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Banking &
Finance  Portal Sites FT
New York Institute of Finance is a well-known total solution
financial training provider with its Asia Pacific headquarters in
Singapore. It has received Financial Sector Development Fund (FSDF)
support from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for five of its
courses. This means that companies sending their staff for training in
these courses get to offset up to 80% of the course fees per delegate.  AsiaUnitTrust.com is an Asian
portal on unit trust; comprehensive coverage. Includes screening and
financial calculations.
DollarDex.com dollarDEX financial
superstore. Insurance, loans, unit trusts in Singapore.
FirstIndependent.com.sg
is the website of independent financial planners. It offers unit
trusts, money market funds as well as stocks to investors.
FT
New York Institute of Finance is a well-known total solution
financial training provider with its Asia Pacific headquarters in
Singapore. It has received Financial Sector Development Fund (FSDF)
support from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for five of its
courses. This means that companies sending their staff for training in
these courses get to offset up to 80% of the course fees per delegate.
Moneycast.com.sg
has an online stock game in which you can win a grand cash prize
of S$10 000. The Game is divided into 6 weekly contests and
starts on 17 Apr 2000. Uneedtrust.com
is a one-stop unit trust portal; includes detailed and comprehensive
information on Singapore funds industry.
VirtualBanking2000.com is
an online web conference co-ordinated by RMR Plc It provides over 100
papers, audio and video presentations from key players in the industry.
It also has 'live' discussion forums, an online exhibition hall and free
Internet-based training on a variety of subjects in the e-college. All
free for those who sign up as delegates. For more information, please
e-mail jay.mandevia@rmrplc.com.
NEWS SNIPPETS
2006
Challenges for the Asia Bond Market |
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Mr Heng
Swee Keat Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore |
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"Most Asian markets are still dominated
by local investors, comprising mostly banks, insurance companies
and pension funds. Anecdotal evidence suggests that on average,
non-resident investors hold less than 5% of Asian bonds... |
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"After the financial crisis, most Asian
economies lifted restrictions on foreign participation in their
bond markets... |
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"But I believe we need to go much
further - beyond removing barriers to foreign participation, we
should be actively facilitating foreign participation, and
integrating our markets into the global system..." |
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MAS conducts first mystery shopping survey on financial advisory
practices
2005
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CPF
Board tightens admission criteria for new CPFIS funds |
