Your Money with Michelle Martin

Why is Unilever splitting off its ice cream unit? What’s driving the M&A activity in the pharma space? And why didn't the yen rally on news of Japan’s interest rate hike? Michelle Martin puts these questions and more to Yeap Jun Rong, Market Strategist, IG Markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Leave your loved ones your money, not disputes", says our guest. Michelle Martin and Justin Chan, Managing Partner, Justin Chan Chambers LLP reflect on 2 cases of disputes to help us all with legacy planning.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Market View, Michelle Martin and Yeap Jun Rong, Market Strategist, IG Markets find out what’s the latest behind Apple and Google’s collaboration, Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot, and why Japan is due for an interest rate hike. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's the latest on director deals for this week? Why do some analysts think that Apple is behaving more like a defensive stock than a high-growth tech? And what do you need to know about the week ahead? Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang analyze it all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who were the best and worst S-REITs performers of February 2024? And with US inflation staying persistent, how might this affect the US Fed interest rate cut roadmap and ultimately, the growth of S-REITs for the rest of this year? Which S-Reit's could be mutl-baggers and why? Michelle Martin asks Kenny Loh, REIT Specialist and Independent Financial Advisor. Curious about the screeners Michelle talks about in this episode? Kenny gives listeners access to a 1-month free pass, promo code RSxMoneyFM, for his screener at https://reitsavvy.com/reits-screener  ( Pass ends on April 15 2024 )  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we look forward to St Patrick's Day celebrations this Sunday in Singapore, Michelle Martin meets the visiting cabinet minister, Ms.Hildegarde Naughton TD, Ireland's Government Chief Whip and Minister of State for Health. They discuss relations between Ireland and Singapore and the sectors of opportunities for deeper business collaboration. They also talk about the Irish public's rejection of the proposed amendments of the constitution which would have widened the definition of family and would have replaced references to women's "life within the home".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why is Cisco acquiring Splunk? How should investors be reading AstraZeneca’s purchase of Amolyt Pharma? And what’s the bullish argument for Japanese stocks? Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang unravel it all.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you have more than one job out of choice? To what extent is overemployment a function of economic need? Is it perhaps how Quiet Quitting has evolved? Michelle Martin finds out with Professor Aaron Ng Yi Kai, Assistant professor, Singapore Institute of Technology. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What’s the latest of the No Signboard drama? What do UBS, Shell and IBM have in common? And why did Wells Fargo downgrade Tesla? Find out with Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nirgunan Tiruchelvam, Head of Consumer and Internet, Alethia Capital Equity Research and Michelle Martin look at 3 stocks that could benefit if Singapore continues to host more iconic events like the Taylor Swift concerts that sees large inflows of consumer spends.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.