Genevieve Cua

Genevieve Cua

WEALTH EDITOR

Genevieve Cua is wealth editor for The Business Times. She covers wealth management, focusing on issues relating to portfolios, retirement, insurance and healthcare. She writes a fortnightly column, Mind the Gap, and hosts WealthBT podcasts.

JP Morgan Asset Management managing director Hamilton Reiner believes options should be used for outcomes, and not for leverage.
MIND THE GAP

Derivative-income funds offer attractive yields – if you can accept the trade-off

[SEOUL] Vetaran fund manager Hamilton Reiner, who pioneered equity premium income funds for JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM), speaks with a kindly,...

gold, ingots, treasure
THINKING ALOUD

Gold strength is likely intact, even with volatility

The prudent path is to refrain from chasing gold’s price action, and instead keep a modest allocation as a strategic holding in...

A study by Mercer Marsh Benefits has found that financial pressures on employer-sponsored health plans are intensifying due to inflation and more costly treatments.

Rising medical claims pressure employers to reduce cover: Mercer Marsh Benefits survey

Insurers forecast an average global increase of 11.1% in medical trend rates in 2026

Anuj Arora (left), JPMorgan Asset Management head of emerging markets & Apac equities, and Alexander Treves, head of investment specialists (Apac). Arora says the valuation gap between the top 10 tech hardware names iin US and Asia is nearly 50 per cent.

Look to Asia for AI-themed investments, says JP Morgan Apac equities head

The region’s equities are buttressed by a substantial valuation gap against US peers and a macro environment of lower interest rates

Ted Maloney, CEO of MFS Investment Management, says the dominance of the Magnificent Seven stocks is "less US exceptionalism" and more AI investment hype.

Time to focus on downside risks in markets: MFS chief

Markets have over-returned and there is likely to be a correction, says Ted Maloney

Morningstar suggests the concept of "dynamic" withdrawals, where a retiree could adjust his withdrawals based on portfolio performance.
MIND THE GAP

New glidepath funds debut, but withdrawal rate in retirement remains a puzzle

Investors have to decide how much to withdraw, and are caught between the fear of outliving their funds or delaying joy too...

Charles Emond, president and chief executive of La Caisse, says the pension investment firm's new climate strategy will raise its commitment from the current level of C$158 billion to C$400 billion by 2030.

Canadian pension fund CDPQ gears up to invest S$13.9 billion in Asia-Pacific

Infrastructure is expected to take up C$9 billion while credit and real estate will account for C$3 billion each

Pitchbook data up to September 2025 shows that global private equity fundraising and deal activity have improved this year, but are a far cry from the peak performance of 2021.

Private equity's fall in returns is weeding out weaker players, says CDPQ chief Charles Emond

PRIVATE equity is undergoing a “structural transformation” where returns are being compressed and a process of “natural selection” is weeding out weaker...

In the high net worth market, expectations are high around the intergenerational transfer of some US$8.5 trillion of wealth now underway, and the role of insurance to facilitate this.
FUTURE OF INSURANCE

Harnessing opportunities

[SINGAPORE] By most measures, Singapore is a mature, saturated market for insurance. Yet, as wealth grows and an ageing demographic becomes more...

Budget 2025: Onward Together for a Better Tomorrow
FUTURE OF INSURANCE

Bright spots in longevity, wealth transfer and legacy planning

Digital innovation will help the industry devise integrated protection and wealth solutions that anticipate and address the evolving needs of customers