Back in 2008 Jim Rogers, who co-founded Quantum Fund with financier George Soros, wrote that ‘Asia is the future’. So at the age of 65 he, his wife, and two daughters packed their bags and moved East – not to China, but to Singapore which is exposed to the Chinese economy and has been described by Rogers as ‘an open and vibrant place to be.’ Indeed, a growing number of investors wanting to gain exposure to the emerging markets have started to target Singapore. In the coming months, Stockopedia will be expanding its data coverage to include Singaporean equities and we have put this guide together to help investors get started.
Why?Investors that were hoping to invest in an economic miracle may want to take a closer look at Singapore. The tiny city-state does not have much to offer in terms of natural resources, but it was able to transform itself from a ‘third world’ to a ‘first world’ economy in the decades after the second world war. Singapore now boasts amongst the highest GDP and employment levels in the world. The city is also home to second highest number of millionaires by capita in the world. Let’s…
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