Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek
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Get a head start to your work day with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek from 6am to 9am. Listen to insightful discussions on the stories and issues that matter the most to you and be apprised of the markets and the companies to watch.
NOV 14, 2025
14/11/25 - Companies To Watch: Will Asia’s favourite holiday app fly on Wall Street?Holiday season is in the air, airport queues are growing, and the frantic tapping of Klook users booking last-minute Universal Studios tickets' a scene that many of us are familiar. And right on cue, travel-tech darling Klook has chosen now, November 2025, to file for a U.S. IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, under ticker symbol KLK.
Fly with Dan Koh and Audrey Siek as they explore how Asia’s ‘experiences super-app’ went from a startup offering discounted attraction tickets, to a publicly listed travel-tech contender betting big on the global rebound in tourism.
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NOV 14, 2025
14/11/25 - Bigger Pic: Investing Where the World Is MovingStuart Dunbar, Partner, Baillie Gifford explores why long-term thinking is essential at a time when markets chase headlines, and why Asia remains wildly underrepresented in global portfolios. We unpack the region’s powerful shifts, from China’s policy reset to India’s innovation boom, Vietnam’s rise, and Asia’s deepening role in global AI infrastructure. He shares where he sees the most compelling long-term opportunities, what defines true homegrown champions, and how “active patience” guides investing in fast-moving markets.
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NOV 14, 2025
14/11/25 - Driving Impact with Renewed Purpose: FairPrice FoundationAt the heart of every community lies a simple goal — to make everyday life a little better. That’s the driving force behind FairPrice Foundation’s renewed purpose to uplift lives and strengthen communities. From helping families access nutritious food to empowering the next generation through education and sustainability, the Foundation is redefining what it means for a business to give back. It’s not just about donations, but about leveraging FairPrice Group’s scale and network to create lasting, meaningful impact. Jean Khong, General Manager of FairPrice Foundation, shares how this renewed purpose is shaping its next chapter and how Singaporeans can be part of the journey.
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NOV 13, 2025
13/11/25 - Companies To Watch: Obesity drugs, GLP-1s & pharma’s next billion-dollar betBig Pharma just rewrote the rulebook in the obesity-treatment race. Pfizer has won the bidding for Metsera after a showdown with Novo Nordisk.
Dan Koh and Emaad Akhtar unpack how this US$10 billion move signals a pivot into GLP-1 drugs, why Novo walked away and what it all means for investors tracking the next trillion-dollar health-tech frontier.
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11:40
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NOV 13, 2025
13/11/25 - Breakfast Bites: 10 social media acronyms that are leaving netizens confusedIf you're an avid user of social media, you'll likely be very familiar with acronyms like IDK (I don't know), BTW (by the way), LMK (let me know) and IYKYK (if you know you know).
But don't fret if you're not. The world of short-hand social media communication still flummoxes many.
Emaad, Ryan and Audrey share 10 of the more common abbreviations that remain in the indecipherable category for these folks.
Presented by Emaad Akhtar, Ryan Huang & Audrey Siek
Produced by Emaad Akhtar
Edited by Trisha Yeong
Photo and music credit: Pixabay & its talented community of contributors
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NOV 13, 2025
13/11/25 - Bigger Pic: COP30 and its role in sustainable investment and innovationWith COP30 underway, governments are looking at how to meet ambitious climate and sustainability targets. But how does this all impact investors?
Thomas Höhne-Sparborth. Head of Sustainable Investing at Lombard Odier Investment Managers, shares how these international goals are shaping sustainable investment.
Produced and presented by Audrey Siek
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NOV 13, 2025
13/11/25 - US Markets Wrap: Markets at a Crossroads - Positioning for the Data RebootWith the Dow closing above 48,000 for the first time and investors bracing for the U.S. government to finally reopen, markets are preparing for a flood of long-delayed economic data. Damian McIntyre, Head of Multi-Asset Solutions at Federated Hermes, breaks down how his team is positioning portfolios amid the uncertainty. We explore whether the market narrative has become too crowded around policy and inflation, how to identify deeper signals hiding beneath the noise, and where cyclical opportunities differ from structural shifts across asset classes.
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NOV 13, 2025
13/11/25 - Morning Shot: What’s Taking Shape at COP 30 in BrazilAs COP 30 unfolds in Belém, Brazil — the gateway to the Amazon — world leaders are marking ten years since the Paris Agreement with a renewed focus on resilience, equity, and climate action that connects to real lives.From the launch of the global “Beat the Heat” initiative to efforts strengthening carbon markets and adaptation finance, the talks are moving from pledges to practical progress.
Audrey Tan, Assistant News Editor, The Straits Times and Melissa Low, Research Fellow, NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions join the Breakfast Show to unpack what’s taking shape at this year’s COP and what it means for Singapore and the region.
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NOV 12, 2025
12/11/25 - Bigger Pic: The Rise of Intelligent InvestingArtificial intelligence is changing the face of wealth management — not by replacing advisers, but by empowering them. From hyper-personalised portfolios to real-time risk analysis, AI is helping investors make sharper, faster, and more data-driven decisions. Amanda Ong, Singapore CEO, Arta Finance discusses how the shift from automation to augmentation is creating a new era of intelligent investing, where technology provides the insight, and humans provide the judgment.
Produced/Presented: Ryan Huang
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NOV 12, 2025
12/11/25 - US Markets Wrap: Blue Chips Rise, Tech StumblesWall Street closed with a split performance as the Dow Jones surged to a new record, powered by healthcare heavyweights like Merck, Amgen, and Johnson & Johnson, while the Nasdaq slipped amid renewed pressure on AI-linked names. Meanwhile, new ADP data hinted at a cooling labor market, adding another layer of complexity for investors. With Washington inching closer to ending the historic government shutdown, we break down what these market moves say about shifting investor sentiment with Jason Britton, Founder and CIO of Reflection Asset Management.
Produced/Presented: Ryan Huang
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