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Crane owner Tiong Woon is reporting stronger earnings, boosting its capital expenditure and lifting its dividend. Its CEO Michael Ang and CFO William Tan sit down with BT’s Ben Paul to discuss the outlook for the company, and why the company’s shares are undervalued.

Highlights of the podcast:

03:50 Riding an investment spending boom

07:55 Expanded margins, bigger dividends

18:15 Globally ranked and publicly listed

21:28 “Not sexy”: Closing the valuation gap

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Written and hosted by: Ben Paul ([email protected])

With Michael Ang, CEO and William Tan, CFO, Tiong Woon Corporation

Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: Ben Paul, Howie Lim & Chai Pei Chieh

A podcast by BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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Get insights on the numbers driving property deals and decision making.

Are yields of Singapore properties too low? Does being green help improve a property’s valuation? Learn about how development stacks up versus reuse. Understand key metrics of Reits. Leslie Yee is in conversation with Professor Joseph Ooi of NUS.

Synopsis: Hosted by senior correspondent Leslie Yee, PropertyBT from The Business Times shares insights on all things Singapore property to help you on your property investment journey. Episodes feature views and insights from property analysts.

Highlights of the podcast:

01:40 Property valuation

09:32 Low yields in Singapore property

15:13 Reit insights

20:42 To reuse or redevelop

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Hongkong Land’s SCPREF shows private funds may trump Reits for asset-light strategies

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Written and hosted by: Leslie Yee ([email protected])

With Professor Joseph Ooi, professor of Real Estate at NUS Business School

Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: Leslie Yee, Nicole Teo & Chai Pei Chieh

A podcast by BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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Think electric vehicles are all about sleek sports cars and highway speed? Think again. The real EV revolution might just be hiding in your delivery truck—and keeping your sashimi fresh or life-saving vaccines frozen. In this episode of TransportBT, correspondent Derryn Wong sits down with Lau Si Ying, CFO of Singapore’s SingAuto, one of Asean’s best-funded EV startups you’ve never heard of.

Discover how a former special forces soldier is building intelligent, modular cold chain EVs, targeting a US$430 billion market, and gearing up for a Nasdaq listing. Tune in to see how green tech is chilling logistics!

Highlights:

01:01 SingAuto’s intelligent cold chain EVs

03:20 Why integration beats bolt-on refrigeration

05:30 A US$1.5 trillion market hiding in plain sight

07:00 Minus 150°C — transporting organs and bone marrow

10:45 The asset-light OEM playbook

15:00 Going public via SPAC — The Nasdaq endgame

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Written and hosted by: Derryn Wong ([email protected])

With Lau Si Ying, CFO of SingAuto

Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: Derryn Wong, Nicole Teo & Chai Pei Chieh

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Bond yields are spiking, the AI trade is wobbling, and the dollar's dominance is under threat — is your portfolio ready? In this episode of WealthBT, wealth editor Genevieve Cua sits down with Kelvin Tay, CIO for Asia at Pictet Wealth Management, to unpack the bank's 10-year market outlook: from the multipolar tech race and emerging-market currencies to fiscal dominance and where AI investment really pays off.

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.

This episode is produced in collaboration with Pictet Wealth Management.

Highlights of the podcast:

01:37 Emerging markets move to center stage

03:57 Where we are in the market cycle

06:03 The case for a 10-12 per cent emerging market allocation

09:24 Four ways to invest in AI

12:24 Decoding fiscal dominance and bond market stress

17:09 Target level for the Chinese yuan

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Pictet Wealth Management Insights

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Written and hosted by: Genevieve Cua ([email protected])

With Kelvin Tay, chief investment officer for Asia at Pictet Wealth Management

Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: Genevieve Cua, Howie Lim & Chai Pei Chieh

A podcast by BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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DBS, OCBC and UOB have soared this year while the real estate investment trusts have struggled. Will rising bond yields reinforce this divergence? Or, are the banks getting too expensive? Why are bond yields rising in the first place? BT senior correspondent Ben Paul explains what’s happening.

Highlights of the podcast:

00:55 Big trends driving long term bond yields

04:51 Struggling Reits may continue struggling

09:55 Why the banks have soared year-to-date

16:05 Bank valuations stretched, risks are rising

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Get insights on what matters when people look for a home and PropertyGuru’s value proposition.

How do people search for homes? What do buyers and tenants want? Learn about how AI impacts agents, buyers and tenants. Understand the love that Singaporeans have for housing. Leslie Yee is in conversation with Yao Lu of PropertyGuru.

Synopsis: Hosted by senior correspondent Leslie Yee, PropertyBT from The Business Times shares insights on all things Singapore property to help you on your property investment journey. Episodes feature views and insights from property analysts.

Highlights of the podcast:

02:39 Searching for a home

04:05 Priorities of buyers

12:01 Using AI

20:30 The fondness for homes

Read Leslie’s article:

Meet rental demand by letting developers keep ownership of some condo units without hefty penalties

Worried over job prospects? Young adults should go forth fearlessly to buy an HDB BTO flat

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Written and hosted by: Leslie Yee ([email protected])

With Yao Lu, managing director for Singapore, PropertyGuru Group

Edited by: Nicole Teo & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: Leslie Yee, Nicole Teo & Chai Pei Chieh

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Asia-Pacific’s aviation market is booming, but is it built to last? With billions of new passengers expected and a massive aircraft backlog, the industry is flying on a knife-edge. From supply chain bottlenecks to thinning margins, what’s really fuelling the turbulence?

Join us on TransportBT as we sit down with aviation strategist Alan Lim to decode the region's complex growth story. It’s an essential listen for anyone trying to navigate the future of travel. Are you ready for takeoff?

Highlights:

02:05 Why Apac leads growth

04:04 Aircraft shortage crunch

16:05 Fuel costs and thin margins

19:08 Regulation and India hurdles

22:54 China and high-speed rail

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Written and hosted by: Derryn Wong ([email protected])

With Alan Lim, director, Alton Aviation

Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: Derryn Wong, Howie Lim & Chai Pei Chieh

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Private hospital bills and Integrated Shield Plan (IP) premiums have been climbing steadily, raising concerns about affordability for Singaporeans. Genevieve Cua sits down with Jeffrey Law, chief commercial officer of IHH Healthcare Singapore, to discuss the hospital group's partnerships with insurers to better manage healthcare costs and claims.

The conversation also explores the efforts made to help slow premium increases, preserve access to private healthcare, and how their third-party administrator, iXchange is helping to support a more sustainable and connected healthcare ecosystem.

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.

Highlights of the podcast:

01:32 Building a sustainable private healthcare ecosystem

04:22 How the iXchange platform works

09:29 The impact of IHH's insurer partnerships

15:06 Tackling rising private hospital costs

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Written and hosted by: Genevieve Cua ([email protected])

With Jeffrey Law, chief commercial officer of IHH Healthcare Singapore

Edited by: Nicole Teo & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: Genevieve Cua, Howie Lim & Chai Pei Chieh

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Frasers Property Ltd (FPL) is working with its controlling shareholder to lighten its balance sheet after taking its hospitality Reit private. Its group chief financial officer Loo Choo Leong talks to BT’s Ben Paul about the deal, the group’s capital recycling strategy, and its plans to lift its ROE and share price.

Highlights of the podcast:

03:26 Should investors support the revamp?

07:09 Capital recycling amid higher rates

09:29 Waning excitement, sagging ROEs

14:52 Shares at “unjustifiably” low valuation?

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Written and hosted by: Ben Paul ([email protected])

With Loo Choo Leong, group chief financial officer, Frasers Property Ltd

Edited by: Nicole Teo & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: Ben Paul, Nicole Teo & Chai Pei Chieh

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Get insights on latest developments, trends and challenges in the vital hospitality sector.

How does a homegrown hospitality management group compete? Will more locals be drawn to hospitality careers? Learn about how the hotel sector can leverage the growth in AI and robotics. Discover hidden travel gems. Leslie Yee is in conversation with Mark Rohner of Far East Hospitality.

Synopsis: Hosted by senior correspondent Leslie Yee, PropertyBT from The Business Times shares insights on all things Singapore property to help you on your property investment journey. Episodes feature views and insights from property analysts.

Highlights of the podcast:

04:47 Performance of Singapore’s hotels

07:16 Manpower challenges

11:45 Impact of AI and robots

16:43 Hidden travel gems

Read Leslie’s article:

Bright prospects for Singapore tourism, but hotel players will need to fight hard to thrive

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Written and hosted by: Leslie Yee ([email protected])

With Mark Rohner, managing director, Far East Hospitality

Edited by: Nicole Teo & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: Leslie Yee, Nicole Teo & Chai Pei Chieh

A podcast by BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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