There has been great excitement this year about investing in AI related stocks. But asset management firms have also started using AI models to help improve their investment performance. Although AI tools offer many benefits to the investing process, there are also many challenges that AI alone cannot solve.
Given the significant commitment needed in terms of data science resources, technology infrastructure and process ...

Global interest rates have risen steeply over the past year to help quell high inflation. But as signs emerge that inflation is finally being brought under control, bond yields are starting to ease. The United SGD Fund adopts a laddered strategy, by staggering the maturities of the bonds in its portfolio. This enables the Fund to take advantage of today’s high yields and fast changing interest rates.
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Markets had been hankering for a stimulus package to help shore up China’s flagging economy. And indeed, an announcement by the Politburo this week pledging more policy support has led to a broad based rally in Chinese shares. Measures include building more public infrastructure, increasing the supply of affordable housing, promoting small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and strengthening the digital economy and artificial intelligence development.
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China is doubling down on advanced manufacturing to boost its economic resilience both in the short and long term. This bodes well for the ChiNext Index, which is largely geared towards advanced manufacturing sectors such as electric vehicles, biotech and high-end medical devices. Given strong earnings growth and the possibility of more policy support, the ChiNext market could also be near a potential upturn. Find out where the opportun...

In the US, two-year Treasury bond yields are trading around 4.0 – 4.5 percent, while 10-year Treasuries are around 3.5 – 4.0 percent.
Can these rates last?
Although bond yields are at multi-year highs, such lucrative yields may not last as the global tightening cycle approaches its end.
With further evidence of US inflation moderating, markets now believe that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) is likely to hike rates just once more ...