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Synopsis: Learn to protect and grow your wealth in this monthly Business Times podcast series for affluent individuals, hosted by BT wealth editor Genevieve Cua.  Getting older is part of life, but has the reality of living a long life really set in? Living to a good senior age should be a welcome thing – but with some caveats. In this episode, Genevieve Cua explores this and gets insig...

Synopsis: Listen to Ben Paul's analysis and insight on market trends and corporate issues in Singapore in this podcast series based on his weekly column in The Business Times . How did the sponsor of Mapletree Commercial Trust and Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust save their proposed merger? Senior Correspondent Ben Paul gives his take and offers investment views on the two Reits.  Highli...

Synopsis: Learn to protect and grow your wealth in this monthly Business Times podcast series for affluent individuals, hosted by BT wealth editor Genevieve Cua.  In this episode of WealthBT, wealth editor Genevieve Cua discusses the financial vulnerabilities of high-net-worth individuals, who have wealth and health concerns and how careful planning can help them meet their goals. Guests in t...

Synopsis: Learn to protect and grow your wealth in this monthly Business Times podcast series for affluent individuals, hosted by BT wealth editor Genevieve Cua.  In this episode of WealthBT, wealth editor Genevieve Cua talks about what sustainable healthcare really means and why the social factor in terms of ESG is so important as an investor. Nathalie Flury, co-head of sustainable healthcar...

Synopsis: Hosted by senior correspondent Leslie Yee, PropertyBT shares insights on all things Singapore property to help you on your property investment journey, including comments from industry players. In this episode of PropertyBT, Leslie delves into the topic of the purchase of build-to-order or BTO flats from the Housing & Development Board or HDB. He suggests raising the income ceiling f...

Synopsis: Listen to Ben Paul's analysis and insight on market trends and corporate issues in Singapore in this podcast series based on his weekly column in The Business Times . In this 17th episode of the Mark To Market podcast, senior correspondent Ben Paul looks at how the Ukraine war is pulling the risk of shifting geopolitics sharply into focus for investors and corporate boards.  Highlig...

Synopsis: Learn to protect and grow your wealth in this monthly Business Times podcast series for affluent individuals, hosted by BT wealth editor Genevieve Cua.  In this 11th episode of WealthBT, wealth editor Genevieve Cua talks about the challenge of retirement income and presents workable options. Highlights (click/tap above):  01:22 Why securing a retirement income is challenging 03...

Synopsis: Get insights from The Business Times on all things Singapore property, to help you in your property investment journey from senior correspondent Leslie Yee and industry players. In this episode, senior correspondent Leslie Yee discusses his article arguing that physical offices continue to be relevant despite the rise of remote working and that Grade A spaces will outperform.  It al...

Synopsis: Listen to Ben Paul's analysis and insight on market trends and corporate issues in Singapore in this podcast series based on his weekly column in The Business Times . In this 16th episode of the Mark To Market podcast, senior correspondent Ben Paul delves into why the latest real estate investment trust (Reit) mergers seem to be facing resistance, and responds to criticism of his column...

Synopsis: Get insights from The Business Times on all things Singapore property, to help you in your property investment journey from senior correspondent Leslie Yee and industry players. In this episode, senior correspondent Leslie Yee discusses his article arguing that private homes in Singapore are not far too expensive. It also features property analysts’ takes on the affordability of pr...

Synopsis: Learn to protect and grow your wealth in this monthly Business Times podcast series for affluent individuals, hosted by BT wealth editor Genevieve Cua.  In this tenth episode of WealthBT, Genevieve Cua talks about some of the investment themes in 2022 and how they might impact your portfolio. Highlights (click/tap above):  01:24 Four key themes for 2022: Inflation rears its hea...

Synopsis: Listen to Ben Paul's analysis and insight on market trends and corporate issues in Singapore in this podcast series based on his weekly column in The Business Times. In this 15th episode of the Mark To Market podcast, senior correspondent Ben Paul talks about why investors should tread carefully during the first few months of 2022, and where Peter Lynch wannabes might find multibagger st...

Synopsis: Learn to protect and grow your wealth in this monthly Business Times podcast series for affluent individuals, hosted by BT wealth editor Genevieve Cua.  In this ninth episode of WealthBT, wealth editor Genevieve Cua talks about how to maximise your CPF and SRS savings for retirement. Highlights (click/tap above):  2:21 Highlights of the Supplementary Retirement Scheme and inves...

Synopsis: Get insights from The Business Times on all things Singapore property, to help you in your property investment journey from senior correspondent Leslie Yee and industry players. In this episode, correspondent Howie Lim hosts senior correspondent Leslie Yee to discuss the exclusion of singles from the new PLH model and its investment viability. It also features comments from property anal...

Synopsis: Listen to Ben Paul's analysis and insight on market trends and corporate issues in Singapore in this podcast series based on his weekly column in The Business Times. In this 14th episode of the Mark To Market podcast, BT's senior correspondent Ben Paul surveys placements that Singapore-listed Reits have done this year, and explains why investors should be wary of the discounts at which t...

Synopsis: Get insights from The Business Times on all things Singapore property, to help you in your property investment journey from senior correspondent Leslie Yee and industry players. In this episode, BT digital editor Chris Lim hosts senior correspondent Leslie Yee to discuss his article Renting can be a viable alternative to owning a private home in Singapore . It also features property anal...

Synopsis: Learn to protect and grow your wealth in this monthly Business Times podcast series for affluent individuals, hosted by BT wealth editor Genevieve Cua.  In this eighth episode of WealthBT, wealth editor Genevieve Cua talks about the various investing approaches or strategies that today, fall under the sustainable label. This episode is brought to you by Prudential: https://www.prude...

Synopsis: Listen to Ben Paul's analysis and insight on market trends and corporate issues in Singapore in this podcast series based on his weekly column in The Business Times . In this 13th episode of the Mark To Market podcast, BT's senior correspondent Ben Paul delves into the issue of why Reit mergers have drawn controversy; what’s driving these deals; and how investors can protect themse...

Synopsis: Learn to protect and grow your wealth in this monthly Business Times podcast series for affluent individuals, hosted by BT wealth editor Genevieve Cua.  In this seventh episode of WealthBT, wealth editor Genevieve Cua talks about how your investment can make a positive difference to climate change. This episode is brought to you by Prudential: https://www.prudential.com.sg/ Highligh...

Synopsis: Listen to Ben Paul's analysis and insight on market trends and corporate issues in Singapore in this podcast series based on his weekly column in The Business Times. In this 12th episode of the Mark To Market podcast, BT's senior correspondent Ben Paul looks at how Straits Trading’s efforts to transform itself have sparked a more than 50 per cent rally in its stock price this year....

Synopsis: Learn to protect and grow your wealth in this monthly Business Times podcast series for affluent individuals.  How do you balance multiple financial goals? BT Wealth editor Genevieve Cua speaks with Angeline Alexander, Prudential’s head of high net worth and affluent segments, in  this sixth episode of WealthBT, brought to you by Ascend by Prudential: https://www.prudenti...

Synopsis: Learn to protect and grow your wealth in this monthly Business Times podcast series for affluent individuals. BT wealth editor Genevieve Cua looks into how an expected longer life span can help you achieve more holistic financial planning, in this fifth episode of WealthBT, brought to you by Ascend by Prudential: https://www.prudential.com.sg/ascend She tackles the following points: Impl...

Synopsis: Listen to Ben Paul's analysis and insight on market trends and corporate issues in Singapore in this podcast series based on his weekly column in The Business Times. In this 11th episode of the Mark To Market podcast, BT's senior correspondent Ben Paul examines the long term performance of the Singapore market, and offers three strategies to beat the Straits Times Index going forward.&nb...

Synopsis: Learn to protect and grow your wealth in this new Business Times monthly podcast series for affluent individuals. In this fourth episode of the WealthBT podcast, BT's wealth editor Genevieve Cua looks into the profitability of Integrated Shield portfolios. Most insurers’ Shield results staged a turnaround in 2020. What does this mean for you? She tackles the following points: Integ...

Synopsis: Listen to Ben Paul's analysis and insight on market trends and corporate issues in Singapore in this podcast series based on his weekly column in The Business Times. In this 10th episode of the Mark To Market podcast, BT's senior correspondent Ben Paul talks about CapitaLand's big restructuring exercise, which has made it the third best performing STI component stock so far this year.&nb...