OCBC Bank    Last:23.34    +0.11

ifast $6.32

" Reflecting the positive operating leverage of the group' s business model, its profit-before-tax margin increased to 31.6 per cent for FY2021, compared to 29.6 per cent for FY2020," iFast said.
Yet, iFast' s share price has been sagging over the last 4 months. On Tuesday (Feb 15) the stock closed at S$6.09, down 39 per cent from its October 2021 highs and 28 per cent lower than it was at the beginning of this year.
Acquisition, capital raising
One reason for this correction is that iFast had garnered eye-watering valuations during its big run-up. Even at its current price, the company has a market capitalisation of nearly S$1.8 billion - about 58 times its FY2021 earnings.
The company' s quarterly financial performance has also been uneven. Its quarterly earnings over the last 2 years peaked at S$8.8 million in Q1 FY2021, while its quarterly revenue hit a high of S$30.3 million in Q3 FY2021.
For Q4 FY2021, the company reported a 6.8 per cent quarter-on-quarter decline in revenue to S$28.2 million, and a 5.2 per cent quarter-on-quarter fall in earnings to S$7.2 million.
The company has also begun to use its elevated market value to raise funds for strategic initiatives, raising concerns about dilution and near-term earnings risks.
On Jan 7, iFast said it would acquire 85 per cent of UK-based BFC Bank in a move to build a " truly global" business model. The plan is for iFast to use the bank as a vehicle to offer its Asia clients the concept of " banking as a service" or BaaS, and make its wealth management platform more compelling.
All in, iFast is to invest £ 40 million (approximately S$73.4 million) - comprising an acquisition amount of £ 25 million and a capital injection of £ 15 million.
The company expects the UK bank - which recorded £ 2.2 million in losses for the first 9 months of 2021 - to contribute some start-up losses in 2022 and 2023.
On Jan 10, iFast raised more than S$100 million through a placement of 14 million new shares priced at S$7.50 each to fund the acquisition of the UK bank and its own working capital needs.
Acceleration in growth?
The correction in iFast' s share price could be an opportunity for investors though. For starters, iFast has a strong track record of expanding its business into new fields. Founded in 2000, the group began by selling unit trust funds to investors via an online platform.
Today, iFast offers access to 14,000 financial products. The bulk of its AUA now comes from some 550 financial advisory firms and financial institutions that use its platform.
The group is also moving towards providing customisable fintech solutions to clients and partners.
Over the next few years, iFast is guiding for very strong growth. The group is targeting to grow its AUA to S$100 billion by 2028 - or at a compound annual rate of 27 per cent from its current AUA base.
The group also expects to dramatically expand its business in Hong Kong over the course of 2023 to 2025. A key driver of this expansion is its new ePension division, which is expected to generate a strong recurring stream of fee income from 2023.
The company said last year that its overall Hong Kong business could chalk up net revenue of HK$800 million (approximately S$138 million) in 2024, and HK$1.2 billion in 2025. To put that in context, iFast' s Hong Kong business contributed S$24.4 million to the group' s total net revenue of S$113.2 million in FY2021.
The company said in a presentation deck this week that this guidance is actually conservative as it assumes delays in the rollout of the ePension project that might not occur. It added that it will " revisit" the guidance later this year.
Much like the correction iFast suffered in March 2020, the current dip might soon come to an end as the group' s earnings continue to surge higher.
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chartistkao1      ( Date: 16-Feb-2022 09:30) Posted: https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/61540/fi-navigator-unveils-fntech-data-and-analytics-platform chartistkao1      ( Date: 16-Feb-2022 09:27) Posted: soon blockchain will mature in SE asia and that means https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/disrupting-the-disruptors-business-building-for-bank

 

https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/61540/fi-navigator-unveils-fntech-data-and-analytics-platform

chartistkao1      ( Date: 16-Feb-2022 09:27) Posted: soon blockchain will mature in SE asia and that means https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/disrupting-the-disruptors-business-building-for-banks chartistkao1      ( Date: 16-Feb-2022 09:24) Posted: globalisation of banks in singapore vie digitalisatin if it remain status quo it is only  mean swim or sink for them soon https://www.finextra.com/the-long-read/187/the-trends-driving-digitalisation-in-corporate-bankin

 

soon blockchain will mature in SE asia and that means
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chartistkao1      ( Date: 16-Feb-2022 09:24) Posted: globalisation of banks in singapore vie digitalisatin if it remain status quo it is only  mean swim or sink for them soon https://www.finextra.com/the-long-read/187/the-trends-driving-digitalisation-in-corporate-banking chartistkao1      ( Date: 16-Feb-2022 09:17) Posted: amidst increase  regulatory scrutiny over the years https://news.nab.com.au/news/nab-confirms-navigator-wrap-platform-review-outcome/

 

globalisation of banks in singapore vie digitalisatin if it remain status quo it is only  mean swim or sink for them soon
https://www.finextra.com/the-long-read/187/the-trends-driving-digitalisation-in-corporate-banking

chartistkao1      ( Date: 16-Feb-2022 09:17) Posted: amidst increase  regulatory scrutiny over the years https://news.nab.com.au/news/nab-confirms-navigator-wrap-platform-review-outcome/   chartistkao1      ( Date: 16-Feb-2022 09:12) Posted: iFast to continue working on scale, quality of platforms across markets for B2B and B2C segments: CEO     The ' Sink or Swim: Why wealth management can' t afford to miss the digital wave' report evaluates the relationship between wealth, technology and the role of the professional wealth managers from research conducted on over 1000 high net worth individuals with US$1 million+ in investable assets in Europe, North America ... https://www.pwc.com/sg/en/publications/wealth-20.html

 

amidst increase  regulatory scrutiny over the years

https://news.nab.com.au/news/nab-confirms-navigator-wrap-platform-review-outcome/
 

chartistkao1      ( Date: 16-Feb-2022 09:12) Posted: iFast to continue working on scale, quality of platforms across markets for B2B and B2C segments: CEO     The ' Sink or Swim: Why wealth management can' t afford to miss the digital wave' report evaluates the relationship between wealth, technology and the role of the professional wealth managers from research conducted on over 1000 high net worth individuals with US$1 million+ in investable assets in Europe, North America ... https://www.pwc.com/sg/en/publications/wealth-20.html chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 16:59) Posted: no big investors will go into ifast when https://blog.seedly.sg/ifast-sgx-aiy-analysis/   but situation may change and buyers may come in soon with the sellldown continue

 

iFast to continue working on scale, quality of platforms across markets for B2B and B2C segments: CEO

chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 16:59) Posted: no big investors will go into ifast when https://blog.seedly.sg/ifast-sgx-aiy-analysis/   but situation may change and buyers may come in soon with the sellldown continue chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 16:57) Posted: sph may divest ifast with so many happenings Who owns iFAST? Singapore Press Holdings Ltd One of iFAST Corporation' s shareholders is SPH Invest Ltd. (previously known as SPH AsiaOne Ltd). SPH Invest Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Press Holdings Ltd, a Singapore-incorporated company listed on the Mainboard of the SGX-ST. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion/sph-a-long-drawn-takeover-fight-no-one-wants

 

no big investors will go into ifast when

chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 16:57) Posted: sph may divest ifast with so many happenings Who owns iFAST? Singapore Press Holdings Ltd One of iFAST Corporation' s shareholders is SPH Invest Ltd. (previously known as SPH AsiaOne Ltd). SPH Invest Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Press Holdings Ltd, a Singapore-incorporated company listed on the Mainboard of the SGX-ST. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion/sph-a-long-drawn-takeover-fight-no-one-wants   chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 15:24) Posted: ifast timeline from 2004 into 2025 tasks to do https://images.app.goo.gl/b5c7HA79jLFCLHvA

 

sph may divest ifast with so many happenings

chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 15:24) Posted: ifast timeline from 2004 into 2025 tasks to do https://images.app.goo.gl/b5c7HA79jLFCLHvA9 chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 15:21) Posted: https://links.sgx.com/1.0.0/corporate-announcements/PQ77BZ72HFDOKOZY/03cafa2709717897d1b71a4e66b5fffae18abc9422cbe02c22b7119123748613   https://technode.global/2021/09/06/sgx-listed-ifast-corp-to-continue-digital-bank-ambition-in-malaysia-qa/

 

ifast timeline from 2004 into 2025 tasks to do
https://images.app.goo.gl/b5c7HA79jLFCLHvA9

chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 15:21) Posted: https://links.sgx.com/1.0.0/corporate-announcements/PQ77BZ72HFDOKOZY/03cafa2709717897d1b71a4e66b5fffae18abc9422cbe02c22b7119123748613   https://technode.global/2021/09/06/sgx-listed-ifast-corp-to-continue-digital-bank-ambition-in-malaysia-qa/ chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 10:11) Posted: https://www.investopedia.com/investing/oil-gas-industry-overview

 

chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 10:11) Posted: https://www.investopedia.com/investing/oil-gas-industry-overview/ chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 10:09) Posted: while malaysia assets still at 2020 level since https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/natural-gas/031920-oil-price-meltdown-puts-asias-upstream-projects-in-jeopard

 

https://www.investopedia.com/investing/oil-gas-industry-overview/

chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 10:09) Posted: while malaysia assets still at 2020 level since https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/natural-gas/031920-oil-price-meltdown-puts-asias-upstream-projects-in-jeopardy chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 10:05) Posted: https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2210210-malaysia-launches-10year-blueprint-for-oil-gas-secto

 

while malaysia assets still at 2020 level since
https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/natural-gas/031920-oil-price-meltdown-puts-asias-upstream-projects-in-jeopardy

chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 10:05) Posted: https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2210210-malaysia-launches-10year-blueprint-for-oil-gas-sector chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 10:01) Posted: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/12/08/centred-on-market-potential-to-boost-timber-export

 

https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2210210-malaysia-launches-10year-blueprint-for-oil-gas-sector

chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 10:01) Posted: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/12/08/centred-on-market-potential-to-boost-timber-exports chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 09:53) Posted: https://www.producereport.com/article/malaysias-durian-export-value-doubles-over-5-year

 

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/12/08/centred-on-market-potential-to-boost-timber-exports

chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 09:53) Posted: https://www.producereport.com/article/malaysias-durian-export-value-doubles-over-5-years chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 09:48) Posted: Rubber industry as share of GDP in Malaysia 2016-2020 In 2020, the rubber industry contributed 0.2 percent to the gross domestic product (GDP) of Malaysia.     https://www.statista.com/statistics/953003/malaysia-rubber-share-of-gdp/

 

https://www.producereport.com/article/malaysias-durian-export-value-doubles-over-5-years

chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 09:48) Posted: Rubber industry as share of GDP in Malaysia 2016-2020 In 2020, the rubber industry contributed 0.2 percent to the gross domestic product (GDP) of Malaysia.     https://www.statista.com/statistics/953003/malaysia-rubber-share-of-gdp/ chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 09:41) Posted: Malaysia LNG (MLNG) is a liquefied natural gas manufacturer in Malaysia. In 2007, it was the largest LNG manufacturing complex.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_LNG

 

chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 09:41) Posted: Malaysia LNG (MLNG) is a liquefied natural gas manufacturer in Malaysia. In 2007, it was the largest LNG manufacturing complex.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_LNG chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 09:39) Posted: https://www.worldometers.info/gas/malaysia-natural-gas/   Natural gas Malaysia Malaysia holds 42 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking 24th in the world and accounting for about 1% of the world' s total natural gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf. Malaysia has proven reserves equivalent to 38.8 times its annual consumption.

 

chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 09:39) Posted: https://www.worldometers.info/gas/malaysia-natural-gas/   Natural gas Malaysia Malaysia holds 42 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking 24th in the world and accounting for about 1% of the world' s total natural gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf. Malaysia has proven reserves equivalent to 38.8 times its annual consumption. chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 09:36) Posted: capital will flow into oversold klse marekt soon after they first entered the us market in 2020 https://www.woodmac.com/news/opinion/capital-is-still-flowing-into-the-us-oil-and-gas-industry/   https://www.mida.gov.my/industries/services/oil-and-gas/

 

chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 09:36) Posted: capital will flow into oversold klse marekt soon after they first entered the us market in 2020 https://www.woodmac.com/news/opinion/capital-is-still-flowing-into-the-us-oil-and-gas-industry/   https://www.mida.gov.my/industries/services/oil-and-gas/ chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 03:45) Posted: https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/about-us/blackrock-histor

 

capital will flow into oversold klse marekt soon after they first entered the us market in 2020

chartistkao1      ( Date: 15-Feb-2022 03:45) Posted: https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/about-us/blackrock-history chartistkao1      ( Date: 14-Feb-2022 15:37) Posted: when your fortune is tied to one stock https://www.reuters.com/article/us-esprit-stocks-idUSBRE8AE08220121115

 

https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/about-us/blackrock-history

chartistkao1      ( Date: 14-Feb-2022 15:37) Posted: when your fortune is tied to one stock https://www.reuters.com/article/us-esprit-stocks-idUSBRE8AE08220121115   chartistkao1      ( Date: 14-Feb-2022 15:06) Posted: 15.94 USD &minus 1.34 (7.73%) today Closed: 11 Feb, 7:56 pm GMT-5  &bull   Disclaimer After hours  15.93  &minus 0.010 (0.063%) NYSE: GPS   15.99 USD    &lrm 19:40 Open 17.27 High 17.27 Low 15.80   Mkt cap 5.95B P/E ratio 12.11 Div yield 3.01%   CDP score A- 52-wk high 37.63 52-wk low 15.45     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gap_Inc.