Scaling up

CWT has gone from owning warehouses to being a commodity logistics specialist. Now, CEO Loi Pok Yen is entrenching its position in that space with more acquisitions, the most recent and largest of which was of a Switzerland-based metals trader. Issue 481 of The Edge Singapore is on sale at newstands and on Singtel's iPad2.

Also inside Issue 481 (July 18-24):

• Edgewise: Rethinking the public transport sector
• Slower growth, firmer interest rates ahead, says economist
• DBS India grows in prominence; liberalisation set to boost expansion
• Acquisitions to help Koon Holdings expand; provide income stability
• Mapletree Industrial Trust makes expensive acquisition, but expects rent hikes
• Stamford Tyres shines in South Africa; plans to ramp up in Australia, Vietnam
• MTQ to see rise in earnings and enjoy synergies from recent acquisitions
• Big money: Assif Shameen: Shakeout in once-sunny solar sector
• Sunita Sue Leng: Is China’s hypermarket IPO worth the hype?
• Lim Yin Foong: Has Harry Potter cast lasting spell on UK film industry?
• Cap1: Portek rises higher: Acquisitions and buyouts a hot theme in a cool market
• Right Timing: STI, SPX take different paths
• Daryl Guppy: Shanghai pattern development

Investing Ideas:

• The Edge Singapore’s 2011 portfolio: Trailing the index: Our portfolio of 10 stocks for 2011 is lagging the market, on a souring outlook for cyclical-oriented sectors. But some analysts see a recovery in 2H2011. Is this a buying opportunity?

New Listing:

• Waste collector 800 Super makes debut on Catalist; plans expansion and acquisitions

Insider Moves:

• Roxy-Pacific’s chairman and CEO increases stake in company even as it boosts landbank

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