The Institute of Real Estate Studies and Department of Real Estate, School of Design and Environment (NUS) will be organizing a short talk on the property market cycle in Singapore. Details are as follows:

Date : 17th January 2012 (Tuesday)
Fee: S$60 (incl. of GST) – Public , S$20 (incl. of GST) – NUS Staff

Venue:
Cluny & Dalvey Room
The National University of Singapore Society (NUSS)
Kent Ridge Guild House
9 Kent Ridge Drive
Singapore 119241

Programme:

11.30 am: Registration
12.30 pm: Public Lecture
1.30 pm: Buffet Lunch (included)

You can download the registration form below:

Registration Form Real Estate Talk

ABSTRACT

Singapore is one of the most well-housed countries in the world and enjoys a home-ownership quotient of 87 per cent. The residential property market is the most important sector of the island’s private property market, and the most actively reported by the local media.

Residential property is frequently a talking point, an emotive issue, and an economic barometer. The travails of the residential property market are observed in defined cycles of ups and downs, reflective of a typical business cycle. Mr Philip Ng will share his views, as a property developer, about the nature of the private residential property market in Singapore with a general characterisation of the cycles experienced by the market in the last five decades.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Philip Ng is the Chief Executive Officer of Far East Organization, a family-owned property development and investment group operating in Singapore and Malaysia. He is also the Executive Chairman of Orchard Parade Holdings Ltd and a Director of Hong Kong-based Sino Group.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with First Class Honours from King’s College, London University, UK as well as a Master of Science in Technology & Policy and a Master in City Planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. Mr Ng is the Chairman of the Singapore University o f Technology and Design’s Board of Trustees. He is married to Vy-vyen and they have six children.

The SMART Investment & International Property Expo this year will be held from 1-2 October 2011 from 11am to 7pm at Hall 401, Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Too much graphics on the official website and I couldn’t find the list of exhibitors who will be at the event but I did manage to find the schedule of the talks can be found here:

SMART Expo 2011 schedule

Admission is free and registration can be done online here.

SGX Academy will be organizing an educational seminar to the public on investing in bonds. It will be held this Saturday (3rd Sep 2011) from 2-4pm at SGX Auditorium. Admission is free.

Introduction to bonds

• Bond basics – Key bond terminologies, concepts and features
• Types of bonds
• Why invest in bonds?
• Overview of the Singapore bond market
• Credits

Yield Curve Analysis

• Shape of yield curve
• Theories of yield curve
• Interpretation of yield curve
• Different yield curve movements

Registration can be done here at this link or by emailing register@sgxacademy.com.

“A Guide to Mining” is a 3.5hr general mining seminar presented by industry experts. It is complimentary and open to all.

This investor education seminar is organized by SGX and part of their effort to build the Mining ecosystem.

The Mining sector on SGX is very liquid, with a sector average turnover velocity of 145%, more than twice that of the market. The sector is growing, and with the new Mineral Oil & Gas (MOG) listing rules in place since earlier this year, they are expecting new mining IPOs to come to market.

About the Speakers:

Peter Stoker is a geologist with 40 years experience resource and reserve audit and due diligence, and also providing advice to improve minerals investment return on investment. He is Chairman of the Joint Ore Reserves Committee, which promulgates a popular mining resource classification standard (JORC).

His colleague Mark Berry has 30 years experience, also in mining geology, resource/reserve assessment and mine feasibility/development.

The topics and some key learning points include:

1. Overview of Mining Industry & Mining Process

What are the typical mineral resources
What kind of companies are involved in mining
What are the different links of the mining value chain

2. Introduction to Resource & Reserves Classification System

What is a resource and what is a reserve
What document describes the resources & reserves of a company
How does this classification affect company value
How resource classification may affect company operations and activities

3. Unique Mining Risks and how to assess and mitigate them

What is exploration risk?
What are the other technical, financial and legal risks to consider?

4. Valuation of Mining Assets (How to read a technical VALMIN report)

How is a mining asset valued
What is the VALMIN code, and how to read such a report

Please click on below links to register for this special event on the timeslot of your preference (venue at SGX auditorium):

Mon, 5 Sep, 2pm-5.30pm

Tue, 6 Sep, 2pm-5.30pm

Wed, 7 Sep, 9am-12.30pm

Wed, 7 Sep, 2pm-5.30pm