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moomoo SG: 5 investing tips to hedge against inflation from experts

moomoo SG convened with industry leaders to share valuable insights on how investors can grow their wealth in a volatile market. The session was designed to provide a well-rounded market outlook for the second half of 2022. There were some of the views of the WAYS TO HITS BACK INFLATION shared by the five investment experts during the conference.
Continue Investing, Diversify your portfolio
Evonne Tan, Head of Private Banking at Barclays Singapore, raised market concerns about slowing global growth and elevated inflation driving volatility in global markets. This often leads investors to deviate from their long-term goals and plans, but pre-empting market volatility through a core-satellite approach, embodied by low costs and diversification, opportunities abound for investors to outperform the market.
“Preparation for difficult periods through good diversification can support calmer decision-making and make it easier to stay the course. So, while others head for quick exits, an investor can capitalize on opportunities,” she said, noting that diversification can make it easier to stay invested and capitalize on new opportunities. Inflow to the five SGX-listed REITs and ETFs has also hit a record last month with over 60 million of inflows
Invest in REITs
Kang Wei Chin, AVP, ETF Product Management, SGX Group, suggested that despite increasing rates, S-REIT with the sector average dividend yield of 6.4% are still offering a higher yield spread of more than 300 basis points to Singapore’s 10-year bond yield. In addition, the sector in average has secured 75% of its borrowings on fixed rates. “Investors who are looking for more passive approach for either technical or strategic asset allocation, there are two S-REIT ETFs, namely CSOP iEdge S-REIT Leaders ETF and Lion-Phillip S-REIT ETF that invest solely into Singapore REIT market. And, for those who are searching for greater diversification or are who are already invested in Singapore REIT market can look at the other three ETFs, NikkoAM-StraitsTrading Asia Ex Japan REIT ETF, Phillip SGX APAC Dividend Leaders REIT ETF, and UOB Asia Pacific (APAC) Green REIT ETF.”
Beat the bear with the USD Money Market Fund
Bruce Zhang, Portfolio Manager, CSOP Asset Management, pointed that both the US stocks and US bonds fell on the back of the Fed tightening, and even commodity pricing started to fail in the fears of another recession. However, the USD Money Market Fund benefits from its relatively stable yield and the dollar strength due to the low sensitivity to Fed’s hikes, less FX risk on USD performance, and high-quality underlying exposures, said Bruce Zhang. He added that USD money market funds could provide a relatively competitive return versus the demand deposit but still have the demand deposit features, for example, the T0 creation and redemption. However, when the market is volatile, it can also provide safety and some necessary liquidity for investors.
Gold can against the headwind of rising yields
Jermyn Wong, Head of SPDR, added his insights on gold price performance since the start of the pandemic through the first half of 2022 and how it has historically performed robustly against market downturns. He shared that because gold remained resilient against the headwinds of rising yields, more investors are choosing to increase their Gold-ETF exposure as a hedge against market volatility.
Generate Cashflow
While hedging strategies are safety nets for investors’ portfolios, Borwen Neo from The Next Level, discussed how investors could also generate cashflow in a bearish market. Rather than counting on dividend yields or deleveraging portfolios, he urges investors to consider other investment tools as means to boost cashflow.
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MSIG Hong Kong 2021 Claims Report demonstrates ongoing commitment to customer satisfaction and making digital breakthroughs
Philip Kent, Chief Executive Officer of MSIG Hong Kong, said: “Our third annual report shines a spotlight on the hard work of our staff, both in how they supported our customers during the ongoing pandemic, as well as in the various innovative upgrades we introduced to our products and services. I am proud to say that we demonstrated our commitment to protecting those things our customers hold dear, and to delivering extraordinary service when they need it most.”
Unwavering customer commitment
MSIG’s top priority is to secure its customers’ safety and peace of mind. It does so by providing cover against illness, accidents and natural disasters. This year’s report states that MSIG honoured claims totalling HK$381,360,512 in Hong Kong and Macau. The company’s claims settlement ratio was 92.4% during the period, which is 1.4% higher than in 2020.
In terms of settlement ratios by class, the top five in 2021 were Employees’ Compensation in Hong Kong (100%), Helper (97.7%), Personal Accident (97.5%), Motor (94.3%) and Healthcare (93.1%).
Digital breakthroughs
The report demonstrates that in 2021, MSIG’s goal is to provide the utmost in convenience for clients through digital innovation. This included the launch of MediGo, a Customer Service Portal for the company’s SME Group Medical Insurance policy. The new portal offers online access for the convenience of employees and employers alike. Furthermore, the company continued to upgrade the features of the EASYi Claims and Policy Management Portal, which offered great convenience to intermediaries, particularly during the work-from-home period. Now, intermediaries no longer need to rely on traditional paper-based services, policy renewal and travel policy issuance can be carried out digitally on a single platform.
Going the extra mile during the ongoing pandemic
The report describes a number of ways MSIG continued to find ways to protect its customers during COVID-19. These include enhanced medical protection for essential trips, online shopping protection, and risk prevention for marine customers.
Industry contributions
The report not only describes the contributions made by MSIG senior leadership to the general insurance industry, it also highlights how the company has taken a number of steps to enhance its fraud detection capabilities by implementing anti-fraud technology.
Recognised by the industry
In 2021, MSIG received a total of three industry awards for its dedication to its customers. These include “Silver – Best in eCommerce (Brands) – Bank/Finance Services” at the Asia eCommerce Awards 2021; “Bronze – Best Membership Programme” at The Loyalty & Engagement Awards 2021; and “Gold Certificate” at The Privacy- Friendly Awards 2021.
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About MSIG Insurance (Hong Kong) Limited (“MSIG Hong Kong”)
MSIG Hong Kong is a subsidiary of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited within the MS&AD Insurance Group, Asia’s leading general insurance brand with presence in 50 countries and regions globally. The Group is amongst the world’s top 10 non-life insurance groups based on gross revenue*. It is the number one Japanese insurer with an A+ Stable credit rating. With over 40,000 employees world-wide, MSIG is represented in all ASEAN markets as well as in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Korea, India and Taiwan.
MSIG Hong Kong offers a wide range of solutions and services through an extensive distribution network including agents, brokers, and bancassurance alliances with leading banks. It has been providing general insurance solutions to customers in Hong Kong for more than 160 years, dating as far back as 1855.
*2021 Fortune Global 500, Property & Casualty Insurance Category
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