International Investing
Discover the benefits of overseas investing and the benefits of investing via Singapore
The Benefits of International Investing
Regardless of how diversified your fund portfolio is in terms of categories, it can still have a 100% concentration to growth of a single economy (Level 4). There are many factors (wars, geopolitical, political, currency) that can have a large adverse impact on a single economy. Adding geographical diversification to your portfolio, helps reduce market & currency risk.
The are various attractive trends plays out globally (such as AI, Cloud Softwares, EV etc.) which you cannot get exposures to via Indian listed companies. International investing allows you to build specific exposures to such attractive global trends.
Investing is the art of balancing growth, quality & valuations. Each global market trades at different valuations, based on respective growth outlooks. Investing overseas opens up a range of more attractively valued markets or markets/specific themes with a higher growth potential.
Invest in International Assets via a Singapore Advisory Platform
IME Capital has a strategic partnership with Kristal (a Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)-regulated Singapore Advisory platform), that provides investors with a platform to access the full-bouquet of international investing options. You continue to deal with your trusted IME Capital RM for all account opening, execution & advisory requirements, while being able to access international markets via a Singapore based platform.
While India-based feeder funds are our recommended option for most Resident Indians to gain international exposure, investing via the Singapore-based Kristal platform, has a number of benefits for investors including
Benefits of Investing via Singapore
- Assets held legally outside India: (helps build overseas assets to protect against capital control or political risk in the future)
- Open to Foriegn Nationals: The platform is open for foreign nationals of all countries (ex-US and FATF Black-listed countries)
- Tax-friendly Jurisdiction: For NRI's, investing via India-feeder funds would lead to tax implications in India. While the impact of this is eliminated typically by double taxation avoidance treaties, investing via Singapore helps avoid taxation of global investments in India (especially valuable for those resident in countries with zero-capital gains tax or without double tax avoidance treaties with India)
- Protection against estate-duty (or inheritance tax risk): by investing via funds domiciled out of tax-friendly jurisdictions
- Wide Range of Investment Options: including MFs, ETFs, Institutional Funds, Bonds, Structured Products & more
