SGX ETFs

Should Singapore Investors Buy SGX’s New ETFs? The Hidden Costs of Asia and AI Investing

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Singapore investors now have more ways to access global equities, Asian technology companies and artificial intelligence through the Singapore Exchange. But easier access does not automatically translate into better investment returns. The real question is whether these ETFs offer a cost-effective way to diversify portfolios—or encourage investors to take concentrated bets disguised as convenient, diversified

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Singapore Stocks Markets

Singapore Is Pouring Billions Into Its Stock Market. Can Investors Finally Benefit?

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Singapore’s S$5.4 billion Equity Market Development Programme is attracting private capital and boosting trading activity in smaller listed companies. But the real test is not whether government-backed funds can buy more shares. It is whether they can help create a market in which companies grow, investors earn attractive returns and capital continues flowing even after

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Capitaland China Trust

Is CapitaLand China Trust Undervalued? The China REIT Recovery Investors Should Watch

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CapitaLand China Trust’s latest results reveal an investment dilemma that goes beyond falling property income. With rents under pressure across its Chinese portfolio, investors must decide whether the trust is approaching an earnings recovery or entering a prolonged period of weak pricing power. Its relatively stable occupancy and lower borrowing costs offer reasons for optimism,

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Indonesia stock market crash

Indonesia’s US$65 Billion Stock Market Shock: Who Really Moves Global Markets?

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Indonesia’s stock market suffered its steepest single-day decline since January 1998 on 16 October 2026, with the Jakarta Composite Index plunging 11.57%. The sell-off wiped an estimated US$60 billion to US$65 billion off the market value of Indonesian equities in a single session. But the story goes beyond a dramatic stock market crash. At the

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SGX

The AI Boom Is Being Repriced: What Does It Mean for Singapore Stocks?

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Singapore’s recent stock-market sell-off may look like a banking story. But beneath the decline in DBS, OCBC and UOB is a much bigger global debate: how much are investors willing to pay for growth when bond yields are rising and the AI boom is demanding enormous amounts of capital? Singapore’s stock market has spent much

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DBS OCBC UOB

Singapore’s Wealth Boom Has a Hidden Bottleneck: Can DBS, UOB and OCBC Turn the Talent War Into Profits?

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Singapore’s wealth management industry has a growth problem that money alone cannot solve. Demand for private banking services is expanding, banks are pursuing ambitious assets-under-management targets, and international financial institutions are competing to strengthen their presence in the Republic. Yet one of the industry’s most important resources remains difficult to scale: experienced relationship managers who

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MAS monetary policy

MAS Surprises Markets: What the Singapore Policy Pause Means for DBS, OCBC, UOB and REITs

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The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s decision to leave monetary policy unchanged on 14 October caught much of the market off guard. MAS Has Paused Its Tightening Cycle. But Singapore Investors Should Not Assume the Worst Is Over. Seventeen of the 20 economists in a Bloomberg poll had expected the central bank to tighten further by

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