Your Money with Michelle Martin

It is a fascinating look at how colonialism shaped the relationship between Singaporeans and animals - from the feral to the domesticated - across a sweep of imperial history rooted in Singapore and South East Asia. Author Timothy Barnard talks with Michelle Martin about his new book, Imperial Creatures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin speaks with David Baey, CEO of Mortgage Master about the help available for people who need to defer mortgage payments and weighs in on when would be a good time to refinance or buy-in to the property market in Singapore.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is the show that explains the mechanics of Contract For Difference trading  in layman terms.  Can you "buy" a DBS share using CFD?Have an interest in US stocks, soybeans or oil?Then you may have sat up hearing about this morning's changes in MAS's monetary policy and are wondering if they will impact the SGD-USD currency pair? How can you trade in CFD's from your viewpoint where the market is heading? We put the big questions on CFD trading to Tony Lim, Singapore Head of the world's biggest CFD provider, the IG Group.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin speaks with Wai Fook Chai , Partner of Tax Services  from EY and Samir Bedi, EY Asean Workforce Advisory Leader  from Ernst & Young Solutions to discuss their perspective on the Resilience Budget, the impact of this on a variety of sectors and the workforce at large. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sumit Agarwal, Professor of Finance, Economics and Real Estate at the NUS Business School shares his views on the Resilience Supplementary Budget. Will we see an expected multiplier effect? Will wage support stave off job losses and besides fiscal schemes what other measures could Singapore employ to help the economy ride out the “black swan event” - COVID 19?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He's part of group that manages $900 million in assets and advises clients on suitable investments. What do investors need to know about the money being spent to support Singapore's economy. Are there still sweet spots and value buys? Mr. Tong Hoe Sng, Director and Head of Wealth Management for Aura Group  speaks to Michelle Martin to share his views. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should landlords do without 15% of the portion of sales added to rentals? Will trimming the GTO be the lifeline for struggling restaurants?Wei Chan, Assistant Honorary Secretary of the Restaurant Association of Singapore also weighs in on the extent to which the supplemental support package can help the food services sector.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does a veteren investor see when he looks out over the market today? Shares of local banks are trading below their book values right now, does this mean they are good buys?  SIA requested a halt in the trading of its shares this morning. What are some doing to keep their airlines afloat? Guest: Arun Pai,  Chief Strategy Officer at AsiaCollect  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are the number of bankruptcies are set to  rise? Can you avoid being part of the bloodbath? CEO of Azure capital, Terence Wong shares his insights and investment strategy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve given our guest a challenge today - can we learn Technical Analysis without the Tears?  And what can TA indicate about Trends, Timing and Price in an unprecedented scenario of markets crashing because of a virus? Michelle Martin speaks with BC Low, President of TA Consultancy for his insights into TA and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.