Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

Chinese President Xi Jinping has wrapped his high-stakes tour of Southeast Asia. From Vietnam to Malaysia and Cambodia, President Xi urged regional economies to stand together, after US President Donald Trump ramped up its tariffs against most countries - with its biggest targets on China, who has since hit back with tit-for-tat tariffs.  Professor Lawrence Loh, Director, Centre for Governance and Sustainability, NUS Business School, breaks down what this all means for the Southeast Asian region. Produced & Presented by: Audrey Siek Edited by Chua Meng Choon Photo credits: Reuters via The Straits Times See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today is World Creativity and Innovation Day! It’s a day to celebrate those brilliant, weird, and sometimes accidental ideas that completely change how we live, work, and play. Take the microwave oven, for example - or chopsticks. Stuff we use everyday that were invented by some creative soul with an idea, who had luck and happy accidents! Audrey and Ryan explore some of these essential daily items we use that were complete flukes.   Presented by Audrey Siek & Ryan Huang Produced and edited by Audrey Siek Photo & Music credit: Pixabay & its talented community of contributorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mak Yuen Teen, Professor (Practice) of Accounting & Director at the Centre for Investor Protection, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore discusses why it is regulators should promote hybrid annual general meetings (AGMs) for companies listed on the Singapore Exchange - beyond just physical meetings. He points out this allows for great engagement with shareholders, ultimately fostering better corporate governance and more active investor interest. Produced/Presented: Ryan HuangSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Does life feel too busy? Too much to do, too little time to do it in? If you answered yes to both these questions, this Breakfast Bites edition will be music to your ears. Emaad and Audrey dive into 4 tips you can experiment with to cut out all that schedule stress! Have a listen and give them a try!   Presented by Emaad Akhtar & Audrey Siek Produced and edited by Emaad Akhtar Photo & music credits: Pixabay & its talented community of contributorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever wondered what it really takes to start your own asset management company? In the episode of Mind Your Business, the Breakfast Show is joined by Joseph Ong, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Euro Asia Asset Management to unpack the real story behind launching a regulated investment firm — from the first bold idea to navigating regulations, finding the right team, and bridging markets across Asia and Europe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you are on social media (who isn’t?), you’d see all sorts of trends that people jump on. The viral cookie challenge with their kids, the ice bucket challenge for ALS back in the day,  Wes Anderson style videos… it always seems to happen overnight, and before you know it, your feed is flooded. Why do we do it? What is it about these social media trends that makes us jump in and copy them? Psychologists weigh in, and it’s time to find out why.   Presented by Audrey Siek & Emaad Akhtar Produced and edited by Audrey Siek Photo & Music credit: Pixabay & its talented community of contributorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US President Trump’s tariffs are sending shockwaves to every part of the global economy and it says a lot on the Ministry of Trade and Industry’s new forecast for Singapore’s 2025 GDP - expected to come in at zero percent to 2 percent. So how should investors be digesting this pessimistic outlook and how should we be positioning our portfolio today? Find out with Dan Koh as he invites Kelly Chia, Head of Investment Strategy, UOB Private Bank to discuss how to strategically navigate your portfolio in this economic uncertainty and what the future presents for fixed income and the commodities market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Singpass app is one that we’re all so familiar with - granting seamless access to our CPF statements and even instantaneously filling up official documents with a single tap. But how does that face scan recognise our features, especially in this age of AI where deepfakes remain prevalent in every facet of our lives? Dominic Forrest, CTO of iProov joins the Breakfast Show to discuss the key to stopping identity fraud in its tracks, protecting businesses against deepfakes, and what it really takes to keep our digital lives secure.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Polling Day set for 3rd May, the countdown is on for Singapore to vote for 97 Members of Parliament, who will serve the country for the next five years.  We are just a week away from Nomination Day, slated for 23rd April, of which the finalised list of candidates will be confirmed. Then, it's 9 days of whirlwind campaigning, before a cooling off day. Fielding 30 potential new faces, this election will be the first under the leadership of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.  On the Breakfast Show, Audrey Siek speaks to Eugene Tan, Associate Professor of Law from the Yong Pung How School of Law at Singapore Management University, to talk about the key issues that are top of mind for Singaporeans, and the reasons behind our shorter campaign periods.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Todd Rabold, Investment Management Partner from the Callan Family Office shares his insights on on the topsy-turvy market movements in recent days and whether traditional safe havens like US Treasuries and the dollar are losing their appeal in light of President Trump’s new tariffs. He also weighs in on consumer sentiments and if he foresees a notable pullback or reallocation by investors in the short term.  Presented by: Emaad AkhtarProduced by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)Photo credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributorsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.