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Where would CPF money go if it is nominated to a bankrupt? When Madam Lim Lye Kiang sought to claim the $102,000 from CPF which her late sister had left her, she would never have expected that the CPF Board transferred the money to the OA (Official Assignee) to...

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Why you should not buy IPOs As Sheng Siong is launching its IPO next month, I expected a few calls as whenever an IPO is launching. And if you are my client, you know my answer. I decide to write this article so everybody can benefit...

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Questions to ask your Financial Adviser Every Sunday morning when I flip open the newspapers, I always see articles or advertisements regarding "Financial Advisers". Nowadays, just like the once prestigious word "Banker", which is misused in...

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Revision to Nomination of Insurance Nominees Regulation With the onset of the Mental Capacity Act ("MCA") coming into effect on 1st March 2010, the Insurance (Nomination of Beneficiaries) Regulations 2009 ("the Regulations") will be amended to effect 2 changes: The...

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The ABCs of the Financial Advisers Act The title, Financial Adviser, is always mis-used in the industry and misunderstood by the consumers. On 10 October 2002, the Financial Advisers Act came into effect and all financial institutions are...

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Obama declared war on wall street? Or is it just the same old story?

Category : Market Commentary

By now most of you should have read somewhere about President Obama’s proposal to rein in risk taking by banks. If you have not, you should at least know that there was a bloodbath on stock market (and yes commodity also) around the world over the past few days. If you still have not, well count yourself blessed.

In any case, I am writing this just to give some basic understanding on what President Obama is actually proposing that had rattle Wall Street and the rest of the financial world of late.

While he has been vague on details, I believe that what ultimately Obama is proposing is similar, if not the same, with what the US has implemented in 1933 called the Glass Steagall Act (GSA).

So what will be the impact on the market?

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