Effects of increased regulation of insurance companies

Professor Olivia S. Mitchell from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and SMU Practice Associate Professor Benedict Koh, both co-principal investigators of the Centre for Silver Security, Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics at SMU, comment on the various issues investors should be aware of when buying investment-linked insurance policies.

Planning for retirement set to become tougher

Planning for retirement is going to become more tricky in the light of the financial crisis, said experts at a seminar on The Future Of Silver Security: Coping With Crisis And Uncertainty – the first of a series of events to kick off the new Centre for Silver Security at the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics at SMU.

Insurance cost could rise with over-regulation

Issues of longevity risk and annuity got an airing at yesterday's conference titled “The Future of Silver Security: Coping with Crisis and Uncertainty” – organised by the Centre for Silver Security, Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics, at the Singapore Management University.