Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian

Jeanette Qhek is a psychotherapist, counsellor, and wellness content creator on TikTok.  Through her platform, she shares valuable wellness tips, insights, and advice aimed at empowering individuals and supporting their mental health journeys.  Jeanette also runs Chill By Nette, a wellness space in Singapore that offers counselling services and wellness workshops, dedicated to fostering mental well-being. On R.I.C.H., Jeannette Qhek, Psychotherapist and Founder of Chill By Nette, to shed insights on fostering mental wellness, and how she empowers individuals to lead a more balanced and fulfilling lives. Presented by: Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani Produced and Edited by: Alexandra Parada (alexparada@sph.com.sg) and Nadiah Koh Want to get featured on our show? Drop me an email today!

You're ready to move on. You want to work somewhere else or you just have to find a different job. Whatever the case may be, it's time to tender your resignation.  How do you do so? On That's How! Roshan Gidwani uncovers some key points that can help you figure out how to tender resignation.  Source: https://sg.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/how-to-tender-resignation

A lift technician at the LAM Museum in the Netherlands mistakenly threw away an artwork made to resemble two empty beer cans, titled "All the good times we spent together" by French artist Alexandre Lavet. The artwork, which was displayed in a glass lift shaft, was part of the museum's trademark of displaying pieces in "unconventional locations." Also, the world's oldest piece of cheese has been discovered in a 3,600-year-old coffin in Xiaohe Cemetery, China. Scientists discovered kefir cheese, made by fermenting milk using kefir grains, and found evidence of goat and cow's milk being used.

The new joker movie didn't get audiences attention as much as it should have. Why not? Weren't the actors big enough stars? Did it take too long to be released? What do The Evening Runway crew think? Press play for the tea shall be spilled!

Singapore shares began the day in the positive territory after US equities fell overnight. In early trade, the Straits Times Index (STI) was up 0.1 per cent at 3,603.41 points after 88.5 million securities changed hands in the broader market. In terms of companies to watch, we have enterprise technology company Silverlake Axis. Silverlake Axis said last evening that it lost its free float as less than 10 per cent of its shares are publicly held and that it no longer meets the Singapore Exchange free-float requirement.  Elsewhere on how semiconductor plays in Singapore are stumbling amid rising short interest, to Foxconn building the world’s largest Nvidia superchip factory – more chip-related headlines are in focus.  Also on deck, China’s latest spending plans announced as markets returned from the Golden Week Holiday. On Market View, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments with Kelvin Wong, Senior Analyst, OANDA.

Inspired by her own story, Ellice Hendricks-Ngis the founder of Doremi, a platform that helps foster parents have greater access to adoption opportunities and sponsor orphaned children, inspired by her own childhood. Abandoned by her birth parents, Ellice was passed from home to home after being illegally sold as a baby to a woman who eventually had to give her up. Before her fifth birthday, she was homeless a total of seven times. Fast forward to today, Ellice is a thriving entrepreneur, making it her mission to inspire and help others. On R.I.C.H, Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani speak with Ellice Hendricks-Ng, Founder of Doremi and Orangeleaf Consulting to find out more. 

Is there a particular format required for a retirement speech? A song, an introduction and even some fun moments mentioned? What works? On That's How! Roshan Gidwani uncovers some key points that can help you figure out how to write a retirement speech.  Source: https://sg.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/how-to-write-retirement-speech

It’s all about the payments landscape today as we speak to a pioneer in Singapore’s fintech space. Make a guess – this company also has over 650 self-service kiosks across Singapore and handles over 650 million bill payments since its inception in the year 2000. We’re talking about bills for schools, government, hospitals, insurance, utilities and more. And users also use the kiosks to pay for their fines or as we call it here in Singaporean terms - “summons”. You might have guessed it by now, our guest is indeed payments provider AXS. AXS is an interesting company to look at because of various reasons surrounding its ownership, the changing business environment and recent partnerships.  In July 2023, DBS Bank had agreed to sell a 77.8 per cent stake in AXS to locally based private equity firm Tower Capital Asia. The move was said to provide AXS with the financial backing needed for its regional expansion and technological upgrades. But what should we know on this front, and what has been done one year since the news emerged? Meanwhile, to cater to changing consumer preferences and the increased need for integrated payments solutions, AXS came up with a newly launched app called AXS Drive to simplify parking payments without the need for physical cards. The question though is – how important is this for AXS financially?  On the partnerships front, the firm also teamed up with Aleta Planet to launch remittance service through UnionPay. But what were the reasons behind the move, and how much money is in this space? On Under the Radar, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions to Jeffrey Goh, Group Chief Executive Officer, AXS. 

Tappeti Fine Hand-Crafted Rugs + Carpets is debuting The Tappeti Designer Collective, a stunning new collection created in collaboration with five renowned designers. This collection, launching on Oct 10 at The ArtHouse Singapore, reimagines the art of luxury rug-making, blending traditional craftsmanship with contemporary design. The collection not only showcases Tappeti's bespoke, handwoven creations but also highlights the distinct creative visions of each designer, offering a fresh take on modern luxury.  On Culture Club, Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani speak with Karinna Gobbo, Founder of Tappeti Fine Hand-Crafted Rugs + Carpets and Michael Fiebrich, Founder of Michael Fiebrich Design to find out more. 

A team at The University of Oxford is using tiny radar chips to track bee movements, aiming to help declining insect and bird populations. The Biotracks technology uses harmonic radar tags attached to bees with a drone receiver to improve understanding of pollinator behaviour. The technology can track insect activity from a few meters to an entire field, allowing scientists to better understand the impact of insect pollination on plant and animal populations. Also, Singapore's Science Centre Observatory is hosting a virtual viewing session on October 17 to catch a rare comet, Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-Atlas). The comet is expected to be most visible in the western part of the island from October 11 to October 22 with minimal light pollution.