Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

The theme of doing “business for good” has been creating a buzz in recent times. The EDB has also launched a Business for Good campaign last year to emphasise how Singapore wants to be an attractive location for business, particularly businesses that are keen to do good globally, from Singapore. Leow Ban Tat, CEO and Founder, Aquaculture Centre of Excellence (ACE) shares more about being part of EDB's Business for Good programe. 

Jeremy Tan, CIO, Tiger Brokers (Singapore), discusses how Malaysian stocks had their biggest jump in over two years and the ringgit surged after veteran opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was named the new prime minister, as well as the outlook for China as reopening prospects remain uncertain.

In today's Breakfast Brief, we unpack the pitfalls that Anwar Ibrahim will need to navigate in his coming term as Malaysia's new Prime Minister.

In a major move to uplift more than 73,000 platform workers here, companies that hire them will have to provide standardised insurance protection for those who get hurt during working hours. As for CPF payments, they will be made compulsory only for those below 30 years old. But is this enough?  Walter Theseira, Associate Professor, Economics & Head, Master of Management (Urban Transportation) Programme, Singapore University of Social Sciences shares more. 

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Conversations about money are always difficult, especially when it comes to pay. That is probably why pay often comes up only at the later stages of interviews, and for many people, often feels like an awkward dance of push-and-pull with companies. Stephen Tracy, Chief Operating Officer, Milieu Insight discusses with us on whether pay transparency should be reflected from the start on a job listing. 

Lee Kian Soon, CEO, Astral Asset Management, discusses why he remains positive that China will re-open in 2023, and it will be not a matter of “what or when” but really more a matter of “how” for investors.

In today's Breakfast Brief, we look at the latest move by the government to formalize compensation for workplace injuries and Central Provident Fund (CPF) payments for cabbies, private-hire car drivers and freelance delivery workers who use apps. 

From UK's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak saying that the country will not pursue any post-Brexit relationship with the EU and the EU’s proposal for the long awaited gas price cap will be updated.  Chris Humphrey, Executive Director, EU-ASEAN Business Council gives us an analysis of those headlines and more. 

As we enter the year-end travel season, ASEAN is seeing a resurgence in travel as borders are reopening and the region continues its recovery from Covid-19. At the same time, customers are becoming more digitally savvy and are expecting their digital journeys to be seamless, simple, and integrated, allowing them to perform transactions of different natures, such as banking and lifestyle within a single platform. We speak to Jacquelyn Tan, Head, Group Personal Financial Services, UOB who shares more on how the bank plans to support its customers in their travelling ambitions to fuel the region’s recovery.