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.

Income Insurance’s IP staged a dramatic turnaround in underwriting results, from a loss of S$49.4 million in 2024 to a profit of S$18.8 million in 2025.

Integrated Shield insurers post stronger results in 2025, but recovery may be fragile

IHH Healthcare owns the Mount Elizabeth, Gleneagles and Parkway brands, which account for 60 to 70 per cent of private hospital IP claims.

IHH Healthcare partners some Integrated Shield insurers to rein in private hospital bills

Participating insurance policies remain a staple among Singapore savers despite a relatively stronger take-up of investment-linked plans over the past year.
MIND THE GAP

Strong year for insurance par funds, but bonuses stay the same for most

Efstathopoulos says investors should still embrace the US as an investment destination, "but the rest of the world has awakened".

Mega IPOs could turn the tide in public equity issuance: Fidelity manager

SpaceX will list at US$135 per share. Morningstar has valued the stock at US$63, a 53% discount to the IPO price.
THINKING ALOUD

SpaceX and other giga-listings could raise indices’ risks

Vanquour chief executive Zhou Lu aims to build a presence in Asia, with financial education as a linchpin.

Governance is key to families’ ability to sustain generational wealth, says US adviser

Be wary of sales pitches that dangle high income but are not explicit on where risks lurk.
MIND THE GAP

Should you sacrifice some CPF Life income in favour of ILPs? Tread carefully

MAS says it expects financial adviser representatives to "act honestly and in the interests of customers when providing financial advice".

‘Capital guaranteed’ label for investment-linked policies misleading: MAS, Life Insurance Association

Young Jin Yee, co-head of UBS global wealth management for the Asia-Pacific, says UBS has the most diversified footprint among its competitors.

Strong Apac wealth creation boosts UBS’ profitability and assets to new record

To be a trusted wealth adviser, private banks and advisory firms have to extend themselves into areas not traditionally the domain of banking and investments.
THINKING ALOUD

How advisers can play a trusted role in families’ ‘great wealth transfer’