Financial Services and Wealth Management in Singapore
Tan Chwee Huat
Singapore: NUS Press, 2011
ISBN: 9789971695767

During the last decade, many changes have taken place in the Singapore financial marketplace. The Montary Authority of Singapore has implemented numerous reforms to liberalize the financial services sector. Since 2002, two new laws have come into effect. The Securities and Futures Act and the Financial Advisors Act have important impact on the financial community. Institutions must hold the Cpaital Market Services (CMS) licence and the Financial Advisors licence and their representatives must pass the CMFAS examinations. This book discusses the changes in detail. Part A provides details of the reforms and discusses the impact of the new laws and regulations. Part B highlights the wide range of financial services and products provided by the institutions. In this edition, two new chapters have been added. They focus on issues related to wealth management which has become the recent focus of many banks that provide services to high net worth individuals or HNWIs. This book should be of interest to all financial institutions and professionals. It is also a must-read for investors who have to choose from a wide range of financial products.

Heart Work 2: EDB & Partners: New Frontiers for the Singapore Economy
Singapore: Straits Times Press, 2011
ISBN: 9789814342018

Heart Work 2 continues the narrative from where Heart Work (published in 2002) leaves off, into the unfamiliar challenges that EDB encountered during the first decade of the 21st century, in its effort to chart new frontiers for Singapore's economic development.

Fifty years is a solid milestone for any organisation. For the Singapore Economic Development Board, it is a time to recharge for the challenges ahead, but also to reflect on core values and the course of its evolution. The agency's drive and determination are derived from a resilience embedded in its organisational culture – in particular, the exercise of leadership at all levels, from the formulation of strategy to adroitness on the ground in anticipating and meeting the needs of investors and rallying the necessary partners from all quarters. Looking to the next half-century, as new frontiers are crossed, the focus shifts to fostering an even deeper connectedness to Singapore. The city-state is being enhanced, in every  way feasible, as a "home" in Asia, in all its senses, for business, innovation and talent. The Republic's well-honed and well-known key attributes of trust, knowledge, connectedness and high standard of living make it very well-placed to be a "living lab" to develop new sustainable solutions for tomorrow's global opportunities in emerging areas such as the urban environment, health and wellness, lifestyle and entertainment.

Singapore is aiming to equip itself to be always ready to be a home for the high-growth industries of the future. And, so long as the EDB and its partners keep in touching distance of the most promising new frontiers, Singapore should remain "future-ready".

Milestones of the China-Singapore Connection: Friendship and Cooperation: Growing From Strength to Strength, 1965-2010
Pitt Kuan Wah (ed.)
Singapore: National Archives of Singapore, 2011
ISBN: 9789810881009

This publication highlights major milestones in China-Singapore relations since 1965 and complements the exhibition, 'Milestones of the China-Singapore Connection: Friendship and Cooperation, Growing From Strength to Strength' that was jointly organised by the National Archives of Singapore and State Archives Administration of China in 2010 to mark the 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Tracing the growing and multi-faceted ties between China and Singapore, this publication hopes to contribute to a better understanding of China-Singapore relations from a historical perspective

Real Estate Riches: Understanding Singapore's Property Market in a Volatile Economy
Ku Swee Yong
Singapore: Marshall Cavendish, 2011
ISBN: 9789814346511

If you are looking to buy a property in Singapore, whether to live in, lease out, or sell, Real Estate Riches is the essential guide to help you understand the property market and the factors that can affect your investment.

This book brings together a collection of articles on Singapore's property market previously published in Today and The Business Times. The articles address many common questions that real estate investors ask and give a succinct overview of the property landscape. They also clarify government policies, dispel common misconceptions and put into perspective the factors to consider when buying property. New commentaries offer objective insights into the local property scene.