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Did you know there’s an alternative investment that you can actually taste? Well, that’s the case of fine wine investments. PhillipCapital has recently announced that it has issued the company’s first Digital En Primeur Wine-Based Token, providing an attractive alternative investment opportunity to cater to the needs of modern-day investors. To find out more about these wine tokens, finance producer Hongbin Jeong speaks to Luke Lim, Managing Director of Phillip Securities and Willie Chang, Chief Operating Officer at Alta.  Highlights:  01:00 - What is the Digital En Primeur Wine-Based Token? 01:43 - Is there a big market for those who want to invest in fine wine? 03:36 - How can investors invest in these fine wines?  04:17 - Why do fine wines make interesting investment assets?  07:19 - Expectations for wine investments for the year ahead

Savills Singapore recently announced the sale of shopping mall Ming Arcade at a record-breaking price. Setting a new price benchmark in Singapore, this exceeds the previous price record that Hong Kong-listed Shun Tak Holdings paid for Park House en bloc sale site in 2018. On Money in the Market, finance producer Hongbin Jeong speaks to the man who brokered the deal - Jeremy Lake, Managing Director of Capital Markets & Investment Sales at Savills Singapore, to find out more.

As we come closer to the end of the year, how have REITs performed? What were some of the trends we saw when it came to investing in REITs? And what can we expect for the year ahead? And what type of REITs should investors look out for next year? On Money in the Market, finance producer Hongbin Jeong speaks to Vijay Natarajan, Analyst at RHB Group and Rachel Tan, Property, REITs and Healthcare Analyst at DBS Group Research to find out more.

The coming 2023 may be “another exciting year” for the telecom sector, with mobile recovery set to continue, led by doubling of 5G users and tourist arrivals. Before we ring in the new year, on Money in the Market, we discuss the telco sector. How did they perform in 2022? Were there any surprises? Sachin Mittal, Head of telecom, media and technology research at DBS joins us to help us dive in deeper on what moved the telco sector in 2022. Highlights: 00:43 - Overview of the telco sector in 2022 01:44 - Why Singapore's telcos remained resilient again inflationary pressures 04:36 - How did Singtel perform this year?  05:24 - Was there a positive momentum in Singtel's mobile revenue recovery this year? 06:12 - Outlook for telco sector in 2023

ESG and climate investing were thrust into new spotlights in 2022. Global regulators introduced rule proposals aiming reduce greenwashing in the fund industry.  To recap the year that was - and what we can expect in 2023 when it comes to ESG investing Rachel Kelly spoke with Miranda Carr, Head of Applied ESG & Climate Research, MSCI. 

New private home sales slid to an eight-year low in November as developers held back on major new launches amid the seasonal year-end slowdown. That said - property prices and rentals continued to rise for most of 2022. With a high interest rate environment and with other macro economic issues - what does the year ahead hold for the property sector? Rachel Kelly spoke to Ismail Gafoor, Chief Executive Officer, PROPNEX to find out. 

Rising interest rates have boosted the banking sector. So how much did our banks benefit? On Money in the Market, Thilan Wickramasinghe, Head of Research at Maybank Securities Singapore, joins us to take a closer look at the year our local lenders have had.

From laying flat, to quiet quitting, and even quiet firing - the job sector has been flooded with an array of news terms over the past 12 months.  What does this mean for job seekers? And what skills should you look at to navigate the job market in the year ahead? Rachel Kelly speaks to Adrian Choo, CEO/Founder of Career Agility International to find out. Highlights: 01:03 - What term best describes the career sector of 2022 02:47 - Should people continue to network during the course of their career? 04:14 - The return to the workplace 06:44 - What's important when you are working for a promotion? 07:39 - What are some of the hiring trends to look out for in 2023?

The Covid-19 lockdowns in China, monetary policy in the US and the fallout from the energy crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have heavily moved the commodity markets this year. So how did commodities perform overall? And will it be another choppy year for commodities in 2023? On Money in the Market, Priyanka Sachdeva, Market Analyst at Phillip Nova, joins us to tell us more.

The Covid-19 pandemic significantly affected the health of Singaporeans, with fewer of them engaging in physical activity and the country seeing a drop in the number of people going for chronic disease and recommended cancer screening. Rachel Kelly speaks to Joyce Teo, Senior Health correspondent at The Straits Times to find out more.