Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian

There has been a great crash of cryptocurrency this year with vulnerable digital currency market amid a global economy’s wider problems. This downturn has claimed the arrival of a “crypto winter”. On SGExtra, Prime Time’s Timothy Go spoke with Brian Fernandez, Managing Director & Co-Founder of Biztech.asia to find out more. 

It is reported that Singapore is facing the highest shortage of talents in 16 years. A large number of local professionals are expecting to resign from their current jobs this year, chasing for better work-life balance. Coupled with the challenges of remote and hybrid work practices stemming from the pandemic, what can employers do to better attract and retain talent? On Prime Time, host Timothy Go spoke with Karen Ng, Regional Head of Expansion & Market Lead Hong Kong, Singapore, ASEAN, India at Deel to find out more.  Highlights of the conversation: 1:00 : Challenges in hiring the right talent posed by remote work model 2:40 : Why are businesses open to hiring remotely? 4:58 : How does Deel help in the retention of remote workers? 7:21 : How long does Deel stay with the companies throughout the service?

4Day Work week or Flexible working arrangements or both?  What do Singaporeans really want?  What are the advantages and disadvantages of the different working models?   Prime Time’s Timothy Go spoke with Lauren Huntington, Employee Experience Solution Strategist for Southeast Asia, Qualtrics to find out more. 

It’s been just two weeks since the US, Britain and their allies decided to notch up the wave of sanctions on Russia to ban the purchase of newly mined and refined gold from the country. But with Russia being the world’s second largest producer of gold, how have gold prices reacted to the news so far, and what does this mean for the prices of gold in the longer term? In Market View, Prime Time's Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Robin Tsui, APAC Gold Strategist at State Street SPDR ETFs to find out. 

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a dramatic increase in consumer demand for online channels, accelerating the paradigm shift towards a digital economy and further fostering the growth of various forms of online fraud attacks and risks. Prime Time’s Timothy Go spoke with Kenneth Koh, Head of Industry Consulting APJ, SAS to find out more.

A record year for Singapore’s state investor Temasek Holdings - which had just completed a review of their previous fiscal year. Net Portfolio Value went up by S$22 billion from the previous year and crossed the S$400 billion mark for the first time, with a 1-year total shareholder return (TSR) of 5.8 per cent. We also saw Temasek making several moves to better tap structural trends and better position for the long-term. So what are some of the opportunities that lie ahead? In Market View, Prime Time’s Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Russell Tham, Joint Head of Enterprise Development Group (Singapore),and  Head of Strategic Development at Temasek International to find out.

Singapore replaced China as the top investment destination for Temasek in its last financial year, when the value of its net portfolio surged to a record high of $403 billion despite volatile market conditions. In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia Journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke with Rohit Sipahimalani, Temasek's chief investment officer, about the investor's performance.

Home owners here will face higher mortgage repayment since interest rates have been continuously raised by banks. Lenders are following the US Federal Reserve making three rate hikes this year to address the upsurge of inflation. In Powering Your Property, Prime Time's Timothy Go spoke with Nicholas Mak, Head of Research & Consultancy, ERA Real Estate to find out where mortgage rates in Singapore are headed and what homeowners should do.

Day after day, more analysts are pessimistic about the U.S economy which shows no sign of upturn. Concurrently, European countries are facing the same recession confirmed by the region's Central Bank. However, Minister Alvin Tan holds no expectation that Singapore will be in the same scenario as the world is. In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Laurent Bertrand, CEO and Co-Founder of BetterTradeOff to find out more. 

While key macroeconomic issues such as soaring inflation and interest rate hikes around the world continue to weigh on investors this year, some investors are taking advantage of the ongoing market volatilities to strengthen their portfolios. For one thing, billionaire Warren Buffet has taken the advantage of the ongoing opportunity to add several major positions. Is this an effective way for other investors to follow, and how should investors better position their portfolios for the future? In Market View, Prime Time’s Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Jean-Louis Nakamura, Chief Investment Officer, Asia-Pacific at Lombard Odier to find out more.