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Despite the challenging macro environment of slowing global growth and Fed rate hikes, the #Singapore Real Estate market has remained resilient through its strong fundamentals. In this episode, Calvin Goh, our Asian Equities Portfolio Manager, covering Singapore Real Estate sector, shares his insights and the reasons behind his optimism for S-REITs, the sub-sectors for 2H 2023 and the work from home trend and its impact on the real estate market in Singapore and the US.
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In this episode, Lim Yuin, Chief Investment Strategist, discussed how investors should rethink their asset allocation for 2H 2023. After 10 consecutive interest rate hikes, the US Fed paused in June. Where are the #opportunities in the bond market? The US economy has shown surprising resilience year-to-date, while growth in Asia has been a mixed bag. Where are the long-term equity growth stories?
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In this episode, Lim Yuin, Chief Investment Strategist, delved deep into the world of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI). There has been a lot of buzz surrounding the world of #AI of late - Chat GPT dominated headlines earlier this year and Nvidia ignited an AI stock rally in May. Will the rally continue? Where should investors be looking amid this AI boom?
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In this episode, Wee Ban Yew, our Japan Fund Manager, sat down with Dawn Leong, to discuss the key catalysts of Japan market today. He delves into why and how the corporate reforms are taking shape, and the impacts of a belated inflation push. Towards the end of the episode, he touches on the widely-discussed yield curve control and risks of a stronger Yen.
*This Friday = 28th April 2023
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In the latest episode of Let’s Talk Trends, Lim Yuin, our Chief Investment Strategist, delved into the impact of banking failures on developed market equities. He also shared his positive views on China and Singapore equities and highlighted our preference for short duration, higher quality investment grade bonds in this current investment climate. Read our 2Q Market Outlook here: 2Q 2023 Market Outlook - A Game of Tug-of-WarDisclaimer: https://lionglobalinvestors.com/en/disclaimer.html
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In this episode, Chu Toh Chieh, senior fund manager and co-head of fixed income, discusses the US interest rate trajectory after massive hikes last year, and how much more he thinks the Federal Reserve needs to go. On the back of the recent banking turmoil, especially with regards to the writedown of Credit Suisse AT1 bonds, investors had feared that this would signify a contagion risk for global credits. Against this volatile backdrop, he shares how investors should potentially be positioned within the Asian bond markets.
Learn more on our LionGlobal Short Duration Bond Fund here: https://lgidirect.com.sg/2023-fund-update-lionglobal-short-duration-bond-fund/
Disclaimer: https://www.lionglobalinvestors.com/en/disclaimer.html
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In this episode, our co-head of Asian equities, Thio Siew Hua, shares her views about the change in market sentiment since the start of 2023. She digs deep into her investment thesis for China and the key beneficiaries around China’s reopening and recovery this year. Click here to learn more on our LionGlobal Asia-Pacific Fund.
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Happy 2023! Lim Yuin, our Chief Investment Strategist, joins us on the first episode this year to discuss his market outlook for 2023 and how investors may be potentially positioned. He sees a much better macro backdrop for 2023 versus 2022, as the interest rate hiking cycle is nearing its end and China is finally reopening. He also highlights potential opportunities in China, Singapore and Japan.
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In this episode, Dawn Leong shares a conversation with our Singapore fund manager, Kenneth Ong on the long-term outlook of Singapore real estate. We have seen new highs in real estate prices in Singapore since the COVID-19 pandemic, driven by both local factors and a larger global phenomenon. As the global financial system shifts towards one that is dominated by government spending, the incremental buyers driving real estate prices are cash buyers. Kenneth believes that a steady rise in property prices is good for the long-term economy in Singapore, and that our banking system will be a key beneficiary of this.
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Recently, the REIT sector has taken a tumble on the back of the US Federal reserve raising their benchmark interest rate in November by 0.75% to up to the 4% level. Our Singapore fund manager, Kenneth Ong, shares his views on why he believes SREITs are now presenting a very interesting buying opportunity as a defensive yielding option for equity investors.
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In this episode, Dawn has a round of quick-fire questions with Ong Ai Ling, our head of Artificial Intelligence of Investments (AIOI). They cover a range of topics from the algorithm behind Google’s reCAPTCHA to whether data science is the up-and-coming career to pursue.
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In this episode of Let’s Talk Trends, we are delighted to have Kenneth Ong, fund manager of LionGlobal Singapore Dividend Equity Fund back on our podcast. He shares his views about geopolitical tensions and inflation; and how Singapore can weather the challenges ahead. He also addresses the opportunities that exist for blue "cheap" companies due to the COVID recession across the different sectors.
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In the latest episode of Let’s Talk Trends, we delve into the importance of human oversight over Artificial Intelligence (AI). Can we always trust machines to do the right thing, especially in an investing context? In the human world, we deal with Principal-Agent problems with Regulation, Education and Oversight. Can we do the same in the AI World? Could there be a new field in AI called Artificial Ethics or Artificial Morality? We also refreshed our hybrid approach towards investing – and how we believe that we can harness the best of both worlds by using AI to enhance our investment process.
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In the latest episode of Let’s Talk Trends, Ong Ai Ling, head of Artificial Intelligence of Investments (AIOI), joins us to delve deep into the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI). As a leading fund management house, we believe that applying Artificial Intelligence (AI), in particular Machine Learning (ML), to investment management is indeed the next frontier. Ling explains the differences among various big buzzwords as well as how and why we are augmenting our investment process by deploying AI and ML in this Information Age.
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Back with a bang! In this episode, we discuss our 2H2022 market outlook with our Chief Investment Strategist, Lim Yuin. He recently published a piece titled “Navigating a Challenging Environment” – we are now faced with rising inflation, central bank tightening, growing recession concerns, sharp rise bond yields alongside equity drawdowns. He shares his views on where he believes we are headed from here, and the investment opportunities he sees in this current environment, particularly in China.
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Our Lion-OCBC Securities Singapore Low Carbon ETF was listed on the Singapore Exchange on 28 April 2022! This is the first low carbon ETF in Singapore. It tracks the iEdge-OCBC Singapore Low Carbon Select 50 Capped Index, which consists of the top 50 companies by free-float market capitalisation that are i) representative of Singapore's real and financial economy and ii) have a lower carbon footprint and involvement in fossil fuels. The index provides investors with an effective tool for limiting the exposure of their portfolios to carbon risk. In the episode, we have Lim Yuin (Chief Investment Strategist) and Ong Xun Xiang (ETF product specialist) with us to answer all the burning questions related to the ETF. We also discussed how investors may be positioned to capitalize on opportunities on the back of Singapore’s decarbonisation journey, to do good for their portfolio and our planet.
*This episode was pre-recorded on 18 April 2022.
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Podcast Takeover! This episode of Let’s Talk Trends will be hosted by Reggie Koh (aka Chief Financial Coconut) under Trading Matters by OCBC Securities. The guest is Cavin Teo, our head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) at Lion Global Investors. They will explore ESG investing and how tackling climate change could be a game-changer for markets. They cover three key questions in this episode – first, the shift into Green and low-carbon as a new growth opportunity; second, do low-carbon operations necessarily mean reduced profitability; third, how do we assess if the companies are doing well in low carbon transitions.
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Metaverse is a new buzzword that has captured the imaginations of many since it made headlines in late 2021. A term first coined in 1992, it has come to amalgamate several cutting edge technologies under this umbrella term. In this episode, Ong Ai Ling - Portfolio Manager of the LionGlobal Disruptive Innovation Fund (GDIF) - walks us through what exactly this is all about. She helps us to debunk some common myths surrounding this theme and how to differentiate between hype and reality. We also discuss how investors may be positioned to capitalize on some of these opportunities via our GDIF.
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In this episode of Let’s Talk Trends, we discuss 2022 China Market Outlook and our positive view on its long-term structural growth story with ETF Specialist, Ong Xun Xiang. We delve deep into the Lion-OCBC Securities China Leaders ETF that offers diversified exposure to 80 China Market Leaders. As Singapore’s first China focused dividend-paying ETF, it offers investors an easy and affordable way to access leading companies in China. He highlights several key constituents of the ETF, and answers top burning questions that we get from investors.
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Welcome to our C-Suite Special Podcast Edition! This series aims to bring inspiration and insights from respected and experienced leaders at Lion Global Investors, as they share their journey in navigating the complexities of the asset management industry. In this episode, we are thrilled to have our Chief Marketing Officer, Kwok Keng Han, with us. Keng Han joined LGI in February 2021, bringing with him over 18 years of experience. He highlights the key unique differentiating factors of LGI and how we capitalize on our competitive edge to stand out in the crowd. He also discusses how LGI is embracing digital acceleration within our sales channels to achieve sustainable growth and futureproof our business. Last but not least, he dishes out advice to young graduates who are looking to start their career within the asset management industry.
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