Providend is a registered public limited company with the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA). It is licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore under the Financial Advisers Act 2001 (the “Act”) to provide financial advice in areas of risk management, tax planning, estate planning and investment and asset management.
Providend holds an Exempt Fund Manager status and is the first and sole “fee-only” independent financial adviser and investment manager in Singapore. The Providend difference of being compensated by fees only and returning all commissions to clients represents our passionate belief in providing the most honest and independent advice to clients.
Being well recognized for their independence and competence, Providend has often been approached to contribute to the media such as Channel NewsAsia, The Business Times, The Straits Times, The Edge financial magazine and many others to raise the standard of financial literacy and awareness. In addition, Providend has spoken to hundreds of entities, educating them on personal financial issues. Providend continues to strive to be the light of the wealth management industry, raising controversial issues and highlight practices that are against consumers’ interests.
Besides drawing positive responses from the public, the government and various private institutions have trusted their expertise by appointing Providend as their External Consultant as well as their Investment Manager. Providend was awarded 1st Prize for the Best Financial Adviser Award in 2005 by the Asia Financial Planning Journal (represented by CEO Mr. Christopher Tan). This award was given in recognition of their excellence in professional advisory service and is a testament to their competence in giving all clients the most honest and independent advice. The Providend brand was also recognized with the Singapore Prestige Brand Award for Promising Brand by the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises and LianHe ZaoBao in 2008.
The Money Coaching Institute is an international leader in providing training and coaching programs that help people to live more financially conscious, purposeful and prosperous lives. In partnership with Providend Center for Financial Education, we are committed to expanding our work throughout Asia and the world. Coping with money issues, both practically and emotionally, continues to be a major life struggle for millions of people and yet, there is very little help available. The mission of the Money Coaching Institute and PCFE is to fill this greatly needed gap as the internationally recognized center for helping people to live more financially empowered lives through our education, coaching and training programs.
Our coaching programs help clients to solve common problems associated with money choices, patterns, and the day-to-day management of money issues. People often have unconscious patterns, beliefs and behaviors around money that prevent them from fully experiencing their true potential. Money Coaching assists individuals in identifying and moving beyond these restrictions. This can result in much greater personal satisfaction, increased abundance, and enhanced success in life.
The Money Coaching Institute and PCFE provide the following programs and services:
The Money Coaching Institute and PCFE provides coaching and training programs to assist individuals, businesses and organizations to develop new levels of awareness and skills so that they may achieve greater levels of financial success. Money Coaching is an ideal “specialty” for life coaches, therapists, financial professionals and business consultants. For more information about our training or to attend a free “Introduction to Money Coaching” teleclass email us at:
www.moneycoachinginstitute.com
Securities Investors Association (Singapore) or SIAS, a non-profit organization, was founded unexpectedly in June 1999, to champion the CLOB issue. 172,000 retail investors were suddenly stranded when the Malaysian Government froze their investments on Malaysian stocks in September 1998, amounting to US$5 billion. A group of civic-minded citizens lead by Mr David Gerald got together and took on the challenge to help free the frozen shares with an initial backing by 49,880 retail investors as members. Their resoluteness and unity helped to resolve the issue on our terms.
Today, SIAS is the largest organized investor lobby group in Asia, with almost 70,000 retail investors as members. It is run by a Management Committee comprising of professionals who are volunteers. It actively promotes Investor Education, Corporate Governance and Transparency and is the watchdog for Investor rights in Singapore. To-date, SIAS has successfully organized some 600 investor education programmes ranging from basic investment seminars for novices to certificate courses for investment savvy investors. Thus far, more than 70,000 retail investors have benefited from these programmes. which are offered largely free. Members are educated on the features of investment products, and the attendant risks involved in each product. Investors are taught to make informed decision on investing.
Today, SIAS is the voice for minority shareholders and has already locked horns with corporations falling short of good Corporate Governance practices. However, its preferred approach to resolve investors’ right issues is to do so in the boardroom and not in the courtroom. Many SIAS members have sought protection also from errant traders. SIAS conducts dispute resolution sessions regularly to assist members to resolve issues.
SIAS also works with Public Listed Companies to reach out to retail investors through its corporate communication programme to enable investors to determine the fundamentals of a company and take a long-term view of the company for investment.
SIAS is able to provide a variety of investor education programmes to its members and the investing community at large through collaborative arrangements with financial institutions and listed companies interested in investor education as part of its corporate social responsibility agenda.
SEAL Consultancy is a one-stop healthcare consultancy solution provider. We serve to represent our clients’ best interest in all healthcare related negotiation, planning, education and cost management. We aim to deliver independent and professional advice and solutions to all our clients to make sure that the healthcare needs of the organization is optimally served. SEAL Consultancy is run by professionals who have wide clinical and management experience within the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry.
Some examples of the services by SEAL Consultancy :
Non-Healthcare Organizations
Healthcare Organizations
For more information, please contact Dr Tang Teck Nguong at tecknguongtang@yahoo.com.sg
Emergenetics International – Asia (EGI-A) is the Asia Pacific Headquarters of Emergenetics International, a global consultancy that leverages on research-based science of thinking and behavioural preferences to enhance people and organisational development.
Based in Singapore, EGI-A has more than 300 Emergenetics-certified Associates from 22 cities in 15 countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The CORE of its business is to apply Emergenetics to hiring/selection, development, management and performance evaluation of individuals and teams, so as to enhance collaboration, communication, trust, motivational levels, and job satisfaction, leading to personal and organisational success.
