Your Money with Michelle Martin

With an ROI of around 35% and up for the token since its inception in 2017, how has one form of digital gold been faring in in these volatile times? Michelle Martin speaks with Shaun Djie, Co-Founder and COO of Digix the world’s first asset-backed digital gold token to find out more about the factors driving digital gold. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you feel anxious every time you see a rise in COVID-19 cases? Have you been waking earlier than usual or finding yourself awake many times during the night? Michelle Martin speaks to Professor Kua Ee Heok, Author of Speaking Up for Mental Illness and Professor in Psychiatry and Neuroscience & Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore, for expert tips on dealing with COVID-19 related stress.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Real investors provide real insights in conversation with Michelle Martin. Today's invited guest, Naveen Kumar,  Founder and CEO of Nityo Infotech Services who created a privately held IT services company with 15,000 global employees shares his reading of market news for investors.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Could simple adjustments before, during and after a video interview make a dramatic difference in whether you come across as the assured, perfect candidate for the job?  Michelle Martin speaks with Grant Torrens, Regional Director at Hays Singapore to find out what professionals can use to sharpen their on-screen presence in a video interview.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Market View Wrap today, co-hosts JP Ong and Claressa Monteiro are joined by Geoff Howie, SGX Strategic Analyst, to discuss China's first quarter GDP contraction, new measures giving S-REITs greater flexibility to manage their cash flow and the continuing implications of COVID 19 globally. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1971, an essay by highly regarded Malaysian sociologist Syed Hussein Alatas argued for a critical appraisal of Raffles. That work has been republished by his son, who is National University of Singapore Professor in the departments of Sociology and Malay studies, Syed Farid Alatas. Prof Alatas joins Michelle Martin to discuss why the less than humanitarian historical actions of Raffles have gone woefully unexamined for so long. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Real estate investment trusts listed on the Singapore Exchange will soon benefit from new measures that will give them greater flexibility to manage their cash flows and raise funds amid an operating environment made challenging by COVID-19. Michelle Martin speaks to Kenny Loh, REIT Specialist and Independent Financial Advisor to discuss these new rules to help REITS with cash flow and the reaction across the REITS to this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the ongoing spread of COVID-19, there have been major disruptions to education.  Michelle Martin speaks with Christian Soulard, Principal of International French School Singapore, to discuss how schools can ensure continuity in education in the face of COVID-19.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is a decline in oil likely to boost demand for storage and transport? Are any of the banks in Singapore in better shape than the others? Singapore REITS  -  what is their outlook for the year? And which investors have been profiting and which hit hardest by the market turmoil? Michelle Martin puts these questions to Arun Pai, Chief Strategy Officer at AsiaCollect.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin speaks with Tong Hoe Sng, Director and Head of Wealth Management for Aura Group  about US Junk bonds, CDL Hospitality Trust and his stocks to watch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.