Defining Sovereign Balance Sheets Through A Sovereign Wealth Fund. Tax Backed Securitiies.
Thursday, 06 August 2015 | 7:27 am
Sovereign balance sheets are not well defined in particular because it is hard to define and quantify the assets of a country. The difficulty in quantifying a country’s assets can impact a country’s ability to raise debt especially in times of financial stress. One simple way of solving the definition problem is to create a
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Singapore General Election 2015 / 2016. SG50. What Singaporeans Want From Their Government.
Monday, 03 August 2015 | 9:14 am
As Singapore turns 50 it and its government, the People’s Action Party, face a mid-life crisis. Support for the government fell to a historical low at the 2011 General Elections where a number of contentious issues emerged. What does the government have to address for the people of Singapore? High cost of living: Singapore remains
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Singapore government's potential plan to grow the population, encourage more immigration and more foreign labour 2015
Monday, 03 August 2015 | 12:30 am
Singapore’s government has attempted to solve a labour shortage and economic growth problem by importing foreign labour and encouraging immigration. In the last election in 2011 the topic of immigration became a serious issue. Singaporean’s faced with overcrowding and competition for jobs diverted votes away from the PAP. In response, the PAP acquiesced and slowed
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The US Economy. Growth Strong but Not Fast. Trade Expressions.
Friday, 31 July 2015 | 3:34 am
The US economy remains the most important and vibrant in the world. China is fast catching up but for market depth and liquidity, for corporate governance and clear and well defined regulations, the US is the prime market for fixed income and equities. Trade Expression: 1. Long term buy US equities. 2. Long
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Who Will Own The Robots? We Have More Than We Need, Its Just Unequally Distributed. Post Scarcity?
Friday, 31 July 2015 | 3:23 am
Who owns all the stuff? In a knowledge economy labor’s share of income keeps diminishing while capital’s share keeps increasing as businesses are able to accumulate intellectual property whereas individuals have limitations. In the limit who owns the businesses? The march of technology will see many jobs made redundant by automation. If robots replace humans
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