Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

Thousands took to the streets to denounce police violence in France over the weekend, less than a week after riots sparked by the killing of a teenager in a Parisian suburb broke out.  Crystal Fleming, Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies at Stony Brook University and Author of “Resurrecting Slavery: Racial Legacies and White Supremacy in France” weighs in on issues behind the legacy of colonial racism, assimilation, and challenges of French diversity. Presented by: Lynlee Foo This podcast is produced by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) 

Angela Ang, Senior Policy Advisor, TRM Labs discusses how much digital payment providers and crypto players will have to adjust their operations in view of the latest slew of measures and tightened criteria - including restricting retail customers from staking of their tokens.

In this episode of Mind Your Business, we take a look at the latest trends in the "smartphone" industry.  Well, it's a blast from the past as we rediscover the charm of dumbphones in today’s tech-driven world. Lars Silberbauer, Chief Marketing Officer, Nokia Phones/HMD Global joins from London to share who are driving the remarkable comeback of dumbphones, and guess what, they are not the boomers and not the Gen Xers.  Special thanks to Tim Go of Money FM 89.3 Drive Time show, Angelique Teo of Kiss92, Lavinia Tan of ONE FM for their quick views on what they missed about the dumbphones.  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 Highlights of the conversation: (01.05) Tim Go, Angelique Teo, Lavinia Tan on what they miss most about dumbphones (03.40) Does the new gen of dumbphones have the iconic ringtone? (05.01) Why and where do you see a comeback of the dumbphones? (06.10) How does it feel to using a dumbphone in today's digital age? (07.15) Are there new features in the modern dumbphones? (07.59) How much does a dumbphone cost today? (08.46) What is the market share of dumbphones for Nokia now? (09.50) How does Nokia's dumbphones help with climate crisis? (11.27) Do you see the dumbphone trend growing in Asia?

Naeem Aslam, Chief Investment Officer at Zaye Capital Markets and Columnist at NASDAQ weighs in on market sentiment about a US recession, will there be a lower inflation in Q3 plus what's next for Apple after it crossed the $3 trillion value? Presented by: Ryan Huang / Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) This podcast is edited by Anthea Ng 

On the fourth episode of Work Matters - an exclusive series brought to you by the National Trades Union Congress celebrating workers’ contributions - Patrick Tay, Assistant Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress and Nawfel Maricar, Assistant Manager of Novitee dive into why training is important for your career, and how companies can better manage upskilling programmes for their employees. Presented by: Ryan Huang This podcast is produced by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) 

Hou Wey Fook, CIO, DBS Bank, discusses how investors should navigate the third quarter with an overall approach called "King, Queen, and Castle". It's so named after key chess pieces whose functions reflect the portfolio strategy. In particular, the “Castle” represents income generating assets that protect the purchasing power of capital (“King”) against inflation. Then “Queen” — a dynamic piece which can traverse the chessboard in multiple directions, reflecting DBS's preference for growth boosters that drive capital gains.

Under the latest changes to the Maintenance of Parents Act, parents who abused, abandoned or neglected their children will not be able to seek monetary support from them. They will have to seek permission from the Tribunal for the Maintenance of Parents, before proceeding with their claims, to avoid putting victims through undue distress Seah Kian Peng, Chairperson of Government Parliamentary Committee for Social and Family Development, who led a workgroup in review of the Act, weighs in on the issue.  Presented by: Lynlee Foo This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Charlie Munger, long-time investment partner of Warren Buffett and vice chair of Berkshire Hathaway, has recently warned of a brewing storm in the US commercial property market, with American banks “full of” what he said were “bad loans” as property prices fall.  Analysts say Hong Kong’s office rents and rate-able values are expected to fall amid high vacancies, new supply, uncertainties around the global economy and corporate downsizing. Against that backdrop, how is Singapore’s commercial real estate doing? Bastiaan van Beijsterveldt, Managing Director & Head of Occupier Services, Singapore at Colliers International sheds light on the key findings from their newly released report on Singapore's office market in Q2 2023. 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

Mark Newton, CMT,  Managing Director & Global Head of Technical Strategy at Fundstrat Global Advisors weighs in on potential Fed rate hikes in the coming months, defensive sectors, whether the market rally is broadening out and if the NASDAQ is currently overbought.  Presented by: Ryan Huang This podcast is produced by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

Abhilash Narayan, Senior Investment Strategist, Standard Chartered Private Bank shares his approach for the 2nd half of the year, where investors should keep C.A.L.M: Capitalise on market opportunities, Allocate broadly, Lean to Asia and Manage volatility.