21 November 2024
The Big Story: Should 'finfluencers' in Singapore be licensed and regulated?
In this digital age, financial influencers-commonly referred to as “finfluencers”- have gained significant traction. Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok have become popular hubs for many finfluencers to advise their followers on investment opportunities.
However, this emerging trend has raised concerns among regulators globally.
In Singapore, MAS board member Alvin Tan emphasised that there is a need for tighter oversight of financial influencers. Should ‘finfluencers’ really be licensed?
On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Gerald Wong, founder & CEO of Beansprout, a MAS- licensed platform helping consumers to make better financial decisions to find out more.

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10 November 2023
Market Wrap: Will the Singapore T-bill yield fall with lower US bond yields?
Falling US government bond yields helped launch an explosive rebound in US stocks this week. But did that have an impact on the Straits Times Index? Additionally, will the Singapore T-bill yield fall with lower US bond yields? What other alternatives can investors park their savings other than in T-bills?
On the Afternoon Update, Hongbin Jeong is joined by Gerald Wong, CEO of Beansprout (growbeansprout.com) for a market wrap of the week to find out more on what moved markets this week.

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28 April 2023
Market Wrap: Was the negative reaction to share prices of property developers after the ABSD hike just a knee-jerk reaction?
On The Afternoon Update, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Gerald Wong, CEO of Beansprout (growbeansprout.com) for a wrap of markets for the week. They discuss how the STI performed the past week; how property developer counters were impacted by the ABSD hike; some of the REITS results we saw in the past week; UOB results and what to expect from other local banks in the coming weeks; as well as several economic data out of Singapore in the past week including inflation numbers as well as factory output activity.

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