The Afternoon Update with Lynlee Foo

On Market View, Melissa Hyak is joined by Geoff Howie, Market Strategist at the SGX for a wrap of how markets did this week, with focus on how the Straits Times Index did throughout the week; how China-Australia ties are shaping up; and more on Wall Street gains after optimistic retail earnings outlooks and waning concerns about overly aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. 

On Soul of Business, most employees have returned to the office, hybrid work arrangements will continue to be the norm, even though most employees have returned to the office. Melissa Hyak speaks to Ng Sing Hwee, Head of HR, Johnson & Johnson Singapore to find out how Johnson & Johnson welcomed their employees back to the office and how they manage the “new norm” of work arrangements.

On Market View, Melissa Hyak is joined by Jerome Tay, Investment Analyst, Asian Fixed income Team at abrdn to dive into more insights on Singapore's final 1Q 2022's GDP with a focus on inflation and policies moving forward, as well as news on the release of US Federal Reserve's minutes. 

On Soul of Business, the Singapore’s Best Employers 2022 list is based on a vast and comprehensive research project comprising tens of thousands of evaluations, the opinions of thousands of employees and the scores for hundreds of companies. Melissa Hyak speaks to Chia Khong Shoong, Group Chief Corporate Officer, Frasers Property Limited, on how the company made the list for the first time.   Highlights: 00:36 - What's the secret behind making it onto Singapore’s Best Employers 2022? 03:28 - How does Frasers prepare its managers to carry out the company's culture and values? 04:40 - What kind of impact has the COVID-19 pandemic have on Frasers' employees? 08:18 - How does Frasers promote gender equity? 11:50 - How is Frasers combating the potential disconnect employees may have as they work in a hybrid environment? 

On Market View, Melissa Hyak is joined by Sani Hamid, Director for Wealth Management, Financial Alliance to discuss Singapore's final print for the first quarter of 2022 GDP with focus on what the numbers tell us about Singapore economy; food protectionism and its impact on Singapore; and the stronger Singapore dollar against other regional currencies. 

On the Soul of Business, social enterprises have proven to be resilient and innovative in the face of Covid-19, but more support is needed to develop the sector here. Melissa Hyakspeaks to James Tan, Managing Partner of Quest Ventures and Alfie Othman, Chief Executive Officer of raiSEabout Asia’s first venture capital-backed accelerator programme to help with their growth. 

On Market View, Melissa Hyak is joined by Abhilash Narayan, Senior Investment Strategist, Standard Chartered Private Bank to discuss Malaysia's decision stop exporting chicken to Singapore; the World Economic Forum Davos with a focus on cryptocurrency; and minutes from the Federal Reserve’s May 4 meeting. 

On Soul of Business, with the reopening of many international borders, consumers are returning to travel. Melissa Hyakspeaks to John Lee, CEO of H2O Hospitality, to look at how their expectations have changed and how the hospitality sector has emerged from the pandemic to cater to new demands.

On Market View, Melissia Hyak is joined by Lionel Lin, Director, Research at the SGX to help dissect the numbers as Asian markets are mixed due to inflation fears and concerns about low economic growth, with focus on what's at the top of investors' minds; how investors can position themselves in this type of environment; and more details on the newly-listed premium EV maker NIO. 

On Health Suites, with an ageing population in Singapore, Mellissa Hyakspeaks to Ivan Goh, founder of QuantumTX,to explore non-invasive tech that aims to help people get fitter and healthier.