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Background  Every few years, a piece of academic research comes along that genuinely changes how thoughtful investors should think about markets. Professor Hendrik Bessembinder’s work is [...]

This video was recorded in 2024, but it remains highly relevant today. In managing over S$1 billion worth of our clients’ assets, there is continuous monitoring in place to ensure that the funds [...]

This video was recorded in 2024, but it remains highly relevant today. You can also read Dr Peng’s article on gold, which he wrote in 2025, for further insights here. In managing in excess of [...]

In today’s hyper-connected financial markets, Singaporean retail investors are constantly tempted to outperform the market: picking hot stocks, timing entries and exits, chasing “undervalued” [...]

Having gone through multiple market crises together with our clients since 2001, we know what works and what will not work when it comes to the reliability and sufficiency of investment returns. [...]

In Singapore’s competitive financial landscape, where CPF savings, tax-advantaged schemes, and global market opportunities intersect, individual investors often seek more than just alpha [...]

As the year-end approaches, leading financial institutions—including UBS, Morgan Stanley, S&P Global, Oxford Economics, and Shenwan Hongyuan Securities—have released their 2026 outlooks. [...]

In the early hours of 1 October 2025 (local time), the US government officially shut down. This shutdown occurred primarily because the two major parties in Congress failed to reach an agreement [...]

Singapore has long positioned itself as a leading financial hub in Asia, balancing innovation with regulation. As digital assets move into the mainstream, one of the fastest-growing instruments [...]

Two months ago, due to the radical tariff policies proposed by President Trump, many experts predicted that the US economy was on the brink of a recession. This pessimism caused the US stock [...]

With President Trump announcing the reciprocal tariff on 2 April 2025, and the S&P 500 index dropping over 10% in two days while other markets are behaving similarly, it is very clear that [...]

We are all familiar with gold, but what determines its price? Where does its investment return come from? What is the logic of investing in gold? Why does the price of gold soar sometimes and [...]

Gold has been recognised as an important instrument to store, exchange, and preserve wealth since ancient times across different countries. Today, even though we no longer use gold as a currency, [...]

At Providend, we adopt an investment strategy that is market evidence-based. Our investment philosophy and approach must: Be able to deliver long-term returns that thrive at meeting the [...]

Many of us were drawn to the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the events that unfolded over the weekend. It took less than 48 hours from the time that SVB announced they would [...]

相信大家都关注到了上周开始发酵的硅谷银行（Silicon Valley Bank）在 48 小时倒闭的事件，也会关心这件事是否会对自己的投资造成影响。 基于现在的信息，如果你没有投资美元创投基金或初创公司，基本不会受到影响。当然，风起于青萍之末，这件事是否会引发金融市场更大的动荡，我们会持续关注。 至于 SVB 倒闭本身，则又是一个经典的风险管理失败的案例： 1) 不够分散 SVB [...]

Every day, millions of trades take place and billions of dollars exchange hands in the global financial markets. Every second, there is new information flowing through the financial markets and [...]