Try out new ways.....upd 03Jul2009

Date Start: 1Jan2008

NAV = $4,064.57 as of date 02Jul2009

Annualized returns (since 1Jan2008) = -12.89% p.a

Benchmark: iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (ETF)

Date Start: 1Jan2008

NAV = $2,791.20 as of date 02Jul2009

Annualized returns (since 1Jan2008) = -30.57% p.a

Singapore HDB property rental yield

Above is a graphical representation of the list of published housing market statistics (trends of subletting rent, median resale prices etc) from www.hdb.gov.sg

Temasek Sells Barclays Stake At $850M Loss

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Singapore's Temasek Holdings Pte. has sold its entire stake in Barclays PLC (BCS), booking a loss of around $850 million from the investment, people familiar with the situation said Wednesday.

Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090603-705085.html

Q: Was it really for the reason: to be "in line with its plan to concentrate more on Asia"? Why sell after holding on to the stake for barley two years? What has happened to diversification and long term strategy? Why sell during the supposedly market bottom?

Try out new ways.....upd 28May2009

Date Start: 1Jan2008

NAV = $4,018.79 as of date 28May2009

Returns to-date (since 1Jan2008) = -19.62%

Benchmark: iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (ETF)

Date Start: 1Jan2008

NAV = $2,873.66 as of date 28May2009

Returns to-date (since 1Jan2008) = -40.53%

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