Live Well with Michelle

Niki Ong, Senior Manager at Li-nk talks about Wolero's new app for customers interested to book a limousine in Singapore. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singapore has taken the No.1 spot for real estate investment prospects in terms of price increases next year. Lee Nai Jia, Senior Director and Head of Research at Knight Frank Singapore weighs in. He discusses the opportunities for property investors in Singapore and shares the countries he thinks would be good to invest in overseas property. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Arun Pai, Chief Kristals Officer at Kristal. AI sheds light on the latest developements this week. Topics include MAS seeking to allow derivatives of payment tokens to be traded on approved exchanges in Singapore, US and China 90-day extension, WeWork, Softbank and Saudi Aramco. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

VUE is the next iconic rooftop bar and grill destination overlooking some of the most stunning vistas of Marina Bay and the Singapore skyline, and is now open to offer an epicurean adventure unlike any other in Singapore. Benedict Tan, General Manager of VUE and Sommelier Joel Lim shares more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Kevyn Yong, Chief Learning Officer at the Singapore Institute of Management shares why he thinks AI is a tool for innovation and why companies should use AI to make consumers' lives easier and simpler, quoting Spotify as one of the examples he provided. He has previously tailored customised leadership and innovation programmes for many organisations, including Amazon and ATOS in France, eBay an...

More than 25% of people aged 15 to 62 who have disabilities are employed, this according to the annual Comprehensive Labour Force Survey. The sectors employing most of these people are community, social and personal services, food services, administrative and support services, and manufacturing. But what can we do to increase this number and encourage more companies to hire PWDs? And how can PWDs...

If you think about your portfolio as a football club, how can you better structure your investments? If central banks start issuing digital foreign currencies what could this mean for the future of banks and FX? Benn Ng, Managing Director and Head of Southeast Asia at Raffles Family Office debunks the myths and common mistakes retail investors make when approaching not only FX but their entire por...

It is perhaps the most important book on climate change to read. David Wallace-Wells, author of The Uninhabitable Earth takes us to life after warming and how climate change is likely to transform how we all live on the planet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Curated shopping platform L’effet is helping you to accumulate travel miles while you shop at luxury brands like Temperley London, Penhaligon’s, Ettinger London and George Cleverly. L’effet has also recently inked a partnership with Singapore Airlines and shoppers can now collect Krisflyer miles when shopping at these luxury brands in London. Ulrike Pohl, Co-founder of L’ef...

Most Singaporeans think that buying a property makes more financial sense in the long-term than to rent, which explains why majority of Singaporeans own a property. What are some factors to take into consideration when deciding between owning or renting a property? We find out with Mohamed Ismail Gafoor, Chairman and CEO of Propnex Limited ( who also shares which of his own apartments was complete...

Avid comic collector Brighton Yap has been collecting comics for 29 years, spent some $200,000 which has paid off. His copy of 'Amazing Fantasy 15' bought at a 2015 Comic Convention for US$17,000 has gained three times its value. Brighton shares his top pick for the comic that could gain and you could get your hands on at the upcoming Singapore Comic Con in December. See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

When his university pal turned up in a car he bought from money made in the stock market, Ethan Ho decided it was time to learn about investing. Ethan is Director of Business Development and Marketing at InvestingNote. We find out if the "social" factor at this site helps investors uncover the hidden gems, and if the connections at the social networking site for investors can lead to better outcom...

Hong Kong shopping centre, Festival Walk, faced great damage after protesters attacked the mall. The mall is also owned by Singapore-listed Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MNACT). We ask Krystal. AI's Chief Kristals officer who leads investment on the platform what is on his stocks to watch list in Hong Kong and for his views on the biggest headlines investors are digesting. Saudi Aramco, A...

Yale or Wharton? A seat an elite school could be within reach for you. We get to know the CEO and Founder of ExecOnline, Stephen Bailey.  ExecOnline collaborates with top business schools, including Berkeley-Haas, Chicago Booth, Columbia, IMD, MIT-Sloan, Stanford GSB, Wharton, and Yale, to rapidly deliver online leadership development programs that generate lasting organizational impact.&nbsp...

How much money should you prepare when getting your first home and how does this amount differ when you’re considering a BTO, EC or a resale flat? Kenneth Lou, CEO of Seedly, Kenneth Fong, Editor at Seedly and Darius Cheung, Co-Founder and CEO of 99.co weighs in. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Online platform Workana connects freelancers to businesses looking to hire highly-skilled talent for projects and continues to foster ongoing relationships between the two parties. What are they doing to create the right match? Tomas O'Farrell, Co-Founder of Workana shares more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We may think it's all about what you say, but sometimes you need to stop talking to make what you want happen. Tim Castle, author of 'The Art of Negotiation' shares how you can position yourself for more possibilities in life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is the future of driverless cars in Singapore? CapitaLand is teaming up with NavInfo DataTech and TPG Telecom to build a 5G smart estate trial site to test 5G-enabled Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) technologies. Navinfo is backed by Tencent and is currently creating detailed digital maps for up to 30 million self-driving cars in China alone. We speak to map service provider NavInfo -...

Can you buy an HDB in a distressed sale? You want a real deal but there are several different auction platforms to consider in Singapore. What are the pros and cons of buying a property through an auction? We break it down with Mohamed Ismail Gafoor, Chairman and CEO of Propnex Limited. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From social buying, complex promo schemes, selling apartments via auctions, to getting you to "game" and donate your points in red packets, Alibaba has generated in one day, more online gross merchandise volume than all US retailers on Black Friday and Cyber Monday since 2013. E-commerce players like Alibaba, JD.com, Lazada and Shopee all want you to buy with them. We take you behind the schemes w...

It's a chart that tracks the spread between the 10-year Treasury and the 2-year Treasury yields, but what does the yield curve really tell investors? What are contrarian calls and how has StashAway made decisions to do with Gold and European Equities? Freddy Lim, CIO of StashAway shares more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Forget 5G, China said yesterday that it is working on 6G networks. Author of 'Tech Titans Of China' , Rebecca A. Fannin takes us beyond the page of her gripping and extensively researched book to describe China's grab for superpower status in tech, mobile and e-commerce. Besides Alibaba and Tencent, Rebecca shares who the new important players in China's enterprise scene are today. Host Michelle M...

Join  Michelle Martin , as she speaks to Arun Pai, Chief Kristals Officer, Kristal. AI  about TransferWise’s partnership with Asian e-wallets and the outlook for a potential 2020 recession. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He is widely recognised as one of Singapore’s most prolific composers, whose works draw upon Singapore’s rich musical traditions and cultures. Eric Watson learnt to play the piano and violin growing up in the UK, and have since moved to Singapore in 1991 and successfully fused diverse musical and cultural sources. We’re talking to composer, conductor, music technologist and educa...

Join  Michelle Martin , as she speaks to Kenneth Lou, CEO, Seedly , Kelvin Lam, Singapore Country Manager, YouTrip , Dhruv Arora, Founder & CEO, Syfe and Kelvin Teo, Co-Founder & CEO, Funding Societies about FinTech in Singapore, its future and how it impacts the operations of multicurrency management, robo-advisors and peer-to-peer lenders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...