Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

In recent years, there’s a growing trend of the middleman getting sidelined in many sectors. From real estate to finance, we're cutting out these go-betweens. Well, that’s in part due to tech and a craving for cost-efficiency. It is also about direct connections, control, and savings. The times are changing, and the middleman might be a thing of the past, or will they?  In this Breakfast Special, we will hear from two sides of the camp in real estate - Justin Quek, Deputy CEO, OrangeTee & Tie and Mathieu Goarant, Co-Founder, Kucing - a newly launched agent-free platform.  Presented by Lynlee Foo and Ryan Huang This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg) Do contact her for topics: C-Suite, SME, Sustainability, Property, Intergenerational Family Business, Industry Outlook, Fintech

The recent Kinderland incident involving a teacher forcing children to drink water and hitting a child on the buttocks with a book - has once again brought to fore a challenging question to answer - when does discipline become abuse? Dr Kit Phey Ling, Senior Lecturer for Psychology and Child & Human Development at the National Institute of Education shares her insights on the issue, evolving expectations of parents and the challenges that teachers face.  Presented by: Lynlee Foo  This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Singaporeans have given Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam a resounding mandate to be Singapore’s ninth president. We take a deep dive into PE2023 and the road ahead, in the company of Dr Gillian Koh from the Institute of Policy Studies and Associate Professor Eugene Tan from Singapore Management University. Presented by: Ryan Huang Produced by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Special thanks to crew: Zia-ul Raushan & Farah Nur Afrina  Snippet Credits: HeyKaki & Mr Tan Kin Lian's TikTok 

Will McDonough, Founder and CEO at EMG Advisors provides his insights on the US Dollar, how markets are shaping up ahead of a traditionally 'fireworks September', as well as factors expected to drive oil prices down the road. Presented by: Ryan Huang Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Ken Peng, Head of Asia Investment Strategy, Citi Global Wealth Investments discusses how in view of how the outlook for the US is getting less gloomy, while China heads the other direction - investors should position around these themes. 

Singapore Business Federation held its ASEAN Conference recently, in commemoration of the 100th birth anniversary of Singapore’s founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who played a key role in the founding of ASEAN.  And new partnerships were forged as part of efforts to support Singapore businesses looking to expand overseas, particularly within ASEAN. Kelvin Kee, Executive Director, Global Division 1, Singapore Business Federation, and Grace Sai, CEO and Co-Founder, Unravel Carbon weigh in on key considerations and challenges companies need to think of before venturing abroad. Presented by: Lynlee Foo  This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Mark Newton, CMT, Managing Director & Global Head of Technical Strategy, Fundstrat Global Advisors shares his analysis on what markets might look like in September which is traditionally seen as the worst month of the year, how rates and small caps are panning out, as well as optimism surrounding energy markets.  Presented by: Ryan Huang Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Saugata Saha, President of S&P Global Commodity Insights discusses some of the more pressing issues facing the region in the commodities space as a major Oil and Energy industry conference gets underway in Singapore, called the Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference (APPEC).  The event will throw the spotlight on various issues such as oil's future, and also the debate around energy security vs sustainability.

In the world of entrepreneurship, there are two tales: those who dive straight into business and those who start small with a side hustle before making it big. It's the bold leap versus the gradual build.  In this episode of Mind Your Business, founders of Singapore fashion brand, Eileen Tan, Co-Founder, VintageWknd & Eden Tay, Co-Founder, VintageWknd share their journey on whether they dove straight into their business or did they start small?  Presented by Lynlee Foo and Ryan Huang This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg) Do contact her for topics: C-Suite, SME, Sustainability, Property, Intergenerational Family Business, Industry Outlook, Fintech

Singapore's society is increasingly turning grey. With the trend becoming more pronounced, what's at stake for the economy and the society? And how is the little red dot dealing with this 'demographic time bomb' a step at a time, through initiatives such as enhancing its citizens' retirement adequacy, as well as infrastructure? In this long-form episode of Morning Shot Special, Paulin Straughan, Professor of Sociology (Practice) at the School of Social Sciences and the Dean of Students at the Singapore Management University weighs in with an expert lens on the issue. Story produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Voiced by: Ryan Huang Music/sound credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors Highlights: (00:00) Introduction (01:08) This very interesting term - young seniors, as PM Lee fondly calls them - are actually those born in 1973 or earlier - so they’re 50 years old and above now. What’s the significance, given that we’re no longer just focusing on those 65 years old and beyond?  (02:28) How different are the three packages (Pioneer, Merdeka & Majulah Packages) - all with the central aim of supporting our ageing population?  (05:06) What kind of shifts does that signal in terms of our retirement adequacy needs? And are there specific segments of the population you’re particularly concerned about?  (08:39) HDB flats and neighbourhoods will become more senior-friendly, with enhancements to the current Enhancement for Active Seniors, or EASE programme. What’s your assessment of the latest move, and whether that’s sufficient to ensure seniors can age in place?  (14:02) Paulin, I think you've hit the nail on the head. PM Lee also stressed that this is actually one of the biggest threats to the well being of seniors - loneliness. And you also gave a bit of an overview of all the gaps that need to be addressed. In terms of progress, are we making enough progress fast enough?  (17:29) On that topic of loneliness, there's also another related issue that's a bit of a trend of concern, which is, more people staying single, and this is based on data from an earlier population census, more Singaporeans are staying single. So, if that solidifies and worsens the silver tsunami, and you have more older people staying single, what other initiatives do you think need to be enhanced to ensure these young singles stay supportive?