisForeign Direct Investment (FDI) studies have evolved as one of the mainstreams in business strategy. This book presents a comprehensive perspective on the motivations behind the studies, the effects of FDI, and how it can be utilized and extended to other areas of studies. Written with a global perspective, this book not only touches upon business strategies but also covers government policies toward promoting and attracting FDI for industrial and economic development. The author, with his vast experience in consulting and research projects for multinational companies, international organizations and governments, examines real world business practices of Eastern firms and how they relate to their Western counterparts, thus making this book a valuable and practical reference not only for students, but for practitioners, too.Table of ContentsForeign Direct Investment; Multinational Firm; International Business Strategy; Industry Cluster; Economic And Regional Development; Social Development; Creating Shared Value.

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Book SynopsisEnvironmental asset classes are not a hope for tomorrow but a reality today. This new asset category promises to grow dramatically in the 21st Century as financial analysts, investors, and corporations around the world try to find ways to profit or reduce costs while promoting environmental social benefits. Sustainable Investing and Environmental Markets: Opportunities in a New Asset Class presents a groundbreaking new way to “do well and to do good”. With a combination of over 50 years of practical experience in the field of environmental finance, Richard Sandor, Nathan Clark, Murali Kanakasabai and Rafael Marques provide a solid preliminary understanding of the promising and transformational new investment category of environmental assets. Three broad asset classes — air and water; catastrophic and weather risk; and sustainability — are covered across 12 chapters which analyze how these environmental asset classes are currently being incorporated into commodities, fixed income, and equity instruments and what the future holds for the field.

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Book SynopsisThis book is the first of its kind to treat high-frequency trading and technical analysis as accurate sciences. The authors reveal how to build trading algorithms of high-frequency trading and obtain stable statistical arbitrage from the financial market in detail. The authors' arguments are based on rigorous mathematical and statistical deductions and this will appeal to people who believe in the theoretical aspect of the topic.Investors who believe in technical analysis will find out how to verify the efficiency of their technical arguments by ergodic theory of stationary stochastic processes, which form a mathematical background for technical analysis. The authors also discuss technical details of the IT system design for high-frequency trading.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Market Microstructure; Some Basic HFT Strategies; IT System; Stationary Process and Ergodicity; Stationarity and Technical Analysis; HFT of a Single Asset; Bid, Ask and Trade Prices; Financial Engineering; Debate and Future;

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Book SynopsisThis book is the first of its kind to treat high-frequency trading and technical analysis as accurate sciences. The authors reveal how to build trading algorithms of high-frequency trading and obtain stable statistical arbitrage from the financial market in detail. The authors' arguments are based on rigorous mathematical and statistical deductions and this will appeal to people who believe in the theoretical aspect of the topic.Investors who believe in technical analysis will find out how to verify the efficiency of their technical arguments by ergodic theory of stationary stochastic processes, which form a mathematical background for technical analysis. The authors also discuss technical details of the IT system design for high-frequency trading.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Market Microstructure; Some Basic HFT Strategies; IT System; Stationary Process and Ergodicity; Stationarity and Technical Analysis; HFT of a Single Asset; Bid, Ask and Trade Prices; Financial Engineering; Debate and Future;

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Book SynopsisDerivatives markets are an important and growing segment of financial markets and play an important role in the management of risk.This invaluable set of lecture notes is meant to be used in conjunction with a standard textbook on derivatives in an advanced undergraduate or MBA elective course on futures, forwards, swaps, options, corporate securities, and credit default swaps. It covers the foundations of derivatives pricing in arbitrage-free markets, develops the methodology of risk-neutral valuation, and discusses hedging and the management of risk.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Forward Contracts, Futures, and Swaps; Pricing Forwards and Futures; Interest Rate and Currency Swaps; Introduction to Options and No-Arbitrage Restrictions; Trading Strategies and Slope and Convexity Restrictions; Optimal Early Exercise of American Options; Binomial Option Pricing; Risk-Neutral Valuation; The Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing Formula; Extensions of the BSM Model; Risk Management with Options; Empirical Evidence and Time-Varying Volatility; The Pricing and Hedging of Corporate Securities (Common Stock, Senior and Junior Bonds, Callable Bonds, Warrants, Convertible Bonds, Putable Bonds, and Credit Default Swaps) and Credit Risk;

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Book SynopsisDerivatives markets are an important and growing segment of financial markets and play an important role in the management of risk.This invaluable set of lecture notes is meant to be used in conjunction with a standard textbook on derivatives in an advanced undergraduate or MBA elective course on futures, forwards, swaps, options, corporate securities, and credit default swaps. It covers the foundations of derivatives pricing in arbitrage-free markets, develops the methodology of risk-neutral valuation, and discusses hedging and the management of risk.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Forward Contracts, Futures, and Swaps; Pricing Forwards and Futures; Interest Rate and Currency Swaps; Introduction to Options and No-Arbitrage Restrictions; Trading Strategies and Slope and Convexity Restrictions; Optimal Early Exercise of American Options; Binomial Option Pricing; Risk-Neutral Valuation; The Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing Formula; Extensions of the BSM Model; Risk Management with Options; Empirical Evidence and Time-Varying Volatility; The Pricing and Hedging of Corporate Securities (Common Stock, Senior and Junior Bonds, Callable Bonds, Warrants, Convertible Bonds, Putable Bonds, and Credit Default Swaps) and Credit Risk;

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Book SynopsisContingent Convertibles (CoCos) represent debt that is subject to being converted automatically into common equity under pre-specified terms of conversion if the chosen regulatory capital ratio falls to a level triggering conversion. CoCos are that subspecies of contingent capital that references regulatory (Basel III) concepts in its triggers. From 2014, trigger points are set by common equity (Common Equity Tier 1 [CET1]) in percent of risk-weighted assets [RWA] or of more complicated measures of total exposure to a variety of risks, particularly credit risk. This is the first comprehensive book on CoCos, an innovative instrument that has attracted growing attention since it was first issued in 2009.The book is mostly concerned with going-concern ‘recovery-’ rather than ‘resolution-’ CoCos, because avoiding failure and costly disruption of financial networks without government financing is the first order of business. CoCos hold a high promise of providing fully loss-absorbing equity capital when it is most needed and least available to financial institutions. Yet, having grown out of the 2007-2009 financial crisis, they are still an ‘infant’ reform instrument in many respects. Few of the instrument's design features (or even the rating, regulatory, and tax treatments) are entirely settled. This book seeks to move the discussion toward, and then past, the main decision points so that CoCos can prove their value for contingency planning and self-insurance all over the world. It is intended to increase the ability of issuers and investors to analyze and understand the different kinds of CoCos.

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Book SynopsisThis volume provides more evidence against the Random Walk Hypothesis and offers insights into market inefficiency through systematically trading exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The book is organized to answer the following three questions: Do ETF prices follow random walks? If not, what are some of the factors that impact their non-random walk behavior? How can investors take advantage of such price dynamics in trading ETFs?Table of ContentsNon-Random Walk Behavior in ETF Price Dynamics; Variance Ratios; Equity, Bond, Commodity and Currency ETFs; Factors of Serial Correlation; Discretized Sampling of Variance and Volatility Trading;

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Book SynopsisThis book analyzes in depth all major derivatives debacles of the last half century including the multi-billion losses and/or bankruptcy of Metallgesellschaft (1994), Barings Bank (1995), Long Term Capital Management (1998), Amaranth (2006), Société Générale (2008) , AIG (2008) and JP Morgan-Chase (2012). It unlocks the secrets of derivatives by telling the stories of institutions which played in the derivative market and lost big. For some of these unfortunate organizations it was daring but flawed financial engineering which brought them havoc. For others it was unbridled speculation perpetrated by rogue traders whose unchecked fraud brought their house down.Should derivatives be feared 'as financial weapons of mass destruction' or hailed as financial innovations which through efficient risk transfer are truly adding to the Wealth of Nations? By presenting a factual analysis of how the malpractice of derivatives played havoc with derivative end-user and dealer institutions, a case is made for vigilance not only to market and counter-party risk but also operational risk in their use for risk management and proprietary trading. Clear and recurring lessons across the different stories in this volume call not only for a tighter but also 'smarter' control system of derivatives trading and should be of immediate interest to financial managers, bankers, traders, auditors and regulators who are directly or indirectly exposed to financial derivatives.The book groups cases by derivative category, starting with the simplest and building up to the most complex — namely, Forwards, Futures, Options and Swaps in that order, with applications in commodities, foreign exchange, stock indices and interest rates. Each chapter deals with one derivative debacle, providing a rigorous and comprehensive but non-technical elucidation of what happened.What is new in the second edition? A new chapter on JP Morgan-Chase's London Whale, an in-depth discussion of credit-default swaps, and an update of the revamped regulatory framework with Basel 2.5 and Basel III against the backdrop of the Euro crisis, along with a revised and expanded discussion of the AIG debacle.Table of ContentsDerivatives and the Wealth of Nations; Forwards: Showa Shell Sekiyu K K; Citibank's Forex Losses; Bank Negara Malaysia; Futures: Amaranth Advisors LLC; Metallgesellschaft; Sumitomo; Options: Allied Lyons; Allied Irish Banks; Barings; Societe Generale; Swaps: Procter and Gamble; Gibson Greeting Cards; Orange County; Long-Term Capital Management; AIG; From Theory to Malpractice: Lessons Learned;

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Book SynopsisThere is a large literature dealing with the spillover effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to emerging and developing economies at the aggregate level. Beyond the aggregate impacts, a growing number of studies also examine the impact of FDI spillovers on firms of different sizes, especially small and medium enterprises (SME). This book is dedicated to exploring issues relating to the various interactions between FDI flows, productivity spillovers and SMEs in Asia and beyond. It studies globalization, FDI, and regional innovation in China, and trade and investment liberalization in India. It analyses how to promote SMEs and enhance labor productivity in Singapore. It investigates the impact of intellectual property rights processes on productivity growth. It documents the use of finance and financing patterns of informal firms. It uses empirical analysis to point out the limitations of traditional banks lending to SMEs and suggests possible policy approaches facilitating them to access growth capital. It also provides an empirical investigation of the main determinants of entrepreneurial activities.

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Book SynopsisSingapore's Real Estate: 50 Years of Transformation documents the transformation and development of the real estate market in Singapore over the past 50 years. This volume is organised around two major themes, and covers issues from the 'bricks and mortar' to the capital markets; and from local to international real estate markets. The themes aptly describe how real estate has played an important role in the economic development and growth of Singapore from a third world to a first world country. Written by well-renowned experts with deep academic and practical knowledge of the progress of real estate in Singapore, this book highlights the uniqueness of real estate markets and institutions in Singapore, which have constantly been replicated and adopted in other markets.Table of ContentsAn Over-Arching Introduction; Transforming City: Public Agencies and Their Policies; Changing Skyline: Private Real Estate Development Industry; Roles of Intermediaries in Real Estate Industry; Cross-Border Real Estate Investments: Replicating Singapore's Experiences; International Portfolio Diversification Strategies: Different Real Estate Vehicles; Equity Market: REOCs versus REITs; Debt Market: Real Estate Mortgage Backed Securitisation; Real Estate Education; Views from Experts: Outlook, Wishes and Future Trends by Key Alumni of the Department of Real Estate;

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Book SynopsisSingapore's Real Estate: 50 Years of Transformation documents the transformation and development of the real estate market in Singapore over the past 50 years. This volume is organised around two major themes, and covers issues from the 'bricks and mortar' to the capital markets; and from local to international real estate markets. The themes aptly describe how real estate has played an important role in the economic development and growth of Singapore from a third world to a first world country. Written by well-renowned experts with deep academic and practical knowledge of the progress of real estate in Singapore, this book highlights the uniqueness of real estate markets and institutions in Singapore, which have constantly been replicated and adopted in other markets.Table of ContentsAn Over-Arching Introduction; Transforming City: Public Agencies and Their Policies; Changing Skyline: Private Real Estate Development Industry; Roles of Intermediaries in Real Estate Industry; Cross-Border Real Estate Investments: Replicating Singapore's Experiences; International Portfolio Diversification Strategies: Different Real Estate Vehicles; Equity Market: REOCs versus REITs; Debt Market: Real Estate Mortgage Backed Securitisation; Real Estate Education; Views from Experts: Outlook, Wishes and Future Trends by Key Alumni of the Department of Real Estate;

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Book SynopsisDerivatives Algorithms — Volume 1: Bones (Second Edition) is for practicing quants who already have some expertise in risk-neutral pricing and in programming, and want to build a reusable and extensible library. Rather than specific models, this volume provides foundations common to all pricing, such as C++ code structure, interfaces, and several widely used mathematical methods. It also presents a set of protocols, by which models and trades can collaborate to support pricing and hedging tasks, and illustrates their use with several example trade types and models. Readers will learn to deploy the results of their research work with productivity-enhancing methods that are not taught elsewhere, including object serialization, code generation, and separation of concerns for continuous improvement. Of all the books on derivatives pricing, only Derivatives Algorithms shows the internals of a high-quality working library.The new Second Edition is more accessible to readers who are not already familiar with the book's concepts; there is an increased focus on explaining the motivation for each step, and on providing a high-level perspective on design choices. The chapters on Persistence and Protocols have been substantially rewritten, providing motivating examples and additional detail in the code. The treatment of yield curves and funding has been modernized, with the increased sophistication required by today's markets. And a new final chapter, describing the next phase in the evolution of derivatives valuation and risk, has been added.Table of ContentsPrinciples; Types and Interfaces; Vector and Matrix Computations; Persistence and Memory; Testing Frameworks; Further Mathematics; Schedules; Indices; Pricing Protocols; Standardized Trades; Curves; Models; Semianalytic Pricers; Risk; The Age of Stochastic Calculus;

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Book SynopsisThis book analyzes in depth all major derivatives debacles of the last half century including the multi-billion losses and/or bankruptcy of Metallgesellschaft (1994), Barings Bank (1995), Long Term Capital Management (1998), Amaranth (2006), Société Générale (2008) , AIG (2008) and JP Morgan-Chase (2012). It unlocks the secrets of derivatives by telling the stories of institutions which played in the derivative market and lost big. For some of these unfortunate organizations it was daring but flawed financial engineering which brought them havoc. For others it was unbridled speculation perpetrated by rogue traders whose unchecked fraud brought their house down.Should derivatives be feared 'as financial weapons of mass destruction' or hailed as financial innovations which through efficient risk transfer are truly adding to the Wealth of Nations? By presenting a factual analysis of how the malpractice of derivatives played havoc with derivative end-user and dealer institutions, a case is made for vigilance not only to market and counter-party risk but also operational risk in their use for risk management and proprietary trading. Clear and recurring lessons across the different stories in this volume call not only for a tighter but also 'smarter' control system of derivatives trading and should be of immediate interest to financial managers, bankers, traders, auditors and regulators who are directly or indirectly exposed to financial derivatives.The book groups cases by derivative category, starting with the simplest and building up to the most complex — namely, Forwards, Futures, Options and Swaps in that order, with applications in commodities, foreign exchange, stock indices and interest rates. Each chapter deals with one derivative debacle, providing a rigorous and comprehensive but non-technical elucidation of what happened.What is new in the second edition? A new chapter on JP Morgan-Chase's London Whale, an in-depth discussion of credit-default swaps, and an update of the revamped regulatory framework with Basel 2.5 and Basel III against the backdrop of the Euro crisis, along with a revised and expanded discussion of the AIG debacle.Table of ContentsDerivatives and the Wealth of Nations; Forwards: Showa Shell Sekiyu K K; Citibank's Forex Losses; Bank Negara Malaysia; Futures: Amaranth Advisors LLC; Metallgesellschaft; Sumitomo; Options: Allied Lyons; Allied Irish Banks; Barings; Societe Generale; Swaps: Procter & Gamble; Gibson Greeting Cards; Orange County; Long-Term Capital Management; AIG; JP Morgan Chase London Whale; From Theory to Malpractice: Lessons Learned;

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Book SynopsisA class of highly mathematical algorithms works with three-dimensional (3D) data known as graphs. Our research challenge focuses on applying these algorithms to solve more complex problems with financial data, which tend to be in higher dimensions (easily over 100), based on probability distributions, with time subscripts and jumps. The 3D research analogy is to train a navigation algorithm when the way-finding coordinates and obstacles such as buildings change dynamically and are expressed in higher dimensions with jumps.Our short title 'ia≠ai' symbolizes how investment analytics is not a simplistic reapplication of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques proven in engineering. This book presents best-of-class sophisticated techniques available today to solve high dimensional problems with properties that go deeper than what is required to solve customary problems in engineering today.Dr Bernard Lee is the Founder and CEO of HedgeSPA, which stands for Sophisticated Predictive Analytics for Hedge Funds and Institutions. Previously, he was a managing director in the Portfolio Management Group of BlackRock in New York City as well as a finance professor who has taught and guest-lectured at a number of top universities globally.Related Link(s)

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Book SynopsisThis book consists of invaluable introductions, tutorials and problems which are helpful for teaching purposes and have a very broad appeal and usage. The problems cover many aspects of static and dynamic portfolio theory as well as other important subjects such as arbitrage and asset pricing, utility theory, stochastic dominance, risk aversion and static portfolio theory, risk measures, dynamic portfolio theory and asset allocation. This material could be used with important books that cover these topics including MacLean-Ziemba's The Handbook of the Fundamentals of Financial Decision Making, and Ziemba-Vickson's Stochastic Optimization Models in Finance.

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Book SynopsisThis book consists of invaluable introductions, tutorials and problems which are helpful for teaching purposes and have a very broad appeal and usage. The problems cover many aspects of static and dynamic portfolio theory as well as other important subjects such as arbitrage and asset pricing, utility theory, stochastic dominance, risk aversion and static portfolio theory, risk measures, dynamic portfolio theory and asset allocation. This material could be used with important books that cover these topics including MacLean-Ziemba's The Handbook of the Fundamentals of Financial Decision Making, and Ziemba-Vickson's Stochastic Optimization Models in Finance.

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Book SynopsisA pioneering and comprehensive work, The Singapore Blue Chips puts the spotlight on 22 of Singapore's largest corporates. This is the first book that provides a quick snapshot of Singapore's large cap (large market capitalisation) corporates as investment propositions, and is a timely tribute to the nation's 50 years of independence and development.Written for finance professionals and students as well as readers with a general interest in business, investing and finance, each chapter of this book is dedicated to one company and delves into its attractiveness as an investment proposition, the associated investments risk and the company's prospects as of end-2016.

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Book SynopsisA pioneering and comprehensive work, The Singapore Blue Chips puts the spotlight on 22 of Singapore's largest corporates. This is the first book that provides a quick snapshot of Singapore's large cap (large market capitalisation) corporates as investment propositions, and is a timely tribute to the nation's 50 years of independence and development.Written for finance professionals and students as well as readers with a general interest in business, investing and finance, each chapter of this book is dedicated to one company and delves into its attractiveness as an investment proposition, the associated investments risk and the company's prospects as of end-2016.Table of ContentsCurtain Raiser; Temasek Holdings; Agri-Business Companies: An Overview; Golden Agri Resources; Wilmar International; Olam International; Investing in Agri-Business Companies: Takeaways; The Banking Troika; The Singapore Exchange; Keppel Corporation; Fraser & Neave; Sembcorp Industries; ST Engineering; SIA Engineering Company; The Gaming Duopoly; CapitaLand; Global Logistic Properties; Singapore Telecoms: An Overview; StarHub; Singapore Telecommunications; Investing In Singapore Telecoms: Takeaways; ComfortDelgro; Singapore Airlines; Neptune Orient Lines; And The Curtains Fall ... For Now; Glossary; Bibliography;

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Book SynopsisWhy should learning about finance and investing be dull and confusing? The Cat & the Banker is a fun and unconventional illustrated book about investing for people who don’t know where to start. Truth be told, this really is most people. This accessible, creative guide is ideal for anyone put off by stuffy investment manuals. The Cat & the Banker addresses these problems: * Books about personal finance tend to be dry and boring. The Cat & the Banker distills powerful ideas through a candid and fun conversation between a cat and his banker. The underlying story puts the notions in context and helps readers relate to the concepts. * Few people find time to read conventional books about personal finance. The Cat & the Banker goes straight to essentials without getting bogged down in unnecessary intricacies. * Personal finance books often give inadequate recipes. The Cat & the Banker provides a framework for how things actually work and empowers readers to make their own decisions. * Investing looks confusing. It is hard to know how to allocate your own money. The Cat and the Banker takes readers step by step on a journey through how different types of investments work, what they do, and how they relate to the real world; all in a simple, playful and engaging way.

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Book SynopsisGlobal warming, overpopulation, the biodiversity crisis... the world we live in is in a state of emergency. This is not just an ecological problem; it is an economic problem as well. The state of the natural world impacts - and is impacted by - human society. Our actions have long-term consequences, so we must be wise in the choices we make, not least in the companies/practices we support through our investment decisions. In The Ethical Investor's Handbook, author Morten Strange connects the dots, to show how economics and finance play a direct role in perpetuating this crisis. What can we as individual investors do to avoid wrecking the Earth while growing our wealth? How can we navigate the capital allocation space without compromising our ethical values? It can be done - some of the Big Boys have done it - and this invaluable new book shows us how. Delving into topics such as alternative energy sources, conservation and natural capital, The Ethical Investor's Handbook offers practical advice on how to build a sustainable green portfolio that reaps handsome returns. There are pitfalls and stranded assets to avoid, but also new opportunities if you know where to find them. Do-gooders, with the right understanding of the issues at hand, can make a good buck!Trade ReviewStrange is articulate, has a great sense of understanding of the subject and a good turn of phrase, combined with the financial rigour, to tackle one of the key challenges facing investors who are not convinced by climate change ... I would thoroughly recommend this book! — Lawrence Gosling, Editor-in-chief, WhatInvestment (UK) It is a thoughtful reflection on what is leading us down the path to ecological meltdown, a mirror against which to determine what is `ethical’, and a practical framework on deciding what to invest in, how to do it, and why it is worth a try.”—Dr Shawn Lum, President, Nature Society (Singapore)

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a detailed and updated analysis of S-REITs with latest developments in other REIT jurisdictions and looks into protecting and growing one’s investments in REITs after the COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses on how a REIT investor can make millions in REITs in a systematic way. The key lies in not only having Good Performing REITs in your investment portfolio and letting them run, but also in avoiding the Bad Performing REITs or Value Traps that will drain investors’ wealth, time and emotions. Gabriel Yap does a deep dive into how certain valuation benchmarks used by the market have proven to be faulty and gives clear guidance on how investors can grow with REITs. As inorganic growth has been an important factor in driving up REIT prices, this book also delves into REITs acquisitions with detailed case studies.

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Book SynopsisCovid-19 is the most devastating event for the world economy since the WWII. Many investors are grappling with its implications. This book provides an overview of the investment themes in the wake of the pandemic. It is written in clear terms for the lay investor in Singapore and beyond. Some of the topics addressed include What lessons can we learn from the 1918 Flu Pandemic in 2020 Why Investors should hunger for food delivery companies Is Alibaba going to wipe out physical retail shops What commodities will boom after Covid How fridges will be hot commodities with the vaccines How can investors avoid frauds like Luckin Coffee The book also looks at larger themes for local investors: Are Iran, Myanmar and Saudi Arabia going to be the next emerging market winners How Singapore can actually benefit from the F1 How poor people can reap rich rewards by investing How to the play the Trump card while investing

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