The Business Times Podcasts

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: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. In this 111th episode of Money Hacks, BT correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Cathy Hackl, chief metaverse officer of the Futures Intelligence Group about lucrative investment opportunities in the metaverse and how to navigate this growing space.  Highlights (click/tap above): 03:20 Why inv...

Synopsis: The Business Times Podcast channel showcases niche series Money Hacks, Mark To Market and WealthBT, and sponsored series. In this episode, BT correspondent Howie Lim hosts Nathalie Flury and Michael Schröter, co-heads of Sustainable Healthcare Equity at HSBC Asset Management, as they break down sustainable healthcare investing and why now is the time to get involved.   This epi...

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: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. In this 110th episode of Money Hacks, correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Christopher Tan, founder and CEO of Providend about whether you can DIY estate planning and the common mistakes to avoid. Highlights of the conversation: (click/tap above) 02:16 Common deterrents to estate planning 04:30...

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: The Business Times Podcast channel showcases niche series Money Hacks, Mark To Market and WealthBT, and sponsored series. 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 analysts.  Highlights of the conversation: (click/tap a...

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: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. In this 109th episode of Money Hacks, correspondent Howie Lim speaks to co-founder of Sophia and gender lens investor, Tanya Rolfe about closing the gender investing gap through education, especially since women investors thrash their male counterparts.  Highlights (click/tap above)&nbsp...

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: The Business Times Podcast channel showcases niche series Money Hacks, Mark To Market and WealthBT, and sponsored series. In this episode, how to make your SME more profitable with low cost digital solutions, including standard website building, payment integration, analytics and mentorship. Correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Wong Wenbin, Head of GrabPay at Grab Singapor​e. This episode i...

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. In this 108th episode of Money Hacks, correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Evie Zhang, co-founder and CEO of Coinomo about cryptocurrency’s outlook for 2022 and beyond, and also whether non-fungible tokens should factor in your portfolio as well. Highlights of the conversation (click/tap a...

Synopsis: The Business Times Podcast channel showcases niche series Money Hacks, Mark To Market and WealthBT, and sponsored series. This episode focuses on how businesses can prepare for the imminent wave of mandatory ESG disclosures. BT correspondent Howie Lim hosts Kelvin Tan, Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Finance & Investments, Asean at HSBC. This episode is brought to you by HSBC:...

Synopsis: The Business Times Podcast channel showcases niche series Money Hacks, Mark To Market and WealthBT, and sponsored series. 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 analysts’ take on it.  Highlights of the conversa...

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: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. In this 107th episode of Money Hacks, BT correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Victor Wong, senior director, head of UOBAM Sustainability Office, UOB Asset Management about how ESG investing can make money but greenwashing needs to be top of mind. This episode is brought to you by UOBAM: https://...

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: The Business Times Podcast channel showcases niche series Money Hacks, Mark To Market and WealthBT, and sponsored series. This episode focuses on how sustainability can open up new business growth opportunities for SMEs. BT correspondent Howie Lim hosts William Longhurst, head of propositions and business development at HSBC, to discuss concrete steps SMEs can take now. This episode is b...

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This week's 106th episode takes a deeper look into Buy Now Pay Later platforms. How risky are they for consumers and will regulation really help? Correspondent Howie Lim speaks with Lim Kell Jay, Head of Grab Financial Group Singapore.  Highlights of the conversation: Concerns raised wit...

Synopsis: The Business Times Podcast channel showcases niche series Money Hacks, Mark To Market and WealthBT, and sponsored series. This episode focuses on investment opportunities in cloud computing, and how you should educate yourself on the risks and challenges of cloud stocks. Correspondent Howie Lim hosts Andy Budden, investment director, Capital Group. This episode is brought to you by Capit...

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: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. In this 105th episode of Money Hacks, BT correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Koh Hwee Joo, senior director, Sustainability Office at UOB Asset Management, about how doing good doesn’t mean sacrificing returns these days with ESG investing. This episode is brought to you by UOBAM - https://www.u...

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: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. In this 104th episode of Money Hacks, correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Morgan Terigi, CEO and co-founder of Incomlend about how cash-strapped SMEs can access diversified sources of working capital, especially during these challenging times. Highlights of the conversation: SMEs’ lack of...