Chor Khieng Yuit

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Chor Khieng Yuit

SINGAPORE – More home owners are considering floating rate mortgages as the benchmark rate for such loans in Singapore continues to fall, say mortgage brokers. The uptick is not across the board, however, as many people are still keen on fixed rate loans for greater financial certainty, they told The Straits Times. Mr Clive Chng of Redbrick Mortgage Advisory said that in the past, nearly all his clients chose fixed-rate loans.

3 weeks ago | asiaone.com | Chor Khieng Yuit

SINGAPORE — Singapore has never stayed neutral and will always take a position on policies or international issues, said Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong at a conference on May 22. Among the thorniest of those issues are the trade tensions between the US and China, but as contentious as the issue is, Singapore cannot stay permanently on the sidelines, he added. "We do take positions.

3 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Chor Khieng Yuit

SINGAPORE - Family offices in this region are sticking to their investment strategies despite concerns over trade tensions, recession and market volatility, noted a new report. It found that family offices in South-east Asia preferred equities and bonds from developed markets such as the United States, Singapore, Japan and Britain. These offices allocated an average of 27 per cent of the portfolio to equities and 22 per cent to bonds from developed markets in 2024.

3 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Chor Khieng Yuit

SINGAPORE – Singapore has never stayed neutral and will always take a position on policies or international issues, said deputy prime minister Gan Kim Yong. One of the thorniest of those issues is the trade tensions between the United States and China, but as contentious as it is, Singapore cannot stay permanently on the sidelines, he added. DPM Gan told a conference on May 22: “We do take positions.

3 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Chor Khieng Yuit

SINGAPORE - Investor education will have to be stepped up in tandem with changes proposed by the stock market regulator that include a stop to publicly querying firms on unusual trading activities, say observers. This and other proposals were unveiled by the Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) on May 15 as part of a move away from the current prescriptive approach for listings on the mainboard, which is the platform for larger, more established companies.