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It's a thankful relief for many that Cyclone Mocha did not eventually make landfall on the world’s largest refugee camp, Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh as earlier feared. Despite that, hundreds of makeshift shelters in the camps have been destroyed and reports of landslides and floods still expected. Hrusikesh Harichandan, Head of Sub-Delegation of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’ Cox’s Bazar Field Office shares a ground-zero report on the current situation. Presenter: Lynlee Foo This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) 

Friday saw yet another day in the red with the S&P 500 and the Dow finishing the week lower for the second straight week. But as the new week starts, Sean Cheong looks ahead at what investors need need to look out for and the impact of food inflation with Charu Chanana, Market Strategist, Saxo Singapore.  Presented by: Ryan Huang

In our weekly chat with a C-Suite on Mind Your Business, we revisit an important topic that often gets ignored or brushed aside until it hits one’s business, loved ones or even oneself. We are going into the world of cybersecurity by talking to a veteran with over 25 years of leadership experience in the industry, including roles in the Israel Defence Forces Technology & Intelligence Unit 8200. Now for the uninitiated, it is touted as the equivalent of America’s National Security Agency and the largest single military unit in the IDF. Guy Segal, Vice President of Security Services APAC, Sygnia shares his perspective. Presented by: Lynlee Foo This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg)

Following the government’s hike in Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) rates for residential property, market watches say more high-net-worth wealth could be headed for commercial real estate assets in Singapore, as investors recalibrate their portfolios. Some real estate agencies say the shophouse sector, a market that had heated up in the past five years, is already turning more active. But how does one pick a shophouse that’s suitable for their business, what are the things to take into consideration. We will break it all down with an expert in our Biz-How-To series with Lukas Teo, Senior Associate Director, Shophouse Collective, Propnex Shophouse Elites. Presented by: Lynlee Foo  This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg)

In a landmark move to fight financial crime, Singapore has announced its plans to build a digital platform called Cosmic, that will allow banks to share customer information to root out instances like money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing.  Associate Professor Kelvin Law from the Division of Accounting at NTU’s Nanyang Business School shares his perspective on the gravity of the issue at hand. Highlights: 00:59 - Let’s step back a little bit. What are the first key indicators signalling a potential illicit transaction such as money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing - the key areas that this upcoming platform is hoping to target? 01:48 - Do we know how extensive the financial crime networks are and are we really getting to the root of the problem here?  02:27 - So how frequently do such crimes happen? 02:52 - MAS has identified the inability of financial institutions to alert one another to unusual activity in their customers’ accounts as one of the crucial weaknesses to effectively detect illicit financial flows currently. Could you give us an example illustrating the challenge banks face in weeding out these potentially suspicious accounts?  04:33 - As you’ve described, financial criminals of today avoid detection by making illicit transactions across an ever-shifting web of accounts. In what ways is that behaviour different from that of the past?  05:30 - Kelvin, I'm just thinking about the potential consequences of this new platform. Are there any challenges in implementing this platform? 06:52 - So from a legal point of view, what are some of the appropriate safeguards you feel should be put in place to prevent misuse? 07:36 - How much of a paradigm shift would you say this latest move is when it comes to sharing of information from bank to bank?  08:25 - How effective do you think this platform will be? Are you optimistic about it?  09:24 - How do you reconcile different types of data, especially with overseas banks in the picture as well? Presented by: Lynlee Foo This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) 

Jeremy Tan, CEO, Tiger Fund Management discusses what could spur markets which have been trading in narrow ranges in recent days, as well as how the the banking sector turmoil and debt ceiling issue will affect markets.

Mompreneurs are basically innovative moms who've started their own businesses after experiencing a need that they couldn't find a solution for, so they created it themselves. In view of Mother’s Day, we speak with a mompreneur, who realized the need for reliable confinement nannies after struggling to find one as a new mother herself. Lynlee Foo and Ryan Huang speak with Shiang Jing, Co-Founder of Nanny Moon, and her husband Joel Tan, Co-Founder, NannyMoon on how they’re changing the game with A.I solutions. This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg)

The conflict in Myanmar dominated talks at this week’s ASEAN Summit taking place in Indonesia. This comes against a backdrop of an attack on an aid convoy carrying regional diplomats, including two staffers from the Singapore embassy in Yangon.  On the back of the ongoing conflict, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong emphasised that the current format of only inviting Myanmar to ASEAN meetings at a non-political level, signals that “all is not well” and “very little progress” has been made on the Five-Point Consensus.  Associate Professor Chong Ja Ian from the Department of Political Science at National University of Singapore with a deeper analysis. This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) 

Stocks ended the day mixed, while Treasuries rallied.  Investors came off a fourth straight losing session for the Dow Jones Industrial Average which slid more than 200 points. Stocks were weighed down by Disney’s decline a day after it reported poor subscriber numbers. The regional banking sector also saw stress after PacWest Bancorp reported a drop in deposits exacerbated investors’ sentiment. Jay Woods, Chartered Market Technician & Chief Global Strategist at Freedom Capital Markets shares insights on what's changed in the banking sector, whether regulatory action is needed before confidence returns to the sector and his expectations on rate changes in coming days. (00:00) Introduction (01:22) Why markets are trading in a narrow range (02:17) Impact of banks turmoil on wider sentiment, with PacWest the latest in trouble (04:17) Are bank stocks oversold? (05:40) Mismatch between Fed speak & market expectations (07:45) US debt ceiling discussions keeping investors on their toes Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Presenter: Ryan Huang

Prof. Falko Paetzold, Managing Director of the Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth at the University of Zurich and Assistant Professor for Social Finance at EBS University, discusses how impact washing differs from greenwashing. He also shares why there is limited motivation among investors and private bankers to do more to address such issues.