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Wealth

Schonfeld has around 200 employees in the region, with its largest office in Hong Kong.
Wealth & Investing

Schonfeld to start second equity unit focusing on Asia-Pacific

The figures highlight how Singapore’s lenders are relying more on wealth fees as loan margins narrow.
Wealth & Investing

Singapore banks draw S$77 billion in new wealth from Asia’s rich

Large policies like indexed universal life are a tool in legacy planning as their cash payout makes it possible to equalise the distribution of an estate to heirs, unlike real estate or a business.
Wealth & Investing
MIND THE GAP

Indexed universal life plans hit the sweet spot among wealthy and mass-affluent clients

Carlton Crabbe, chief executive of Capital for Life, says most problems in indexed universal life arise not from fees, but from unrealistic expectations or clients failing to fund the policy consistently and on time.
Wealth & Investing

Points to consider before you commit to an indexed universal life plan

The competition for top talent is pushing firms to reimagine the ways they distribute pay.
Global Enterprise

Bosses ditch ‘peanut-butter’ pay in favour of giving big raises to top talent

Sales of software-as-a-service companies such as Salesforce have pulled back sharply, as a new breed of agentic AI is seen to encroach upon the territory of established platforms.
Wealth & Investing
A SMART LOOK AT INVESTING

Code is cheap. Trust is not

The playbook for the first half of 2026 is straightforward: rebalance rather than de-risk, emphasise platform quality and insure the tail risks.
Wealth & Investing
CIO CORNER

How to stay invested – with safety gear

BlackRock said that falling inflation means the high yields available on corporate bonds are becoming more attractive in real terms.
Wealth & Investing

BlackRock bets on corporate bonds over ‘volatile’ sovereigns as inflation ebbs

Luke Flemmer, head of private assets at MSCI, says benchmarking is "really critical" to the private assets market's maturation.
Companies & Markets

Benchmarks necessary as private market assets seek retail participation: MSCI private assets chief

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REAL ESTATE

The Holland Plain state land site (in orange) is expected to house 280 new private homes.

URA releases two prime condo sites at Holland Plain, River Valley for sale

Shanghai eases homebuying rules in sign of China property relief

Receivers put one-seventh stake in Cheong family’s Oxley Rise mansion on the block

Hong Kong hikes stamp duty for luxury homes as sales rebound

INVEST

Schonfeld has around 200 employees in the region, with its largest office in Hong Kong.

Schonfeld to start second equity unit focusing on Asia-Pacific

TRUSTED ADVISOR

Hopes around Trump’s more crypto-friendly second administration sent Bitcoin to a record price above US$126,000 last October.

Bitcoin falls below US$65,000 in latest bout of tariff uncertainty

ASSET MANAGER

From left: Young investors Jadon Ching, Liew En Jie and Ian Choi.

More young investors turn to AI for stock picks, but experts warn of risks in volatile market

WATCHES

Exports of Swiss watches to the US have been gyrating because of import duties.

The Rolex you want may be in stock - but not for long

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