Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

Matthew Quaife, Head of Multi Asset Investment Management, Asia, Fidelity International, discusses how rising costs pressures will impact businesses, how much oil prices will continue to feed into inflationary pressures, as well as his view on how to position around Chinese markets and climate change.

A new Deloitte study found that Southeast Asia could lose $28 trillion in services, tourism, and manufacturing, if it fails to act fast on climate change. So what can countries in SEA do to address the dire climate and plastic pollution crisis? Regula Schegg, Managing Director Asia, Circulate Capital shares about the current challenges faced in scaling solutions, the rise of impact investing, and how investors can choose the right projects for greater impact. 

NTUC Income or Income will be making its first foray overseas in three emerging Southeast Asian markets through partnerships with key players in the respective local insurance scenes. Peter Tay, Chief Digital Officer, NTUC Income shares what their new Insurance-as-a-Service (IaaS) model entail and the role Income can play to catalyse the shift in overseas insurance landscapes

Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, The Straits Times gives an analysis of the headlines around the region including Malaysia’s VTL announcement with Singapore, the possibility of ASEAN recognising Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG), and more.

The Breakfast Huddle serves up what investors should be watching in the world of business and finance

Asian Insider Ep 78: Drive carbon emissions down, says UNDP chief during COP26 2nd week 17:57 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 Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), who is now at the ongoing COP26 climate conference in Glasgow till Nov 12. They discuss the following points: Small islands and small island states facing a climate injustice issue: Failure to deliver climate promises? (3:00) Why they do not qualify for international development finance and have suffered from slow climate financing (4:25) On potential economic disruption, competition for resources, the next generation feeling disengagement (5:40) Steiner's view on the role and future of teenage Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg, and why more 'Gretas' in various continents will start emerging (9:30) We are not a laboratory: There are more lower cost alternatives existing now to tackle climate crisis instead of relying on so-called "breakthrough" carbon capture and geoengineering (11:32) Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) and Ernest Luis Edited by: Hadyu Rahim 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 Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider 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 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: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsider

China Perspective Ep 19: China's Covid-Zero policy coming under increasing pressure 8:27 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China. The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: The significance behind CPP (Chinese Communist Party) Central Committee's sixth plenary session in terms of China's history (1:05) China's party deliberating the new succession system and possibly, a woman in the line-up of leadership (3:22) China's efforts to eliminate Covid-19 coming under increasing pressure (5:44) Produced by: 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 SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Tan Dawn Wei'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: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

Gary Dugan, CEO, The Global CIO Office discusses some of the key themes emerging from conversations at the Singapore FinTech Festival and the market chatter.

The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC)’s recent Survey on Travel and Borders found most of their respondents noting the importance of business travel for building relationships with business partners - with many citing it could play a role in securing, negotiating and closing business agreements. Lam Yi Young, CEO, Singapore Business Federation, shares what those in the business community can do to help with the easing of borders in the region, and more on the taskforce he heads. 

Tan Dawn Wei, China Bureau Chief, The Straits Times gives an analysis of the commencement of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee's sixth plenary session in Beijing, China’s new succession system, and their struggles with controlling the Covid-19 virus.