The Afternoon Update with Lynlee Foo


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Stay in the know with programs such as Viewpoint and Industry Insights in property, cryptocurrency, aviation, and shipping. We delve into the latest news, current events, and market updates to provide you with valuable insights into making informed financial decisions.


MAY 13, 2024
13/05/24 - Embracing technology key to attracting and retaining accounting talent
The future of accounting is undeniably intertwined with technological advancements.  On Industry Insight, Tammy Coley, Chief Transformation Officer, BlackLine shares her views on the current landscape of accounting, the key technological trends reshaping the field, and ways to address industry challenges to attract more professionals to the industry.
09:38

MAY 13, 2024
13/05/24 - Market View: The Week Ahead
Yeap Jun Rong, Market Strategist from IG, joins Sean Cheong to share a trade idea to kick off the week.  This podcast is presented and produced by Sean Cheong (seancheong@sph.com.sg) Do contact him for financial topics. 
04:12

MAY 10, 2024
10/05/24 - Market View: A Tale of Two Banks: DBS vs UOB
Sean Cheong breaks down the latest earnings results and contrasting fundamentals and price action between DBS and UOB with Isaac Lim, Chief Market Strategist at Moomoo. This podcast is presented and produced by Sean Cheong (seancheong@sph.com.sg) Do contact him for financial topics. 
09:13

MAY 10, 2024
10/05/24 - Industry Insight: The importance of intralogistics - benefits and challenges
Although a relatively fresh term being first defined in 2004, intralogistics is one of the concepts encountered by many business owners even slightly associated with the flow of materials/products within a facility And thanks to the downright enormous advances in digitalisation in recent years and the dynamic development of new technologies, companies can now optimize their logistics processes much more easily. This has allowed many new industry management concepts to develop, in the context of internal logistics processes, the most important of these is the so-called intralogistics 4.0. So what more can we expect from the intralogistics scene moving forward?  Mike Nissen, Commercial Director, Hannover Fairs Australia shares more. 
10:38

MAY 9, 2024
09/05/24 - Are we imagining big enough to reinvent how work gets done? : AWS' Enterprise evangelist Phil Le-Brun
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is set to make one of the largest investments yet in digital infrastructure in Singapore, with $12 billion over the next four years going into cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) projects, as well as expanding its operations here. Lynlee Foo speaks with Phil Le-Brun, AWS Enterprise Strategist, to talk about the cloud infrastructure investments, and innovative trends in this region as well as what kind of a mindset should business leaders have when it comes to digital transformation.
14:40

MAY 9, 2024
09/05/24 - Viewpoint: Hotter days, cooler business, how can companies adapt to Singapore’s rising temperatures?
Are you feeling the heat?? The month of May has the highest average monthly temperature (24-hour mean of 28.6ºC) on our very sunny island. And we’re not alone in experiencing this sizzling hot weather. In fact, some of our neighbours are getting it a lot worse So how will Singapore face the potential economic losses and workplace safety challenges amid the escalating heat conditions? And how can businesses safeguard employee health and maintain productivity in the face of rising temperatures? Dr Chan Yanjun, Medical Director, International SOS tells us more. 
11:32

MAY 8, 2024
08/05/24 - Industry Insight: Digitalisation in construction - are players embracing it enough?
The constructions industry represents the building blocks of our communities and is, from a wider point of view, a cornerstone of the economy. And now digitalisation is a key enabler for the sector's transformation. It facilitates newer and better ways of streamlining project delivery processes and raising productivity using digital technologies. But is the industry embracing it well enough?  Paul Mullett, SJ Digital and Technology Council of Excellence, Chair, SJ Group shares more. 
13:14

MAY 8, 2024
08/05/24 - What's for Lunch?: Singaporeans order more than just meals with food delivery apps
Living in Singapore means ordering food from a mobile delivery app is a norm for us.But have you noticed if you are repeatedly ordering the same items?  Interestingly, Deliveroo’s Brand Loyalty report found that their partners are consistently seeing almost half of its customer base with repeated orders (45%) across all months last year. That's not all. Beyond just meals, demand for non-food items, gifts and groceries is on the rise. Jason Parke, General Manager, Deliveroo Singapore shares his views on current food delivery trends. 
09:07

MAY 8, 2024
08/05/24 - ECO MONEY: What does it mean to be a social investor?
Eco Money host Rachel Kelly, attends the AVPN Global Conference in Abu Dhabi to get the latest insights into social investing and what it means to be a social investor. 
09:26

MAY 7, 2024
07/05/24 - Industry Insight: Singapore's industrial rents continue to rise in 1Q24, what is driving the growth?
We take a deep dive into JTC's Announcement on Q1 2024 Statistics and the outlook for the industrial rental space in Singapore. Singapore's industrial rents continue to rise in the first quarter of 2024 even as occupancy rates dipped and prices fell for the first time in three years. What's driving this strong trend?What are the sentiments of occupiers? Plus, what is the outlook for the prime logistics sector? Tricia Song, CBRE Head of Research, Singapore and Southeast Asia shares more. 
08:45

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