Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

David Dietze, Managing Principal and Senior Investment Strategist at Peapack Private Wealth Management discusses the tug-of-war between the bull and bear markets, whether the tech sector will continue a bullish outlook and if markets are pricing in on the Fed's warning of two additional rate hikes in coming months.  Presented by: Sean Cheong This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) 

Blockchain and crypto solution company Ripple is the latest fintech company to receive in-principle regulatory approval to operate in Singapore. The news of the San Francisco-based fintech company’s approval, which itself is undergoing a lawsuit against the SEC, is perceived as a rare moment of good news for the cryptocurrency industry globally which is facing tightening policy back home in the United States. Rahul Advani, Policy Director, APAC at Ripple shares the latest on the lawsuit, the significance of this in-principle approval and in what ways will Ripple’s operations in Singapore contribute to the growth and adoption of digital payments in the APAC region. Presented by 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

It's been a year since the UK-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement entered into force.  Mike Freer, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for UK's Ministry of Justice and Raj Panasar, Founder, LawFairy - share their perspective on how provisions under the deal are helping the law sector transform on the digital front. Presented by: Ryan Huang This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) 

Abhilash Narayan, Standard Chartered Private Bank discusses how much of a credibility issue central banks especially the Fed face, as investors seem to disagree with their guidance. 

We’ve all heard of the saying “Can you have your cake and eat it too?” Well, how about this: “Can you have your spoon and eat it too?” In this episode of Mind Your Business, we dive into the tantalising concept of edible cutlery with Anna Lam, Co-founder, Crunch Cutlery and Ezra Chan, Co-founder, Crunch Cutlery, a local startup on a mission to eliminate plastic waste by creating delectable edible forks and spoons. Presented by 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

China has hit out at the US, after American President Joe Biden called Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator. This came just as icy relations between the two superpowers look set to start thawing after US Secretary Anthony Blinken’s trip to Beijing.  Curtis Chin, Chair of Milken Institute Asia Fellows and Senior Advisor for Global Markets, who's also the former US Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank - shares his analysis of the situation and how challenging it would be for the two superpowers to find a middleground. Presented by: Ryan Huang This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) 

Joseph Sroka, Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder of NovaPoint Capital weighs in on US Fed Chair Jerome Powell comments on inflation and employment, as well as what he is focused on for the rest of the trading weeks in June. Presented by: Sean Cheong This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) 

Charu Chanana, Market Strategist, Saxo Singapore discusses what Fed Chair Jerome Powell will likely say in his semi-annual testimony in congress, and how markets are likely to react.

From co-founding a volunteer-run initiative to spearheading sustainability strategies at a global non-profit, our guest in this episode of Mind Your Business, has now taken the reins of her family’s precision engineering business and is championing for real change. Kia Jiehui, Business Development Manager, Ichi Seikishares what opened her mind from a 2019 speech by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to how she is integrating sustainability into the company's operations today, and how she is embracing circular economy practices to engaging stakeholders, industry players and employees in the journey.  Presented by 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

A recent report by climate data group Net Zero Tracker found that most corporate net-zero pledges globally lack detailed plans, regular reporting, as well as clear conditions on the use of carbon offsetting.  Professor John Wiseman, climate and energy transition specialist and Senior Research Fellow of the Melbourne Climate Futures at University of Melbourne weighs in on the challenges behind a smooth and just green transition. Presented by: Ryan Huang This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)  Highlights: (00:00) Introduction  (01:15) Why is there a disparity between corporate net zero pledges - what they're promising versus actual plans and regular reporting? Why is there this disconnect? (02:42) John, could describe how bad or prevalent you think this situation is, and maybe some examples challenges you've observed, by stakeholders on both sides of the fence when it comes to finding that solution - that equitable solution? (04:37) It does sound like it's quite common sense to go green, and to make big promises to go greener, to go for net-zero. So, when we look at some of the challenges you've just outlined, how much is due to, within the company -politics playing out, different business divisions having different priorities, and a bit of friction between profitability versus going green, and maybe just a lack of know how - how much of that is coming to play here? (06:15) Now, looking at this situation, and linking it back to that global call to phase out coal we've been getting quite a lot. How is this playing out in Australia, where we've got, of course, Australia being a big exporter of coal, you've got China using quite a bit of fossil fuels as well. How much of a situation is this, where you've got corporates in Australia also going through this disconnect, when it comes to having to deal with the global call for phasing out coal? (08:20) This has been the target for many governments as well. So, when it comes to reaching that goal of net-zero, do you think it's more effective to have more carrots or more sticks, taxes versus incentives? (10:31) So, this brings the question - the jobs at stake, because a lot of these jobs, in especially emerging countries could be gone if people just press on. And the question then is, how do you do this in a just way to transition from that phase to where you want to be, without having to disrupt their lives and livelihoods?