Great Eastern launches physical gold investment-linked fund in Singapore

Great Eastern Holdings has introduced the GreatLink Singapore Physical Gold Fund, an investment-linked policy fund that provides exposure to physical gold as part of long term financial planning.

The fund invests in physical gold bars stored in secured vaults in Singapore and insured up to their full value, subject to standard exclusions. It is available under selected investment-linked plans and is aimed at customers seeking portfolio diversification, inflation protection, and long term wealth preservation.

“In an increasingly uncertain environment, diversification is essential to long-term financial planning. By offering physical gold exposure within our investment-linked solutions, we are giving wealth-planning and protection-focused customers an additional way to strengthen the resilience of their portfolios.” – Greg Hingston, Group CEO of Great Eastern.

The new fund invests into the LionGlobal Singapore Physical Gold Fund, managed by Lion Global Investors Limited. The underlying gold meets London Bullion Market Association standards or is otherwise approved by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Great Eastern said the launch makes it the first financial services provider in Singapore to offer physical gold as an asset class within an insurance based structure, developed in collaboration with Lion Global Investors, both part of OCBC Group.