Singapore world’s 17th most expensive location for expats: Survey

Singapore has emerged as the 17th most expensive location across the world for expatriates, with the average pay package for a mid-level worker costing companies USD 225,171 annually, a survey by MyExpatriate Market Pay published by ECA International, said.

When is the right time to buy Term Insurance?

Tussle between urgent versus important impacts financial planning in a big way. It is very common for people to constantly delay buying insurance because there are immediate expenses to deal with like school fee, home rent, appliance installments, car loan and so on.

India Bonds: Lower inflation to enthuse investors

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut its policy rate by 35 basis points to 5.40% on August 7 2019 and has cut the rate by a total of 110 basis points this year following cuts in February, April and June. It was a pleasant surprise for the bond market that was expecting a 25 basis points cut, with an

India Equity: Types of equity mutual funds available for investments

On June 1, 2018, investing in equity mutual funds in India got a tad easier thanks to a directive on scheme categorization (or recategorisation) to all Asset Management Companies (AMCs) by India’s capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

India Bonds: RBI rate cut decision to help govt bonds, boost economic growth

Global and domestic growth inflation expectations have been benign and global central banks have been easing interest rates to support economic growth. Risks of rising trade wars and recent weakening of currencies have led to financial stability concerns.

India Equity: Opportunities abound but first a look at the basics of investing

India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, and it is one of the most favourable destinations for long-term investments, especially in good quality high growth businesses.

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