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8 Oct, 2024
Market View: China stock rally fizzles. Where will it head to next?
The rally in Chinese markets lost steam today after a briefing from the country’s National Development and Reform Commission gave few details on further stimulus. Isaac Lim, Chief Market Strategist of investment platform moomoo Singapore, weighs in with a fundamental and technical analysis of the present Chinese markets rally.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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7 Oct, 2024
Viewpoint: 99-to-1 property transactions. Are such deals legal?
A mother and son duo are facing five charges each for giving false and misleading information to the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) during its audit of cases of the so-called “99-to-1” arrangement for private properties. This is the first prosecution of taxpayers providing false and misleading information to Iras during its investigation into the two-step “99-to-1” property transactions for possible tax avoidance.  On Viewpoint, law-trained Invest Editor at The Straits Times, Tan Ooi Boon, shares his views about 99-to-1 property transactions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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7 Oct, 2024
Market View: The Yen weakens further. How is it faring against the USD and SGD?
Japan's currency hits a two-month low amid geopolitical tensions and strong employment figures from the United States. How is the Yen faring against the USD and the SGD? Yeap Junrong, Market Strategist at IG explains this to us as well as his thesis for a trade idea. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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4 Oct, 2024
Are multi-country productions the future of Southeast Asian cinema?
Independent cinema in Southeast Asia has been on the rise recently. A new generation of filmmakers in this region are making an impact on the world stage. While independent filmmakers face countless obstacles, the community has sought ways to fuel growth and ambition. Vietnamese horror comedy film, 'Don’t Cry, Butterfly', which Singapore was involved in, has won two awards at this year's Venice International Film Festival.The debut film by Vietnamese film-maker Duong Dieu Linh, held its world premiere at Venice Critics’ Week. It was presented with the section’s top prize for Best Film and the Verona Film Club Award for Most Innovative Film. The Vietnam-Singapore-Philippines-Indonesia production was supported by the Infocomm Media Development Authority's (IMDA)Singapore Film Commission, through the Southeast Asia Co-production Grant. We speak with Tan Si En of Singapore-based Momo Film Co about the business of filmmaking in Southeast Asia. Si En is the producer for the award-winning 'Don't Cry, Butterfly'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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3 Oct, 2024
Industry Insight: Why cooling measures are good for the luxury property market
Singapore’s reputation as a hub for luxury living and investment has been growing steadily. A stable political environment and a robust economy are just some of the factors that have attracted affluent buyers and investors from around the globe.To that end, Christie's International Real Estate, a global leader in luxury real estate, has recently launched operations in Singapore, marking a significant milestone in its Southeast Asia expansion strategy. At the helm of this new venture is Himmat Singh, joint Managing Director, Christie’s International Real Estate Singapore. Himmat shares more about the luxury real estate market in the region and Christie's plans in the near future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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3 Oct, 2024
Viewpoint: Former Singapore minister S Iswaran sentenced to 12 months' jail
Former Transport Minister S. Iswaran has been sentenced to 12 months’ jail, in a high-profile trial that has gripped Singapore. This was more than what the prosecution had asked for. He had pleaded guilty to accepting gifts worth more than S$403,000 while in public office, as well as obstructing the course of justice. Linette Lai, Assistant News Editor from The Straits Times tells us more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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2 Oct, 2024
ECO MONEY: Lack of employee sustainability training holding organisations back
Sustainability may be a top business priority, BUT would it surprise you to know that only 6% of business leaders report that their organisation has completed at least one round of sustainability implementation according to  NTUC Learning Hub’s Sustainability for Business Resilience Report 2024. Holding back efforts seems to be a gap between management and employee expectations when it comes to sustainability training and implementation.  Rachel Kelly speaks to Mr Low Choon Chye Head, Sustainability, NTUC LearningHub to get the details.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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2 Oct, 2024
Industry Insight: Singapore’s deep tech start-up landscape. Hear from this founder.
Singapore has positioned itself as a hub for deep tech ventures, leveraging its knowledge-intensive economy and world-class research institutions. Skilled deep tech entrepreneurs receive increased support through grants, subsidies and investments.  On Industry Insight, Associate Professor Benjamin Tee, Vice President (Ecosystem Building) at the National University of Singapore, who has founded and sold a medtech startup, sheds more light on Singapore’s deep tech innovation and investment landscape and the current state of Singapore’s deep tech start-up ecosystem.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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2 Oct, 2024
Viewpoint: Tim Walz and JD Vance's 2024 VP debate. Who won?
Vice-president candidates JD Vance from the Republican Party and Tim Walz from the Democratic Party engaged in a vice-presidential debate today in what could be the last  face-to-face showdown for both camps, before the November 5 US election.  How did both VP Candidates perform? What's the outlook for the final 5 weeks before the election? Do Vice-President debates even matter? Samuel Garrett, Research Associate at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney weighs in on the Veep debate and gave his take on the impact of such debates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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1 Oct, 2024
Industry Insight: Putting applications closer to users through edge computing
The technology industry is at an exciting juncture. Cloud services provider Akamai launched an initiative earlier this year, to help companies deliver better experiences by moving their workloads closer to end-users. Akamai aims to increase its cloud-computing network with an additional 10 regions worldwide in the first quarter of this year and then another 75 throughout the rest of the year. Jay Jenkins, CTO, Akamai, shares insights into edge computing and the company's current efforts to interweave cloud computing capabilities into its large-scale edge network to become the preferred cloud computing platform. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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