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According to a new report from cloud banking platform Mambu, 30 percent of Singaporean consumers are more willing to change financial service providers than they were prior to the pandemic. Myles Bertrand, Managing Director APAC, Mambu, shares about the survey results and the reason behind why more Singaporean consumers are willing to switch banks - despite a notable increase in digitalisation efforts.

Suresh Tantia, Senior Investment Strategist, Credit Suisse discusses how investors should be positioned in 2022 against a backdrop of central bank tightening as well as a widening recovery gap between developed and emerging countries. 

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the new Coronavirus variant becoming a ‘serious concern’ in South Africa, the UK suspending flights to six African countries as new Covid-19 variant raises alarms and Black Friday get its name. 

Asian Insider Ep 80: The troubled and volatile relationship between India and China 30:06 mins Synopsis: Each month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. In this episode, Nirmal Ghosh hosts two guests. Nirupama Rao based in Bangalore, was India's former Foreign Secretary, former Ambassador to Peru and China and former High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. Washington DC-based Jeff Smith is a research fellow at the Asian Studies Center and Foreign Policy at the Heritage Foundation. 0:00 Highlights of conversation (click/tap above): 2:03 The kind of thinking necessary to overcome the disputes on the India-China border 6:23 US Pentagon's annual report mentions military security and development involving China's construction activities on this border to press its claim at the Line of Actual Control (LAC)  11:18 China has taken some of India's territory over the past nine years - what is India's security and foreign policy establishment on this? 20:59 No reason not to assume that the LAC in the eastern sector of boundary will not come alive in the months to come, due to lack of trust and mutual sensitivity between the two countries 25:25 With the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) sharing concerns over China's growing power and gaining some traction, is this destined to be a dangerous bilateral situation for both countries? Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Hadyu Rahim & Fa'izah Sani Subscribe to the Asian Insider Podcast channel and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Follow Nirmal Ghosh on Twitter: https://str.sg/JD7r Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://str.sg/JbxG Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters Asian Insider videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnK3VE4BKduMSOntUoS6ALNp21jMmgfBX --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsider

Greenland Hotel and Tourism Group (GHTG), one of China’s largest hotel operators and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Greenland Holdings, recently announced its ambition to accelerate the growth of its overseas operations through the launch of its Overseas Operations Centre in Singapore. William Lau, General Manager, Overseas Operation Centre, Greenland Hotel and Tourism Group explains the decision to expand overseas amidst a pandemic, along with their key areas of focus for the region.  

After a year-long consultation exercise to pinpoint better ways to assist professionals, managers and executives (PMEs), the NTUC-SNEF PME Taskforce has recently issued nine recommendations to address pertinent concerns of PMES. Patrick Tay, Assistant Secretary-General, National Trades Union Congress & Co-Chair of the NTUC-SNEF PME Taskforce, discusses these recommendations and the current outlook of our local market.

Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance, discusses the latest FOMC minutes and the pressure on other central banks to also tighten amid rising inflation.

After a long wait, Daiwa House Logistics Trust, an industrial REIT that's holding 14 logistics properties in Japan, will finally be the first REIT IPO this year! Royston Yang, Portfolio Manager, The Smart Investor shares more about the DHLT's distribution policy and its sustainability in the long run, and how much of an influence its sponsor, Daiwa House Industry, will have on its future growth. 

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss some of the top market moving headlines that investors will be paying attention to and its potential implications, Germany consideration of a full Covid lockdown and mandatory vaccines as Covid cases hit records in Europe, and more. 

Regional Round-up Ep 25: Singapore-Malaysia land VTL's dry run was a success 10:30 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments. The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. 0:00 Highlights of conversation (click/tap above): 0:30 Dry-run for Singapore-Malaysia land vaccinated travel lane via the Johor Causeway 3:45 Myanmar's opposition has raised $6.3m to take down the military junta 5:31 Indonesia's counter-terrorism agency warned that JI are able to infiltrate mainstream religious organisations and government institutions 7:26 Reasons behind Thailand's plans to join talks on membership of the Trans-Pacific free trade agreement 8:47 Chinese coast guards vessels blocking the Phillipines resuming their military re-supply mission for their troop station Produced by: Leslie Lopez (ljlopez@sph.com.sg), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Leslie Lopez's stories. Asian Insider newsletter. --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts:  http://bt.sg/podcasts Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!