Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian
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Money Matters is your guide to navigating the day's most important topics, from politics and current affairs to wealth management and trending issues. Every evening, the team delivers insightful discussions on business news, market movements, and the latest in alternative assets. Whether navigating the political landscape, understanding the economy, or uncovering emerging investment opportunities, Money Matters keeps you informed and ahead of the curve. Tune in daily to Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian from 4 pm to 7 pm on MONEY FM 89.3.
OCT 10, 2021
10/10/21 - Forex Fridays: How Crucial Is Monetary Policy for the FX Markets?Though the Reserve Bank of New Zealand hiked policy rates and hinted at tighter policy in the future, the NZD still softened somewhat last week. The same could be said for the Korean Won, despite the growing belief that the Bank of Korea might hike rates next week. Henry Quek, APAC Head of Foreign Exchange Sales, Trading, and Research at State Street Global Markets, joined us on Forex Fridays to look at the waning relation between monetary policy, rates and currencies, as well as preview the MAS' upcoming policy statement.
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OCT 8, 2021
08/10/21 - In The Spotlight: Re-imagining 100, a three part-study on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected people’s wellbeing and their preparedness for retirementAccording to findings from Prudential Singapore’s study, “Re-imagining 100: The pandemic’s impact on longevity”, one in two Singaporeans (51 percent) aged between 35 and 54 have experienced a deterioration in their financial wellbeing since the onset of the pandemic.
This number is higher than the younger (40 per cent) and older (45 per cent) age groups.
In The Spotlight, hosts Rachel Kelly and Shehzad Haque find out why from Goh Theng Kiat, Chief Customer Officer, Prudential Singapore.
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OCT 7, 2021
07/10/21 - The 4th Quarter Market Outlook According to RHBMarkets face a wall of worry in the fourth quarter, ranging from inflationary concerns, debt ceiling issues in the US, rising yields and persistent COVID-19 issues. Can the Straits Times Index also mount a sustainable challenge of 3100 after struggling below this level for most of September? Shekhar Jaiswal, Head of Equity Research at RHB, joined us on Prime Time to share the bank's outlook for the last 3 months of 2021.
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OCT 7, 2021
07/10/21 - In The Spotlight: Building a resilient economy post pandemic - Special Ministerial Conference for ASEANWhat does it take to build a resilient economy post Covid-19?
In The Spotlight, Rachel Kelly finds out from a Special Ministerial Conference for ASEAN with thoughts from Toshinori Doi, Director, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office, Lim Chow Kiat, Chief Executive Officer, GIC and Desmond Kuek, Divisional Vice Chairman, Head of Sustainable Finance APAC and Global head of the UBS Group Sustainable Finance Committee.
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OCT 7, 2021
07/10/21 - ST: The Big Story, 7 OctIn The Straits Times’ The Big Story, multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Senior education correspondent Sandra Davie about the cancellation of year-end examinations for Primary 3 and 4 pupils, in an unprecedented move by the Education Ministry amid rising Covid-19 infections in the community.
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OCT 7, 2021
07/10/21 - SGExtra: Digital transformation and enterprise cloud technologyOn SGExtra's Tech Talk, hosts Rachel Kelly and Shehzad Haque spoke to Verena Siow, President & Managing Director, SAP Southeast Asia about how Southeast Asian businesses are faring in the move to go digital.
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OCT 6, 2021
06/10/21 - Sustainable Singapore: Greenery That Defies GravitySingapore is known as the Garden City, and the push to go green has been extending upwards. Vertical greenery is seen as one of the drivers of nature based solutions for the built environment. So what is being done to increase greenery here?
On Sustainable Singapore, Rhianne Lovell-Boland speaks to Kay Pungkothai, Director of Community Gardening, Community Horticulture & Skyrise Greenery, National Park Board who shares more on the benefits of vertical greenery and what is being done to encourage it.
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OCT 6, 2021
06/10/21 - Across the ASEAN: Vietnam's Bumpy End to the YearDBS has lowered their outlook for Vietnam's economy -- expecting it to grow by just 1.8% for the year. On Across the ASEAN, Chua Han Teng, DBS economist, spoke to us about their revised outlook on the Vietnamese economy, what part COVID-related lockdowns played in the downturn, and the road ahead for the country.
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OCT 6, 2021
06/10/21 - Eco Money: WWF-Singapore and ASFI Partners Launch Sustainable Finance Academy.WWF Singapore may be known for its conservation efforts, but it has now launched the Asia Sustainable Finance Initiative Academy to help finance professionals keep up with changes happening in the sustainable finance space.
On Eco Money, host Rachel Kelly spoke to R Ragunathan, CEO of WWF Singapore to find out more.
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OCT 6, 2021
06/10/21 - ST: The Big Story, 6 OctIn The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Singapore has inked a supply and purchase agreement for an antiviral pill to treat Covid-19 that is said to be effective against all known variants of the virus, including the Delta variant.
Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Dr Leong Hoe Nam, an infectious diseases specialist from the Rophi Clinic at Mount Elizabeth Novena about antiviral drug treatments.
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