CFA Singapore Insights

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The growth story behind insurance-linked securities

Their appeal lies in their independence from economic cycles and their potential to provide steady returns even when traditional markets are under stress

Regulators and banks rightly treat seniors as vulnerable and try to minimise product risk. Yet, they should also be thinking about longevity risk – the danger of outliving their assets.
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From super savers to secure retirees: Rethinking how Singaporeans invest through life

Aligning behaviour with needs at each stage can help residents enjoy a retirement that is safe, secure, comfortable and dignified

Roughly half of Gen Z respondents described themselves as willing to take substantial or above-average risks, based on a 2023 Finra-CFA Institute Global Investor Survey.
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Gen Z sees markets as swipe, tap, trade

How digital financial platforms are designed could shape young people’ decisions – that is why the industry must also ensure investor protection

Brics nations, including India, are pushing ever-more trade and financing into the rupee, rouble, renminbi, real and rand.
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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