Letter to the Editor

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Radio in the digital age: preserving connection amid transformation

The radio ecosystem must seek a balance between commercial imperatives and public-interest objectives

A new, targeted sales tax on luxury and branded goods and equipment can generate additional tax revenue, and also serve as a progressive tool to reduce income inequality
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Sustaining Singapore’s edge as a global financial and wealth hub

A consumption-based sales tax on luxury goods could ensure the affluent contribute more without burdening the average citizen

The iEdge Singapore Next 50 Indices are designed to systematically track, raise visibility and improve accessibility of the next 50 largest companies beyond the Straits Times Index.
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iEdge Singapore Next 50 Indices: A foundational step for broader market development

What we need is for the broader ecosystem to introduce new indices so that market participants have more choices on what to track

Not all investment-linked insurance plans or ILPs are alike, and generalisations harm understanding, says Trishita De Mello.
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Column on investment-linked insurance’s role in wealth planning ‘misleads and oversimplifies’

To say that ILPs have ‘no place’ in any portfolio ignores their structural nuances, strategic advantages and legitimate role in holistic wealth planning, says reader

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.
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Understanding ILPs beyond the headlines

The issues with investment-linked policies lie more with how they are explained and managed, rather than with the products themselves

While tradability is important for stocks beyond the STI's 30 companies to attract fund managers, the priority should, unquestionably, be investability.
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The new iEdge Singapore Next 50 Indices need refinement

The SGX should complement the current Next 50 Indices with an investability-focused benchmark

IPO offerings on SGX tend to be skewed towards placement shares.
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MAS needs to boost retail share of IPO listings

It would be fairer to retail investors and add to market liquidity, given the larger pool of shareholders

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.
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Vers: Consider the vulnerable elderly

How do we expect the frail, immobile and disabled seniors to move homes?  

COE revenues contribute towards the government’s overall subsidies for public transport, which amount to more than S$2 billion every year.
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COE allocates scarce resource based on demand and supply: MOT

The system allows for transparent allocation, rather than reliance on subjective notions of fairness

If the COE is to remain a relevant and equitable tool, it must be recalibrated to reflect the distinct needs and capacities of its participants.
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Bulk bids, influx of ultra-wealthy into Singapore exert upward pressure on COE

Without intervention, the Certificate of Entitlement system risks becoming a playground for the privileged, leaving ordinary citizens priced out of car ownership