Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

Alvin Ong, Director and Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income, Manulife Investment Management shares why there are good value investing opportunities in the fixed income space, particularly in Singapore dollar denominated bonds. While many investors may be overly cautious in this risky and unprecedented environment and opting for lower-yield assets, such as property, to invest their money in or worse still, leave their money in fixed deposits. MIM believes that this need not be the case.     

Singapore headquartered decentralised protocol developers, Switcheo Labs, recent rebranding of its flagship Layer 2 DeFi protocol, “Switcheo TradeHub”, to ''Carbon'' uncouples the protocol from the larger Switcheo Labs brand, reflecting the company’s commitment to decentralising the protocol. Ivan Poon, CEO, Switcheo Labs shares the unique approach that Carbon is taking with its protocol and how they are revolutionising the industry for all decentralized finance (DeFi) users.

Tan Dawn Wei, China Bureau Chief, The Straits Times gives an analysis of China’s third-quarter GDP numbers, why the Chinese government is finally coming forward to calm markets, China's testing of its hypersonic missile, and more. 

With threats from cybercriminals and advanced persistent threat groups (APT) ever-evolving, Singapore’s TAU Express and the Netherlands' CFLW Cyber Strategies have teamed up for Project BIANCO, a partnership aimed at disrupting financial crimes with new technologies. Lam Kwok Yan, Co-Founder, TAU Express shares more about the project and how businesses can enhance their cyber security efforts in today's age. 

Inside Hong Kong Ep 11: Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam aims to reach Covid Zero 9:48 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in Hong Kong. The Straits Times' Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang speaks with Money FM's Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go on the following points: Even with low Covid-19 cases, borders remain close as Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam aims for a Covid Zero approach; how will it affect business leaders? (1:43) Will Lam run for a second term? (4:32) China hands Hong Kong 500-point to-do list to manage city (7:00) Pillar of Shame, a sculpture representing 1989's Tiananmen Square crackdown, to be removed from the University of Hong Kong (8:07) Produced by: Prime Time, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Nadiah Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Claire Huang's stories. Asian Insider newsletter. --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

Suan Teck Kin, Head of Research, UOB discusses whether rising costs might sap the momentum from the global economic recovery.

A recently published study ‘What People Need in Singapore: A Household Budget Study (2021)’ cites how much Singaporeans would need to support a basic standard of living in Singapore. The Breakfast Huddle's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish speak to one of the authors of this study, Dr Ng Kok Hoe, Senior Research Fellow, Head, Case Study Unit and Social Inclusion Project, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, to discuss the findings.   

Power Play Ep 6: Dissecting impact of Huawei CFO's release on US-China relations 10:47 mins Synopsis: On the third Friday of every month, The Straits Times examines various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia.  Join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they chat about the following: Huawei chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, received a hero's welcome upon returning to Shenzhen while America saw the release of Meng Wanzhou and the 'two Michaels' as a prisoner swap (1:45) How will this politically affect US President Biden? (4:11) US-China relations have improved since Meng's release (6:27) Possibility of US conceding to Beijing's requests on China's grievances (7:58) US concerns and policy towards China not changed (8:55) Follow ST's Power Play articles: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/st-power-play Produced by: Charissa Yong (charyong@sph.com.sg), Danson Cheong (dansonc@sph.com.sg), Hadyu Rahim & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh Follow our Asian Insider Podcast channel every week here and rate us: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Charissa Yong's stories: https://str.sg/3xRa Read Danson Cheong's stories: https://str.sg/3xR2 Follow Danson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dansoncj Read ST's Power Play articles: https://str.sg/3xRE Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsider

Regional Round-up Ep 19: Countries slowly opening up borders to allow vaccinated travellers 9:04 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments. The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Malaysia has allowed vaccinated travellers to cross inter-state borders as it reaches 90% vaccinated rate (1:14) Indonesia is reopening Bali and Riau islands to 18 countries, but Singapore is not one of them (4:17) Risks to take note of when visiting Thailand when its borders reopen to Singapore (5:17) Contingency plans needed in the event of a fresh outbreak or new Covid-19 variants (6:31) Moving from restricted travel to Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) arrangement between Singapore and other countries (7:40) Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: 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 Read Leslie Lopez's stories. Asian Insider newsletter. --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts:  http://bt.sg/podcasts Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

Renowned for creating the finest milk chocolate thanks to a 200-year pedigree of making the famous confectionery, the Swiss chocolate industry was worth over US$3 billion in 2019, with exports accounting for approximately US$1 billion. Oliver Stein, Director, South East Asia, JAGGAER shares how Switzerland will continue to produce chocolate against a backdrop of uncertainty surrounding its cocoa supply chain and JAGGAER's role in helping the Swiss chocolate industry.