CFA Singapore Insights

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The ‘Rs’ challenging the US dollar: rupee, rouble, renminbi, real and rand

A new, more fragmented monetary order is emerging

The idea of committing capital for five to seven years without an exit option feels uncomfortable to many.
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Private credit needs a secondary market

Such markets address illiquidity fears known to plague investors in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific

Bitcoin has outperformed the S&P 500 by 40 per cent over the past year to end-October, and by almost 300 per cent over the past five years.
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Why financial advisers struggle to embrace Bitcoin’s rise

BITCOIN is one of the most powerful technologies of our time. It has delivered financial freedom to millions and disrupted established financial players. Yet, many of my fellow financial professionals...

Compared with digital assets and many commodities, gold’s liquidity and perceived stability continue to attract strategic reallocations, particularly from institutions reassessing long-term diversification.
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Gold’s volatility and the limits of safety

The precious metal’s swing from simple hedge to strategic asset is being tested amid ongoing geopolitical and macroeconomic shifts

HKEX offers access to mainland China’s most dynamic private companies, but the market is highly concentrated.
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Is Hong Kong’s IPO boom a gateway or a risk trap?

The city has reasserted itself as the offshore gateway for mainland Chinese firms, but with that dominance comes heavy exposure to China’s economy

If scammers can industrialise their craft with instant money, cryptocurrency and AI voices, then regulators and industry can industrialise protection as well – without breaking convenience.
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Stopping the conveyor belt of crime

Today’s AI-powered, crypto-enabled scam industry needs an adaptive policy response

Investment teams should design workflows where AI-driven reasoning aids complement, not replace, human intuition.
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AI in investment management: 5 lessons from the risk frontier

Investors must stay mindful of artificial intelligence’s abilities and limitations

For professional investors, the question is no longer whether to adopt AI, but how to integrate it into the investment decision design in a practical, transparent, risk-aware and performance-enhancing manner.
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AI in investment management: 5 lessons from the front lines

By integrating AI alongside human oversight, adopting a critical thinking mode, and adapting to regulations, investors can benefit from its huge potential

While both determine an investor’s overall risk appetite, it is essential to distinguish between actual risk tolerance and behavioural risk attitudes.
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Beyond risk profiling: Overcoming biases to become resilient investors

Advisors must recognise and coach clients through the emotional biases that distort investment preferences

Sacks of rare earth concentrate. In a world where supply chains are vulnerable, these metals are more than a commodity story. They are a portfolio strategy for managing geopolitical risk.
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The geopolitical hedge investors overlook: Rare earths

Can rare earth elements provide diversification and resilience in moments when traditional portfolios are vulnerable?