S'porean investors unrealistic about yield and risk: poll

Singapore

SINGAPORE investors want it all - a good retirement life and high returns - but they are very risk averse, an investor behaviour survey found.

Eastspring Investments, the Asian asset management business of British insurer Prudential plc, said its third annual investor behaviour survey and Growth & Income Index found that while Singapore investors have high expectations for retirement, only a small number are fully-prepared for it.

Many of those who intend to invest in mutual funds within the next six months are looking to shift 2 per cent of their allocation to income r…