Phillip SGD money market ETF debuts on SGX with initial AUM of S$100m

  • 📰 BusinessTimes
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 37 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 18%
  • Publisher: 51%

South Africa News News

South Africa South Africa Latest News,South Africa South Africa Headlines

THE first Singapore-domiciled money market exchange-traded fund (ETF) started trading on Monday with S$100 million in initial assets under management (AUM), the Singapore Exchange (SGX) said. Read more at The Business Times.

It added that the fund attracted"strong interest" from investors, demonstrating demand for the only money market ETF in South-east Asia.

Said Linus Lim, director and chief executive officer of Phillip Capital Management:"With Phillip SGD Money Market ETF, investors will be able to improve the yield pick-up on their funds without compromising on liquidity and manage their core investments through a single brokerage account. "We believe this will make a straightforward cash management tool for corporate treasurers and investors."

Michael Syn, head of equities at SGX, said the bourse is pleased to expand SGX's suite of fixed income ETFs at a time when investors are facing a"prolonged low-yield environment across international markets".For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 15. in ZA

South Africa South Africa Latest News, South Africa South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis fuels uncertainty for skittish US stock marketInvestors are gauging how a potential deterioration in President Donald Trump's health could impact asset prices in coming weeks, as the U.S.
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Vaccine prices will fall in a free marketTHERE is a growing consensus that one or more Covid-19 vaccines will become available at some point in early 2021. Within a year, many people in the United States, and some other countries, will be vaccinated. For some childhood diseases, the development of a vaccine was by itself decisive. But this may not be true of Covid-19, because adoption could be slow or effectiveness wane over time - or both. Read more at The Business Times.
Source: BusinessTimes - 🏆 15. / 51 Read more »