Personal Finance Insights From The Singapore FinTech Festival: How To Navigate Your Finances And Careers
With the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) 2024 currently underway and over 900 speakers sharing their thoughts on various topics, discussions on investments, market outlook and talent demand was inevitably on the agenda. Whether you’re in the technology industry or not, many of these insights will be useful to understand the current economic landscape trends and […]
4 Trends We Learned At The Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) 2024
The Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) has returned for the ninth year from 6 to 8 November 2024. Organised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) and Constellar, the festival is hosting 600 exhibitors and 900 speakers from more than 100 countries and regions. This year’s global event will be […]
Stocks hit record for second day, yields dip after Fed cut – Nov 8
Today’s Market News Stocks hit record for second day, yields steady after Fed cut Why Trump tariffs pose a bigger threat to China’s economy this time Trump’s tariff threats push Taiwan to help firms move production from China Key developments to markets on Friday: Taiwan trade (October) Japan household spending (September) China NPC Standing Committee […]
GFTN: How Singapore’s Global FinTech Ambitions Rest On The Shoulders Of This Newly-Minted Business
Even though it’s held in one of the smallest countries in the world, the ambitions of the Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) has always been global. This year, marking the ninth edition of the SFF, will see over 66,000 participants from 150 countries and regions across five days content-packed activities. Not only that, more than 500 […]
Bracing for higher US yields, dollar, inflation Nov 7
Today’s Market News Dollar soars, euro tumbles as Trump wins US presidential election Oil settles lower as US dollar surges, investors take stock of Trump victory India’s Jindal Steel’s profit falls on subdued demand, lower prices Why China’s economy is more vulnerable to Trump tariffs this time Japan’s JFE cuts annual profit forecast on slow […]
Money Market Funds Vs. Short-Term Bonds: What Are You Really Investing In & What Happens When Interest Rates Decline?
If we think about investing into “safe assets” in Singapore, we typically think of instruments like Singapore T-bills or Singapore Savings Bonds (SSBs). Of course, there is also the CPF Special Account (CPF SA) for those of us who want to put away money for retirement while still earning a yield. Yet for a lot […]
Why Investing & Retirement Planning Isn’t Necessarily The Same Thing
This article was written in collaboration with the CPF Board. All views expressed in this article are the independent opinion of DollarsAndSense.sg based on our research. DollarsAndSense.sg is not liable for any financial losses that may arise from any transactions and readers are encouraged to do their own due diligence. You can view our full editorial […]
Scammed In Singapore: How The Shared Responsibility Framework Helps Consumers
As scams grow to become increasingly sophisticated in Singapore, consumers, banks, and telecommunication providers face escalating losses from unauthorised digital transactions. To combat this, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have launched the Shared Responsibility Framework (SRF). This framework aims to fairly distribute the responsibility for financial losses […]
Asia mornining Brief – Nov 6
Today’s Market News BOJ to raise rates again most likely in January, says ex-policymaker Fidelity, Norges among buyers of Swiggy shares in India IPO Global central bank easing cycle grinds along in October Indonesia’s Q3 GDP rises 4.95% from a year ago, slightly slower than Q2 Sunac proposes four debt restructuring options to mainland China […]
How To Invest In The Dow, One Of The Oldest Indices In The World
This article was written in collaboration with State Street Global Advisors. All views expressed in this article are the independent opinion of DollarsAndSense.sg based on our research. DollarsAndSense.sg is not liable for any financial losses that may arise from any transactions and readers are encouraged to do their own due diligence. You can view our […]
