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Letter to the Editor

Opinion & Features
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

iEdge Singapore Next 50 Indices: A foundational step for broader market development

Not all ILPs (investment-linked insurance plans) are alike and generalisations harm understanding.
Wealth & Investing
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Column on investment-linked insurance’s role in wealth planning ‘misleads and oversimplifies’

Advisers sometimes failed to reduce the protection portion as clients aged. As insurance charges rise with age, this neglect led to policies depleting faster than expected.
Opinion & Features
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Understanding ILPs beyond the headlines

The writer urges the Singapore Exchange to complement the current Next 50 Indices with an investability-focused benchmark, similar to a model in South Korea.
Opinion & Features
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The new iEdge Singapore Next 50 Indices need refinement

IPO offerings on SGX tend to be skewed towards placement shares.
Opinion & Features
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

MAS needs to boost retail share of IPO listings

Under Vers, owners of HDB flats aged 70 years and older will vote on whether the government should buy back their homes before their leases run out.
Opinion & Features
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Vers: Consider the vulnerable elderly

COE revenues contribute towards the government’s overall subsidies for public transport, which amount to more than S$2 billion every year.
Opinion & Features
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

COE allocates scarce resource based on demand and supply: MOT

Generic photo of vehicles driving along Shenton Way on Feb 24, 2025. Can be used for stories on road safety, Certificate of Entitlement (COE), car sales, road congestion, road rage. 
Opinion & Features
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Bulk bids, influx of ultra-wealthy into Singapore exert upward pressure on COE

Generic photo of vehicles for COE bidding, car pollution, carbon tax related stories.
Opinion & Features
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Granularity is essential for a more accurate perspective on car ownership

Generic photo of vehicles driving along Shenton Way on Feb 24, 2025. Can be used for stories on road safety, Certificate of Entitlement (COE), car sales, road congestion, road rage. 
Opinion & Features
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

ARF ensures progressivity in car ownership

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