With MF Global in trouble, those who have accounts with the brokerage firm are feeling the heat. A check with the investment clubs of the three local universities showed interest in investing is on the rise, but many still prefer the safer traditional equity investments. At the Nanyang Technological University and the Singapore Management University, such investment and finance clubs have proliferated, and memberships have spiked. SMU Associate Professor Joseph Lim believes that it is a good thing for students to invest, because it gives them exposure to what the real world is like, especially for those who learn about finance theoretically. However, his advice is that students only invest with money that is 'disposable' and not with savings set aside for education.
The Straits Times