The Business Times

R Sivanithy

Hong Kong’s aim is for its index to represent the economy, while the STI is more a benchmark for the market than the economy.
THINKING ALOUD

Should stock market indices represent the market or the economy?

Financial products are likely to get more complex – and not simpler – over time
THINKING ALOUD

Independent body needed to provide guidance to investors for complex products

Even though the Fed has hiked rates eleven times from March 2022 to July 2023, Wall Street continues to scale new heights because of the entrenched position the "Fed put" occupies.
THINKING ALOUD

Is the US Federal Reserve truly independent? The ‘Fed put’ says otherwise

FILE PHOTO: An SGX sign is pictured at Singapore Stock Exchange July 19, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
THINKING ALOUD

The time is ripe for ETFs on the mid and small-cap segments

Size, of course, does not equate to quality, but investors would find larger companies more appealing because they do hold certain advantages over smaller ones.
THINKING ALOUD

Time to revisit the ‘upsizing IPO’ strategy?

Unequivocal IFA independence would surely boost confidence in the market, which could lead to more interest and improved liquidity.
THINKING ALOUD

Ensuring IFA independence is crucial

The CPF retirement scheme can provide everyone with the foundation for a comfortable retirement.
THINKING ALOUD

Employers should encourage employees to start retirement planning early

SGX in 2019 mandated, among other measures, that for a delisting to be approved, offers must be both fair and reasonable.
THINKING ALOUD

Minorities should do more to reject or pre-empt ‘lowball’ privatisation offers

On Apr 8, Thailand announced a ban on short selling of stocks and tightened other share trading rules to curb volatility. The ban on short selling of all securities, except for market makers, lasted until Apr 11
THINKING ALOUD

Short selling is simply part of normal market functioning

新加坡交易所（Singapore Exchange，SGX）大厦外观。
THINKING ALOUD

Adopting Japan or South Korea’s stock market reforms in Singapore not that straightforward

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