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Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

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.

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10:30

Why it Matters: SGX IPO pipeline expected to warm up

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek ·

2023/02/09

SGX reported a 30.1 per cent increase in net profit to S$284.6 million for the first half of FY2023. Breakfast Anchor, Rachel Kelly, sits down with Ng Yao Loong, Chief Financial Officer, Singapore Exchange to discuss the bourses latest results, IPO pipeline, SPACs, strategy, and the evolving investment market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:16

Should we still wear masks?

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek ·

2023/02/09

Singapore will lift its remaining Covid-19 restrictions like requiring masks on public transport from 13th February. This coincides with the adjustment in disease outbreak response from Dorscon yellow to green. The Ministry of Health says that this comes as the global and local pandemic situation is stable and the disease is mild, especially among vaccinated individuals. Could the easing of measures result in a wave of Covid-19 here? And should you still continue to wear a mask? Rachel Kelly speaks

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7:29

Bigger Picture: Disney cuts 7,000 jobs, aims for...

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek ·

2023/02/09

Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy, AMP Capital discusses why Disney is cutting jobs despite bright spots in its latest quarterly earnings, as well as his view on US President Joe Biden's push to tax the wealthy including non-realised capital gains and quadrupling the levy on share buybacks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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13:45

Mind Your Business: Kids Finance - When to start...

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek ·

2023/02/09

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

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11:16

Morning Shot: American first, foreign policy second -...

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek ·

2023/02/09

Biden 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)See omnystudio.com/listener

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11:28

Mind Your Business: Is green-hushing the new...

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek ·

2023/02/09

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

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5:07

Why It Matters: Is Singapore’s outsized credit card...

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek ·

2023/02/09

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:36

Bigger Picture: AI chatbot race heats up

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek ·

2023/02/08

Christopher 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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:57

Why It Matters: Reaction to P2P satisfaction survey...

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek ·

2023/02/08

Passengers' 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

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10:02

Morning Shot: Injecting a boost for the waste...

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek ·

2023/02/08

Some 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

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8:40

Bigger Picture: Growing interest to access US capital...

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek ·

2023/02/07

Jason 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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:44

Why It Matters: Can ramped up housing supply ease...

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek ·

2023/02/07

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

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10:54

Mind Your Business: The Scents of Success - How...

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek ·

2023/02/07

On Mind Your Business and in a lead up to Valentine’s Day, we discuss gift ideas for that special someone or our loved ones. One great gift idea - fragrance! Rachel Key and Lynn-Lee Foo speak with Christian Kwok, Co-Founder, I’VRE, to find out on how you can get your favourite scents at a fraction of the cost of the luxury brands, plus their unique subscription model which allows you to try out about 100 scents - a first in Singapore. This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng

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9:41

Morning Shot: Setting the stage for smoother election...

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek ·

2023/02/07

Singaporeans 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

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8:43

Bigger Picture: Robust US jobs data, RBA rate...

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek ·

2023/02/06

Charu Chanana, Market Strategist, Saxo Singapore discusses what will steer markets this week including investors reading into the latest robust jobs data lending more support for the Fed to hike rates higher for longer, as well as the Australian central bank's likely move to hike rates by 25 bps, and possibly give guidance on whether it is ready to pause.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:32

Why It Matters: How to solve the labour crunch in the...

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek ·

2023/02/06

Security Guards in Singapore have it tough. A recent survey by the Union of Security Employees (USE) stated that four in 10 face abuse at work and six in 10 are planning to leave. Muneer Mohammed, Founder, Stroztech shares his insights on how the company aims to bridge the gap between security technology firms and security guarding agencies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:49

Mind Your Business: Marketing manager turned CEO, a...

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek ·

2023/02/06

Starting the week right every Monday is crucial for success, and this is a common practice among successful C-Suite business leaders. On Mind Your Business every Monday, we will speak with a C-Suite leader on how they get to where they are today, and what it takes to be at the top and be at their best at all times. On the first episode, Rachel Kelly and Lyn-Lee Foo speak with a successful C-Suite business leader who has combined his expertise in real estate and experience, to venture into the

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9:30

Morning Shot: US-China ties taking a turn for the worse?

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek ·

2023/02/06

Work is underway as navy divers recover debris from the suspected Chinese spy balloon it shot down. But meanwhile, China has taken a strong stance, saying that it reserves the right to respond further. Ross Feingold, Director of Business Development, SafePro Group weighs in on how US-China ties are expected to go from here. Produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:59

Bigger Picture: End of tightening cycle in sight?

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek ·

2023/02/03

Abhilash Narayan, Senior Investment Strategist, Standard Chartered Private Bank discusses how close the Federal Reserve, Bank of England, and European Central Bank are to slowing down rate hikes, and what that means for various currencies. Plus we discuss the cautious outlook from tech earnings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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13:48

Mind Your Business: Collecting Classic Cars

Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek ·

2023/02/03

While car collectors are plenty, classic car collectors are few and far between in Asia. Some collect them as long-term investments, but others just seek to fufill their childhood dreams. Kumar Balasingam, President of the Classic Car Club Singapore shares the story behind this hobby of his that has grown by leaps and bounds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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