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More detailSOME of the brokerage firms that helped pique Americans' interest in stocks are now luring them into something much riskier: stock options.
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More detailTHE luxury demands of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) are increasingly expanding from the ordinary to the extraordinary. Gone are the days when HNWIs merely sought personal assistance in...
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More detailREAL estate will continue to be rewarding over a 10-year horizon, even in Singapore and Hong Kong where cooling measures are expected to induce a lull over the next couple of years.
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More detailHAVING grown their asset base in the last few years, high net worth individuals are taking more risks again, said Benedikt Maissen, Societe Generale Private Banking's managing director. "They are...
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More detailRISK appetite is at an inflection point, says Coutts head of private office Duncan MacIntyre, as clients scour for investment options other than fixed-income assets.
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More detail[SINGAPORE] The bitcoin gold rush is trickling into Singapore. In local forums and exchanges, prospectors are panning for wealth offered by the virtual currency created by an anonymous programmer...
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More detailTHE last five years have been difficult for investors. The global financial crisis and its aftermath of private-sector deleveraging, public-sector debt problems and household, business and investor...
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More detailMOST financial planning discussions are likely to focus on saving and accumulation towards a retirement goal.
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More detailDON'T short human ingenuity, short governments, widely followed investment writer John Mauldin told his audience at the annual Business Times Investment Dialogue yesterday.
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More detailJOHN Mauldin buys some gold coins every month as "central bank insurance", and gold comprises about 5 to 10 per cent of his assets, he said.
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Given the increased complexity of products and information, it is important for families and individuals to have a better understanding and knowledge of the markets and their personal finances.More detail -
More detail[SINGAPORE] Gold regained some of its shine yesterday as it rebounded slightly to US$1,382.44 a troy ounce at 9pm Singapore time, on speculation that the price drop will draw buyers into the market.
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More detailHOUSEHOLDS in Asia Pacific with residents aged 60 years and above will have total savings of about US$3 trillion by 2017, the second Asia Pacific Silver Economy Business Opportunities Report 2013...
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More detailSOMEWHERE between six months ago and now, affluent Singaporeans' savings priorities have shifted.
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More detail[SINGAPORE] Pensions will be removed for top public servants, and the gross domestic product (GDP) bonus they receive will be replaced with a National Bonus linked to a broader set of socio-economic...
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More detailWhether it’s a morbid fear of death or just the unpleasant acknowledgement that we are all getting old, many of us just do not want to think about retirement, much less plan for it.
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More detailRETIREMENT is supposed to be a carefree time of grandchildren, relaxation and perhaps a little self-indulgence, but new research shows a less rosy reality: it could be a period of belt-tightening...
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More detailCHINA is still teeming with potential private equity deals no matter what the initial public offering (IPO) market is like, says Singaporean Yong Kwek Ping, who runs funds in China with $5.3 billion...
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More detailMAJOR equity markets are the most buoyant that they have been since the 2008 crisis, but investors continue to vote for income assets as a means to dampen volatility.
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More detailPAUL Smith moved from London to Hong Kong to work in Asia's hedge-fund industry almost 17 years ago, and he rode the boom to its peak. Last year, like other industry veterans, he quit. "I decided...
Retirement Plans
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The ins and outs of endowment plans
AN insurance endowment plan is likely to be one of the first things that comes to mind when one wishes to embark on a medium- or long-term... -
A formula for retirement planning
MOST financial planning discussions are likely to focus on saving and accumulation towards a retirement goal. -
Sizing up savings, needs of the aged
HOUSEHOLDS in Asia Pacific with residents aged 60 years and above will have total savings of about US$3 trillion by 2017, the second Asia...
Wealth Planning
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Who gains from options trading growth?
SOME of the brokerage firms that helped pique Americans' interest in stocks are now luring them into something much riskier: stock options. -
Catering to super-rich takes on fresh flavour
THE luxury demands of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) are increasingly expanding from the ordinary to the extraordinary. Gone are the... -
Keep banking on real estate
REAL estate will continue to be rewarding over a 10-year horizon, even in Singapore and Hong Kong where cooling measures are expected to...
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