Phillip Capital Management – Outlook 2021, CIO, Jeffrey Lee
Jeffery Lee, CIO of Phillip Capital Management Outlook for 2021. In it he has 3 Salient points:
• Bright Outlook Ahead
• Opportunities Amidst Crisis
• Identifying superior growth
To find out more, please read the full article.
Phillip Capital Management – 1H2020 Review of Phillip Singapore Real Estate Income Fund [INSIGHTS RELEASE]
Phillip Capital Management (S) Ltd recently published an article titled “1H2020 Review of Phillip Singapore Real Estate Income Fund”.
In the article, we shared our insights on the actively managed Phillip Singapore Real Estate Income Fund that invests primarily in S-REITs, based on its performance in 1H2020 and further discussed about how the Fund is adjusting to the changes in the operating environment for S-REITs in light of the Covid-19 situation.
To find out more, please read the full article.
Overcoming Volatility with Regular Savings Plan
Overcoming Volatility with Regular Savings Plans (RSP)
Other than asking what to invest in and how to invest, investors are also often concerned about having sufficient funds to invest and finding the right time to invest.“As investors, there are times when we are fixated about timing the exact peaks and bottoms of the markets.”
However, timing the market is extremely difficult, especially during such volatile times.Time in the Market is Better than Timing the Market


- Your portfolio returns would be 6.06%
- Your portfolio value would have increased to more than $32,000 at the end of the 20-year period.
- Your portfolio returns would have reduced to 2.44%
- Your portfolio value would have increased to approximately $16,000 only.
Don’t Let Emotions Affect You

“Then, there are emotions, and emotions are tricky.”
Decisions by emotions are usually impulsive and not based on information gathered. Investment decisions based on emotion – such as fear – is the main reason why many people are buying at market tops and selling at market bottoms instead. Remember, having personal feelings for your investment will not improve your winning probability, but a longer investment horizon will.So, what now?
Fret not!“RSP(s) can help you to overcome these two stumbling blocks -
Time and Emotions.”
Instead of trying to perfectly time the market, you can have time in the market by adopting Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA). Diversify your risk by taking advantage of DCA, buy more unit trusts when prices are low; buy less unit trusts when prices are high. This enables you to smooth out the returns and also reduce the stress in investing as you will not be required to decide whether it’s the right time to invest. Here’s how it works: Assuming Amy and Bob have $300 each to invest. Amy chooses to invest all $300 in January and receives 30 units at $10/unit. Bob however, chooses to invest $100 monthly into an RSP. Here’s the calculations for Bob’s investment:January | February | March | |
Amount Invested (a) | $100 | $100 | $100 |
Price/Unit (b) | $10 | $5 | $8 |
Units Received (a÷b) | $100 ÷ $10 = 10 | $100 ÷ $5 = 20 | $100 ÷ $8 = 12.5 |
Amy’s Investment | Bob’s Investment |
Unit Price: $10/unit | Average Unit Price (Total Price ÷ No of transactions) $(10+5+8) ÷ 3 = $7.67/unit |
Cost of Investment: $10/unit | Average Cost of Investment (Total Cost ÷ No of Units purchased) $300 ÷ 42.5 = $7.05 |
Total Units Received: 30 | Total Units Received: 42.5 |
Phillip Capital Management – Being Nimble With Innovative Cash Management Solutions [INSIGHT RELEASE]
Phillip Capital Management (S) Ltd has published an article titled “Being Nimble With Innovative Cash Management Solutions”.
Owing to the recent market volatility, we understand that a number of investors are sitting on the side-lines, with surplus cash idling in bank savings accounts. This phenomenon calls for a review of how investors should manage their surplus cash.
In the article, one of the Top Financial Advisor-cum-Trading Representative in Phillip Securities Pte Ltd speaks about a more efficient parking facility for surplus funds that has benefited many of her clients.
To find out more, please read the full article.
United SGD Fund End March 2020 Update
Join Joyce Tan, Co-Head of Fixed Income Asia & Singapore, as she updates on the Q1 performance of the United SGD Fund, and discusses the fund positioning and outlook amid COVID-19.
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Phillip Capital Management – A Better Way To Manage Surplus Cash & Case Study Of A Government Agency [INSIGHTS RELEASE]
Phillip Capital Management (S) Ltd is pleased to inform you that Phillip Money Market Fund ("PMMF") has hit a significant milestone of reaching SGD $1 billion in asset-under-management ("AUM") during the first quarter of 2020.
In the similar period, we have seen how markets went into risk-off mode and investors rushed for safety just as the COVID-19 escalated into a global pandemic. This gives us the indication that more investors are embracing PMMF for its high defensiveness.
Their latest article is about the value that PMMF brings, with a past case study involving a government agency parking its excess daily cash flow into the fund.
To find out more, please read the full article.
Phillip Capital Management – Abundance Of Liquidity To Create Opportunities In Tech Space Once Again
Phillip Capital Management (S) Ltd has recently published an article titled “Abundance Of Liquidity To Create Opportunities In Tech Space Once Again”.
The article seeks to answer some of these questions:
- Why is our Global Opportunities Fund taking on a risk-on view on global markets?
- What region to be overweight on, US or China?
- How does a global fund with a balanced mandate offer investors potential long-term upside while still maintaining a level of stability?
Phillip Capital Management – Favourable S-REITs Yield Spreads Against 10-year SGS
Phillip Capital Management (S) Ltd has recently published an article titled “Favourable S-REITs Yield Spreads Against 10-year SGS”.
The article highlights some of the insights our fund managers gathered:
- As at the start of April, the market seems to have priced in an average 20% cut in DPUs for S-REITs (base case scenario)
- In our worst case scenario (from perspective of April), assuming a 50% cut in future DPUs, S-REITs as a whole would yield about 4.16%
- Compared to the 10-year SGS, yield spreads were 5.63% and 3.14% for base case and worst case respectively
- During GFC, yield spread between S-REITs and 10-year SGS was only 3.5%
Allianz AGI Insights (April 2020): How to rethink US allocations during the coronavirus crisis?
Allianz Global Investors Insights
Please find Market Insights article from Allianz Global Investors below:
Insights April 2020 - How to rethink US allocations during the coronavirus crisis
Should I Invest In US Funds Amid COVID-19 Pandemic?
Should I Invest In US Funds Amid COVID-19 Pandemic?
Markets have been extremely volatile due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and oil price war. Panic has seeped into the global stock markets and caused a market carnage. It is not just the volatility, but also the velocity of the market crash that caught us by surprise. On 11 March 2020, S&P 500 fell more than 20% from its recent peak and took the shortest amount of time in history, a record of 16 days to go into bear market. The market has since entered an extended period of panic, with S&P 500 recording the worst start to a quarter in history. United States may still be able to turn the tide despite COVID-19. Pent-up demands could drive the economy recovery in the second half of the year. The COVID-19 pandemic has yet to peak, hence we may see more selling pressure before witnessing a US comeback. Recently, investment houses have been racing to cut their economic growth outlook as economic data are expected to reflect the massive negative impact due to COVID-19. While there is still ongoing fear and anxiety, the pandemic shall eventually pass and consumption behaviour will return to some sort of normality just like it did after previous crisis such as 9/11. Is the Market Correction over? We are closely monitoring signs that possibly suggest the end of market corrections caused by COVID-19. Table 1: Market Bottoming SignalsKey Bottoming Signals | My View |
Peak in daily new cases and deaths | Global daily new cases and deaths have not yet reached their peaks. |
Policy Response | We may see more policy support as all industries have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Market does not respond to bad economic data | Economic data has yet to show the full impact of COVID-19 pandemic. |
- Peak in daily new cases and deaths



- Policy Support
- Market does not respond to bad economic data

