The Afternoon Update with Lynlee Foo
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DEC 27, 2022
27/12/22 - Money in the Market: How will the telco sector ring in the new year?The coming 2023 may be “another exciting year” for the telecom sector, with mobile recovery set to continue, led by doubling of 5G users and tourist arrivals. Before we ring in the new year, on Money in the Market, we discuss the telco sector. How did they perform in 2022? Were there any surprises? Sachin Mittal, Head of telecom, media and technology research at DBS joins us to help us dive in deeper on what moved the telco sector in 2022.
Highlights:
00:43 - Overview of the telco sector in 2022
01:44 - Why Singapore's telcos remained resilient again inflationary pressures
04:36 - How did Singtel perform this year?
05:24 - Was there a positive momentum in Singtel's mobile revenue recovery this year?
06:12 - Outlook for telco sector in 2023
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DEC 27, 2022
27/12/22 - ESG Investing trends for 2023ESG and climate investing were thrust into new spotlights in 2022. Global regulators introduced rule proposals aiming reduce greenwashing in the fund industry. To recap the year that was - and what we can expect in 2023 when it comes to ESG investing Rachel Kelly spoke with Miranda Carr, Head of Applied ESG & Climate Research, MSCI.
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DEC 23, 2022
23/12/22 - Singapore Property market outlook for 2023New private home sales slid to an eight-year low in November as developers held back on major new launches amid the seasonal year-end slowdown.
That said - property prices and rentals continued to rise for most of 2022.
With a high interest rate environment and with other macro economic issues - what does the year ahead hold for the property sector?
Rachel Kelly spoke to Ismail Gafoor, Chief Executive Officer, PROPNEX to find out.
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DEC 22, 2022
22/12/22 - Money in the Market: How inflation, rising interest rates affected banks this yearRising interest rates have boosted the banking sector. So how much did our banks benefit? On Money in the Market, Thilan Wickramasinghe, Head of Research at Maybank Securities Singapore, joins us to take a closer look at the year our local lenders have had.
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DEC 22, 2022
22/12/22 - What career skills do you need in 2023?From laying flat, to quiet quitting, and even quiet firing - the job sector has been flooded with an array of news terms over the past 12 months. What does this mean for job seekers? And what skills should you look at to navigate the job market in the year ahead? Rachel Kelly speaks to Adrian Choo, CEO/Founder of Career Agility International to find out.
Highlights:
01:03 - What term best describes the career sector of 2022
02:47 - Should people continue to network during the course of their career?
04:14 - The return to the workplace
06:44 - What's important when you are working for a promotion?
07:39 - What are some of the hiring trends to look out for in 2023?
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DEC 21, 2022
21/12/22 - Money in the Market: Will it be another choppy year for commodities in 2023?The Covid-19 lockdowns in China, monetary policy in the US and the fallout from the energy crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have heavily moved the commodity markets this year. So how did commodities perform overall? And will it be another choppy year for commodities in 2023? On Money in the Market, Priyanka Sachdeva, Market Analyst at Phillip Nova, joins us to tell us more.
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DEC 21, 2022
21/12/22 - Singaporeans physically less active during Covid-19: National health surveyThe Covid-19 pandemic significantly affected the health of Singaporeans, with fewer of them engaging in physical activity and the country seeing a drop in the number of people going for chronic disease and recommended cancer screening. Rachel Kelly speaks to Joyce Teo, Senior Health correspondent at The Straits Times to find out more.
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DEC 20, 2022
20/12/22 - Eco Money: Financing the energy transitionHow can the private sector shape and accelerate climate finance in Southeast Asia? Rachel Kelly speaks to Margie Ong, Partner, Southeast Asia at ERM to find out her thoughts.
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DEC 20, 2022
20/12/22 - Money in the Market: The year of the King Dollar versus major Asian currenciesForex markets have been quite volatile this year - with many major Asian currencies among the worst performing currencies. And that’s as the US dollar had quite a strong year amid rising interest rates. But as we head to the end of the year, several Asian currencies have rebounded, with the King dollar showing some weakness. On Money in the Market, finance producer Hongbin Jeong speaks to Peter Chia, Senior FX Strategist at UOB and Jeff Ng, Senior Currency Analyst, MUFG to find out how FX markets have performed this year.
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DEC 19, 2022
19/12/22 - How do centi-millionaires invest?While some of the world’s billionaires such as Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates dominate the news headlines, their wealth cohort is outnumbered nearly 10-to-1 by a fast-growing global group of highly influential ultra-high-net-worth movers - the Centi-millionaires.
The Afternoon Update Anchor, Rachel Kelly, speaks to Nirbhay Handa, Group Head of Business Development at Henley & Partners and the Managing Director and Head of the firm's Global South Asia team to find out more about how this group spends and invests their wealth.
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