Chipotle Mexican Grill and Whole Foods Market are listed in US and I had a chance to visit them in London, UK. Chipotle Mexican Grill is a chain of restaurants specializing in burritos and tacos. At the counter, the items that you can choose to be put in the burritos are lined up in trays (reminded me … Continue reading Scuttlebutting At Chipotle and Whole Foods Market →

Singapore Exchange Limited, or SGX for short, released its Financial Year 2013 (FY 2013) on yesterday after market close. The company saw its revenue increase 10% at $715.1 million from $647.9 million the previous year. This was mainly due to a 23% increase in Derivatives revenue and a 9% increase in Securities revenue. The net … Continue reading Dividend from SGX Increases →

Effective 24 June 2013, Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust, will join the reserve list of the Straits Times Index. This is after a quarterly review done to the STI. The five companies in the reserve list, as of 24th June 2013, are: Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust Keppel Land Limited UOL Group Limited CapitaCommercial Trust … Continue reading Latest changes in the STI reserve list →

In the last post, we looked at a book entitled “See’s Famous Old Time Candies”. In this post, we will look at what Warren Buffett saw in See's Candies that made him buy the company lock, stock, and barrel back in 1972. In the preface of the book, Warren Buffett wrote that, "We discovered that we … Continue reading What Makes See’s Candies So Unique? →

Myanmar has been the talk of the town recently due to it opening up. Listed companies such as Yoma Strategic, Super Group, Yongnam and Interra Resources that deal with Myanmar have seen their share prices shoot up. Myanmar may be the next growth story in the ASEAN region but ASEAN as a whole still has lots … Continue reading Riding on the ASEAN Growth Story →