Saturday, August 18, 2012

UOB SMART$ Dollar Rebate Programme

Earn up to 10% SMART$ rebate at participating outlets all year round and use your SMART$ to offset your next purchase immediately to enjoy greater savings everyday

I mentioned about the UOB SMART$ Rebate Programme in my earlier post on the UOB ONE card.  Below are the current participating merchants from the UOB website:

Category Participating Merchant SMART$ Rebate
Petrol Shell 5%
Insurance United Overseas Insurance 5%
  EQ Insurance 5%
Travel AirAsia 1%
  Qatar Airlines 5%
Electrical & Gadgets Best Denki 2%
  EpiCentre 3%
Retail ColorWash 3%
  Xpressflower.com 5%
  UNIQUE FINE PEARL 2%
  6five Barcode 7%
  Versus 7%
  Paul & Joe 7%
  Just Cavalli 7%
  Bread & Butter 7%
  True Religion 7%
  7 For All Mankind 7%
  Replay 7%
  Evisu 7%
  Helen Accessories 3%
  Just Diamonds by DeFRED 5%
  Tissot 5%
  U.R.S & inc. 6%
  Americaya 5%
  Royal Selangor 5%
  Columbia 5%
  Mizuno 5%
  Outdoors 5%
  O'NEILL 5%
  World of Sports 5%
  Nakamichi 5%
  Giordano & Giordano Junior 3%
  Alain Figaret 3%
  bYSI 3%
  Capital Optical 3%
  Gordon Max 3%
  Metro 2%
  Photo Finish 2%
  Crocodile 3%
  Paris Miki 2%
  HMV 3%
  Integrated Eyecare Centre 3%
Movies Cathay Cineplexes 2%
Leisure Night Safari 5%
  Singapore Zoological Gardens 5%
  City Tours 10%
  Gymboree Play & Music 2%
Beauty & Wellness OTO Bodycare 2%
  Ahava 3%
  Ogawa 3%
  Sephora 3%
  Cos Lab 5%
  Vivace 5%
  Venus Beauty PL 3%
Food & Beverages Bengawan Solo 3%
  818 Durian 10%
  BreadTalk 3%
  Beanstro 10%
  The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf 10%
  Hard Rock CafĂ© 3%
  Polar Puffs & Cakes 2%
  Fragrance Foodstuff 3%

The website also highlighted that "Redemption of SMART$: is only applicable for The Choice vouchers at Giant and is not available for AirAsia at this moment".

Saturday, August 11, 2012

UOB ONE Card - UOB Visa payWave Promotion

Earn up to S$600 in annual cash rebates on everything you buy, every time, everywhere including your 0% Instalment Payment Plan purchases

I hold the UOB ONE card that comes equipped with Visa payWave technology.  This card earns 3.33% cash rebate per quarter and the cardholder can receive up to S$600 in annual cash rebates.  Here's how it works:

Min Requirement Purchases made with UOB ONE Card Rebates Earned
Statement date 8-Mar 8-Apr 8-May 8-Jun
Total minimum monthly spend S$1,500 S$1,500 S$1,500 S$150
S$ 800 S$ 800 S$ 800 S$ 80
S$ 300 S$ 300 S$ 300 S$ 30
Minimum number of purchases per statement period  3 3 3  

Earlier this week, i got to know about the get up to S$50 UOB Visa payWave promotion which runs from 1 Aug to 30 Sep 2012:
  • Every Visa payWave transaction gives you a cash reward of S$1 (up to S$20).
  • Enjoy a 10% rebate on your total Visa payWave spend (up to S$30).
  • The top 10 Visa payWave users with the highest Visa payWave spend will also receive a Samsung GALAXY S III phone each.
  • Transactions must be charged to the first five thousand (5,000) Eligible Cardmember's UOB ONE card or UOB Direct Visa payWave Card ("Eligible Cards") during the Promotion Period and such transaction must be the first five thousand (5,000) transactions which is successfully transacted by such card and captured into UOB's system.
  • The total Cash Gift will be credited to the Qualified UOB ONE card account or Deposit Account linked to the Qualified UOB Direct Visa PayWave Card on or before 31 December 2012 or such other date as shall be decided by UOB at its absolute discretion.
How does the promotion work?

Date of Transaction Visa payWave Transaction No. of Transactions payWave Amount
1 Aug 2012 Burger King 1 S$5
Watson's 1 S$20
15 Aug 2012 Shop N Save 1 S$80
Golden Village 1 S$10
G2000 1 S$50
Total 5 S$165
Cash Gift Earned S$5 S$16.50
(5 x S$1) (10% x S$165)
Total Cash Gift Earned S$21.50

Moreover, the UOB ONE card is also eligible for the UOB SMART$ programme where the cardholder get SMART$ rebate from participating merchants.  SMART$ work just like regular S$ which can be used to offset your next purchase at any SMART$ outlet.  However, do note that the SMART$ is valid only for six (6) months from its issuance.

Saturday, August 4, 2012

July 2012 Singapore Dividend Portfolio Update

S$30 dividend received. (UMS Holdings)

No buy/sell transaction.

Portfolio Snapshot:

No. Counter Cost
(S$)
Lots Avg Px
(S$)
% of
Port
Mkt Px
(S$)
Mkt Value
(S$)
P/L
(S$)
P/L
(%)
1 Sakari Resources 7,987.74 5 1.598 20.00% 1.310 6,550.00 (1,437.74) -18.00%
2 SMRT 5,669.62 3 1.890 14.19% 1.630 4,890.00 (779.62) -13.75%
3 AIMS AMP Ind REIT 4,186.95 4 1.047 10.48% 1.290 5,160.00 973.05 23.24%
4 Sabana REIT 3,745.36 4 0.936 9.38% 1.010 4,040.00 294.64 7.87%
5 StarHub 2,858.20 1 2.858 7.16% 3.840 3,840.00 981.80 34.35%
6 InnoTek 2,574.78 6 0.429 6.45% 0.385 2,310.00 (264.78) -10.28%
7 First REIT 2,497.25 4 0.624 6.25% 0.950 3,800.00 1,302.75 52.17%
8 GRP 2,364.68 12 0.197 5.92% 0.220 2,640.00 275.32 11.64%
9 Kingsmen Creative 1,679.22 3 0.560 4.20% 0.690 2,070.00 390.78 23.27%
10 UMS 1,467.48 3 0.489 3.67% 0.390 1,170.00 (297.48) -20.27%
11 Lee Metal Group 1,317.41 6 0.220 3.30% 0.220 1,320.00 2.59 0.20%
12 Tai Sin Electric 1,167.33 6 0.195 2.92% 0.210 1,260.00 92.67 7.94%
13 Memtech 1,062.00 12 0.089 2.66% 0.071 852.00 (210.00) -19.77%
14 Cambridge Ind REIT 825.93 2 0.413 2.07% 0.600 1,200.00 374.07 45.29%
15 Mapletree Log Trust 542.18 1.08 0.502 1.36% 1.020 1,101.60 559.42 103.18%
  39,946.13         42,203.60 2,257.47 5.65%