Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek
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Get a head start to your work day with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek from 6am to 9am. Listen to insightful discussions on the stories and issues that matter the most to you and be apprised of the markets and the companies to watch.
FEB 9, 2023
09/02/23 - Mind Your Business: Kids Finance - When to start teaching your child about money matters?Financial literacy is the knowledge of how money works in the world and it is a core life skill for everyone.
As they always say “Start them young”.
But what is the right age to teach our children about the concept of money?
On Mind Your Business, Rachel Kelly and Lynn-Lee Foo speak with Ruperto Ancajas, Portfolio Specialist at Foord Asset Management on more about teaching our children about money matters from a young age, to ensure that they make responsible and informed financial decisions when they are older.
This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg)
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FEB 9, 2023
09/02/23 - Morning Shot: American first, foreign policy second - highlights from Biden's State of Union AddressBiden delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress since Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in January.
Is this his unofficial early bid for the 2024 presidential campaign season?
Dr Lincoln Mitchell, Adjunct Associate Research Scholar, Arnold A Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University breaks down the nuts and bolts of Biden's second State of Union speech.
Produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
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FEB 9, 2023
09/02/23 - Mind Your Business: Is green-hushing the new greenwashing?With increasing scrutiny over climate goals, a phenomenon called green-hushing is slowly creeping in. That's when firms deliberately downplay, underreport, or even keep silent about their climate targets and commitments, for fear of bad publicity or being shamed if they fall short.
And how are Singapore banks faring against its counterparts when it comes to sustainable financing?
Kristina Anguelova, Head for Asia Sustainable Finance, at WWF-Singapore shares more.
Produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
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FEB 9, 2023
09/02/23 - Why It Matters: Is Singapore’s outsized credit card debt a ticking bomb to watch?Singapore's credit card spending of S$20 billion in Q3 2022 is the highest since 2010's level at about S$4 billion.
Will this credit card spending trend continue in 2023 and what could it mean for the broader banking sector asset quality amid a weaker growth outlook and rising recession fears?
Rena Kwok, Credit Analyst, Asian Financials, Bloomberg Intelligence shares her insights on the latest report
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FEB 8, 2023
08/02/23 - Bigger Picture: AI chatbot race heats upChristopher Forbes, Head of CMC Invest Singapore, discusses Microsoft's announcement that it will be integrating ChatGPT technology into its Bing search engine, and Edge browser - plus plans to let other companies create their own chatbots with the technology. He discusses how much of a threat this will be for Google, as well as other post-Covid trends investors can focus on this year.
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FEB 8, 2023
08/02/23 - Why It Matters: Reaction to P2P satisfaction survey among commutersPassengers' satisfaction with taxi and private-hire car services dropped in 2022, with the score for wait time falling the most at 6.9, a drop from the 7.6 in 202. That's according to the Public Transport Council’s 2022 Point-to-Point Transport Services Customer Satisfaction Survey (PCSS).
P2P services received a mean satisfaction score of 8.0 in 2022, compared to 8.4 in 2021.
To find out more about the (P2P) Services Customer Satisfaction Survey results, we speak to Transport Analyst Dr Walter Theseira who's also an Associate Professor, Economics, Singapore University of Social Sciences.
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FEB 8, 2023
08/02/23 - Morning Shot: Injecting a boost for the waste management sectorSome 3000 waste management workers are set to see wage increases, following new laws passed under the Environment Public Health Act in Parliament earlier this week.
These policies come on the back of the government’s push to strengthen Singapore’s waste management sector - which the manpower ministry says can expect new transitional support in this year’s Budget.
Andrew Tay, Exco Member of the Waste Management and Recycling Association of Singapore shares an insider look at the sector. He’s also Head of Business Development at e-waste recycling company KGS.
Produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
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FEB 7, 2023
07/02/23 - Bigger Picture: Growing interest to access US capital marketsJason Paltrowitz, EVP, Corporate Services at OTC Markets Group discusses the risk appetite he is seeing for capital fund raising amid expectations of a recession in the US, as well as a gloomy picture being painted by the outlook for some companies in the latest earnings season.
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FEB 7, 2023
07/02/23 - Why It Matters: Can ramped up housing supply ease prices in 2023?According to figures from the The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), private residential property rentals in Singapore increased by 7.4% in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared with the 8.6% increase in the previous quarter.
With the rise in supply of newly completed units expected in 2023, can this ease the high rental rates in the private residential leasing market?
Nicholas Mak, Head of Research & Consultancy, ERA Realty shares his insights on whether or not we can really expect rental prices to stabilise.
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FEB 7, 2023
07/02/23 - Morning Shot: Setting the stage for smoother election processesSingaporeans living abroad might soon be able to vote via mail in future elections, if proposed changes to two sets of electoral laws are passed.
Also among the proposed changes to the Presidential Elections (Amendment) Bill and the Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill that were tabled in Parliament on Monday - are updates to election advertising laws.
Eugene Tan, Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University puts into perspective why these changes are important and how they will shift the needle in easing future elections.
Produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
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