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OUE: A case of adding value to an underappreciated asset

By buying back shares, the company is doing a good job of enhancing shareholder value.

OUE owns high-value prime commercial assets like the 503,000 sq ft OUE Bayfront, valued at $1.181 billion. PHOTO: JLL
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SINGAPORE - As the Warren Buffetts of the world have shown us, value investing is about doing your research and crunching your numbers. If you get this right, you get a lot right.

For the average retail investor, one of the most foolproof ways of investing in stocks is to closely watch what the owners or controlling shareholders of the company are doing. For a listed company, all such transactions and deals must be announced through the Singapore Exchange (SGX) portal.

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