Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

In this episode of Stocks to Watch, we are joined by Thilan Wickramasinghe,  Regional Head of Banks & Financials Research, Maybank Securities to discuss the likelihood of banks' share prices to continue to not do well, Raffles Medical's potential growth areas and how ST Engineering has been benefitting from the volatile global security climate. 

In today's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss Fed chair Jerome Powell's strong commitment in fighting inflation through his testimony in the Senate and Chinese President Xi Jinping chairing a meeting showcasing the country's support towards their payment and fintech sectors, possibly a sign that the crackdown on tech companies might be easing.

There has been a sharp increase travelers in this post pandemic period. Companies in the travel sector aim to capitalize on this opportunity. Online travel marketing plays a pivotal role in this especially in Southeast Asia. However, ad fraud has become a hinderance to their efforts and is affecting their growth. Matt Sutton, Global Chief Revenue Officer, TrafficGuard talks to us more about this and how technology and AI could help the situation.

Milieu Insight recently released their latest ‘’Values at Work’’ study according to which employees in Southeast Asia were generally satisfied with their work environment. However, many said that the company's values did not align with their own. How much of an impact has that had on a company being attractive to potential employees? We speak to Stephen Tracy, Chief Operating Officer, Milieu Insight more about this.

Many companies struggle when it comes to managing their technology spending. Tools such as Apptio can be of huge help when it comes to helping organisations manage their tech spending.  Tarun Kumar Kalra, Regional Vice President of Apptio, shares with us how.

Stephen Innes, Managing Partner, SPI Asset Management discusses if US President Joe Biden is right with his forecast that a recession is avoidable, the impact of the UK train strikes on its economy, as well as his view on Chinese markets.

Eddy Loh, Chief Investment Officer, Maybank Group Wealth Management, discusses how investors can reduce their risk exposure and why he is underweight on equities as an asset class.

More millennials are interested to start investing. However, especially in Singapore many are not well informed and therefore do not have the confidence to get into it. There are many potential risks that might not be considered. Primarily, a lack of time, a lack of funds and a lack of knowledge are the factors driving potential investors away. Investment apps provide avenues for these new investors to take on and overcome these challenges, increasing confidence and reducing risk. We speak to Ian Leong, CEO, uSMART Singapore about how the uSmart app makes this investment journey easier especially for the younger generation.

In this week's Regional Roundup, the team discusses the possible effects of Malaysia’s decision to raise the ceiling price of sugar Moreover, was stopping their chicken exports a good move? Indonesian authorities are hoping to reach an agreement with Singapore to start exporting chickens in the next few weeks and Cambodia has ignored an appeal to exclude the Myanmar regime’s defense minister from the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM). We discuss these headlines with Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, The Straits Times. Follow The Straits Times' Asian Insider Podcast channel - co-produced with Money FM 89.3 - like us and rate us: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Asian Insider newsletter. Asian Insider videos: https://str.sg/JoVb SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/