Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian
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Money Matters is your guide to navigating the day's most important topics, from politics and current affairs to wealth management and trending issues. Every evening, the team delivers insightful discussions on business news, market movements, and the latest in alternative assets. Whether navigating the political landscape, understanding the economy, or uncovering emerging investment opportunities, Money Matters keeps you informed and ahead of the curve. Tune in daily to Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian from 4 pm to 7 pm on MONEY FM 89.3.
JAN 12, 2022
12/01/22 - Sustainable Singapore: How Singapore Crawfish aims to enhance world food securityAfter an unexpected discovery, Desmond Chow, Founder and CEO of Singapore Crawfish found that one of the most profitable livestock to rear and sell was the small and unassuming crawfish. On Sustainable Singapore, Rhianne Lovell-Boland went farm in Lim Chu Kang to find out more about their technology which enables crawfish with a reduction of up to 90% on manpower cost and 80% on energy usage.
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JAN 11, 2022
11/01/22 - Of Fed Hawks, Chinese Slowdowns and GST Hikes in SingaporeHeng Koon How, Chief Markets Strategist for UOB, spoke to JP Ong on Prime Time about what he's bracing for in markets this year, touching on multiple rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, China's economic slowdown, and the prospects of a possible GST increase in Singapore, and if the economy has the cushion to absorb this.
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JAN 11, 2022
11/01/22 - How Brexit and Omicron are impacting the UK economyUK Retail sales inched up year on year in December but saw its services sector suffer a 10-month low due to the Omicron variant. Prime Time’s Rachel Kelly and Shehzad Haque speak to Pan Jingyi, Economics Associate Director, IHS Markit who shares what this means for the UK economy.
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JAN 11, 2022
11/01/22 - ST: The Big Story (11 Jan) What does the omicron wave mean for Singapore? In The Straits Times' The Big Story, multimedia correspondent Harianto Diman speaks to Associate Professor Alex Cook, vice-dean of research at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at NUS, who weighs in on the Omicron situation in Singapore.
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JAN 11, 2022
11/01/22 - Why more people couldn't repay their CPF after selling off property in 2020Data published by the CPF Board showed that more people who used their CPF monies to pay their housing loans were unable to fully refund the amount after selling their properties in 2020, compared with the previous 2 years.
However, the CPF Board told The Straits Times that not a single person who was unable to do a full refund was required to top up their CPF in cash that year.
In Powering Your Property, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly and Shehzad Haque spoke to Nicholas Mak, Head of Research and Consultancy, ERA Real Estate to find out why this is happening and how you can protect yourself from this growing trend when it comes to financing options.
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JAN 10, 2022
10/01/22 - What recent mergers in the REIT space mean for investorsWith the Reit merger trend not cooling in the local market anytime soon, Prime Time’s Finance Presenter JP Ong speaks to Vijay Natarajan, Analyst, RHB Group who shares his analysis on the proposed ESR-Reit and ALog Trust, and Mapletree mergers.
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JAN 10, 2022
10/01/22 - No plans for vaccination-differentiated measures for kids aged 12 and belowSingapore’s public health strategy against the Omicron variant and the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccinations for children are among the key issues discussed in Parliament today - the first sitting of the year.
To find out more, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly and Shehzad Haque spoke to Zakir Hussain, Singapore Editor, The Straits Times.
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JAN 10, 2022
10/01/22 - SPAC race heats up in Asia with the first Singapore listings dueBlank-check companies are set to make a debut in Singapore this month as the financial hub, which has struggled to attract new stock listings, gears up for competition from Hong Kong.
Vertex Technology Acquisition Corporation Ltd is seeking at least S$170 million, while Tikehau Capital SCA-backed Pegasus Asia could raise at least S$150 million.
In The Spotlight, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly and Shehzad Haque spoke to Ishika Mookerjee, Journalist, Bloomberg for an update on Singapore SPACS.
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JAN 10, 2022
10/01/22 - ST: The Big Story, 10 Jan - Legal issues surrounding platforms like OnlyFansIn The Straits Times' The Big Story, multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Tania Chin, a partner in the criminal litigation team at law firm Withers KhattarWong about the legal issues surrounding uploading or distributing obscene material on platforms like OnlyFans.
The spotlight was turned on the online site here when Singaporean, Titus Low, was accused on Dec 30 of uploading obscene material to his OnlyFans account between April and October 2021.
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JAN 9, 2022
09/01/22 - Forex Fridays: The Hawkish Fed and Forex MarketsDays after the minutes of the Federal Reserve's last meeting confirmed the sharp, hawkish turn of Jerome Powell & friends, we ask how this might impact the broader forex markets. JP Ong spoke to Henry Quek, APAC Head of Sales, Trading and Research from State Street, on Forex Fridays about why the dollar may even soften despite these recent events.
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