SGX

SGX: SGX has introduced a new research and company fundamentals portal on its website. The portal, called SGX StockFacts, is powered by S&P Capital IQ and has features such as: 1) Comprehensive research database, covering stock fundamentals for all SGX-listed companies 2) Customised search, giving investors flexibility to filter stocks across 20 screening criteria (although only four screening criteria can be used at any one time). 3) New proprietary tools, including S&P Capital IQ Alpha Factor Composites, which ranks stocks based on eight investment style classifications (e.g. valuation, earnings quality, volatility etc) 4) Ability to chart a company’s financials for the past five years. Investors can plot charts using up to two criteria (e.g. revenue and gross margins), to visualize trends. 5) Downloading and printing of company snapshots for easy analyzing. We think the portal is nifty tool for retail investors who are keen on exploring and understanding companies’ fundamentals. We also like its friendly user-interface. Aside abovementioned features, we also think retail investors would appreciate certain qualitative tidbits like the consensus rating criterion, the peer comparison function, and the news (within a month) function.