Is there a better time to be afraid than when G7 finance ministers meet in Sendai, northeast Japan, possibly one of the most radioactive places on Earth after the costliest natural disaster in… Continue reading
As I watch the wife drop those bagloads of Armani into the thrift bin, an involuntary pang of guilt hits the mental wallet compartment, the way Chinese would describe as “heart ache”, in… Continue reading
It’s been a year since the idea was mooted and hastily turned into reality. There was great fanfare but after its un-oversubscribed first auction, we are going into our 8th Singapore Savings Bonds… Continue reading
Our new SGD fx and rates column we hope readers will find useful. Economic Data In April 31 Mar Money Supply M1 (Feb) YoY -2.1% vs previous -0.6% Money Supply M2 (Feb)… Continue reading
It is just too hard to think about the central banks these days and I, for one, have been rather pleased with my New Year resolution, shared with my good friend, where we… Continue reading
******************************* The importance of skills for the future is the in-thing and the Tradehaven community has grown ! And after 3 seminars, the network has gotten larger, the word has spread as our… Continue reading
4th April 2016 This post was written for http://www.hnworth.com, a site targeting high net worth individuals in Singapore. Have fun reading ! ******************************** Private bankers and investors alike raise their eyebrows when I… Continue reading
A good friend of mine was confiding that she was not so much worried that her son refers to his father’s new girlfriend as an “s” word, more than she was afraid that… Continue reading
March 21, 2016 20th March marked the change in season with the Vernal (Spring) Equinox and spring cleaning begins with fervor for some of us. Cleaning out the pantry can be full… Continue reading
Retail Bond Renaissance – Everyone A Winner
byThe hugely anticipated retail bonds are finally coming to Singapore’s market 3 years after a KPKB (hokkien slang) letter to the Straits Times forum requesting to bring retail bonds back into the market.… Continue reading →