stock market

  • How Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) different from stocks?

    The Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is a type of tradable security that can be purchased or sold on a stock exchange the same way a regular stock. ETFs track various indices, sector, commodities, real estate and other assets. Equity market or stock exchange, also called securities exchange is a place where shares of pubic…

  • Industries to watch in Q1 of 2022

    The stock market has been in one of its best periods since the financial crisis in 2008. With the market increasing through most of 2021 many investors would like to keep on improving their portfolios. Let’s take a look at some of the industries that you might want to watch in the first quarter…

  • SGX to introduce SGX FTSE Taiwan Index futures

    SINGAPORE: Singapore Exchange (SGX) is introducing a futures contract on the FTSE Taiwan RIC Capped Index (FTSE Taiwan) to enable global investors to gain exposure to a broad representation of large and mid-capitalisation Taiwan stocks, while meeting fund managers’ diversification objectives. The SGX FTSE Taiwan Index futures contract will be launched on 20 July…

  • Stock market volatility puts focus on equity price risking Japan’s non-life insurance market

    HONG KONG: High common stock leverage among each of Japan’s major non-life insurers brings systematic equity price risk into greater consideration, given the current COVID-19-driven stock market volatility, according to an AM Best special report. The Best’s Special Report, “Japan Non-Life: Robust Capitalisation to Weather Stock Market Volatility,” states that stock market volatility continues…