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SINGAPORE) SINGAPORE’S rich are among the most optimistic of investors when it comes to property investments, and are planning to raise their exposure to the asset class in the next two years, a new study shows.

The study, by Barclays Wealth and the Economist Intelligence Unit, found that 53 per cent of high net worth inves… more

GAINING exposure to a blue-chip company need not mean buying its pricey shares listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX).
Investors are making a beeline for an increasingly popular financial derivative product known as Contracts for Difference (CFDs), which enable them to ‘own’ these blue chips without having to stump up the full price of the stock.
Brokerages jostling for a slice of the action inclu… more

THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) has done well in the timing of its stock market moves given the size of its portfolio, said fund managers and analysts yesterday.
GIC steadily sold some of its equities from July 2007 until the onset of the global financial crisis last September, thereby cutting its exposure to public equities by over 10 percentage points of its total portfo… more

Speculative investors reduced their exposure to pro-cyclical currencies as risk appetite faded and risky assets came under pressure in the week to 1 September. Net long EUR positions were roughly halved and overall short USD positions marginally reduced.

Laddering fixed income products, such as certificates of deposit and bonds, is a good way to lessen your exposure to interest rate fluctuations.