The general consensus over the past few years, even before the pandemic, is that Malaysians generally do not save a lot. Be it because of structural issues or a lack of financial planning awareness, the issue is not to be taken lightly. In part of its journey to help Malaysians build financial resilience, PIDM has been conducting surveys and multiple engagements to help raise awareness on financial planning. Wan Ahmad Ikram Wan Ahmad Lotfi, Executive Vice President of PIDM comes on the show to share some thoughts.

Global semiconductor players have invested heavily to build up capacity following supply chain disruptions during the pandemic, but it appears that the boom times receded, as the industry is now facing an oversupply scenario amid a looming global recession. Meanwhile geopolitical tensions between the US and China are also affecting growth projections for the chip industry. How will these developments affect the fortunes of Malaysian semiconductor players? Tan J Young of Hong Leong Investment Bank weighs in on the sector outlook.

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This GE15 will see 14 days of intense campaigning by the various political parties and candidates before Malaysians make their decisions that they will have to live with for the next 5 years, on November 19th. This time around we can expect the same mud-sling between the warring parties as they also talk up the plans they have for the nation if they win. Tai Zee Kin, Digital Political Communications Consultant, talks to us about his observations and how we can tell fact from fiction, in this age of social media.

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FM Global Logistics Holdings Berhad is one of Malaysia’s largest freight and forwarding industry with a presence in the region. Most of its revenue comes from Malaysia and they have also seen significant growth from the US, and Australia is their second largest revenue contributor. In today’s episode of the Breakfast Grille, Philip See will be asking its group managing director, Chew Chong Keat, about how the company plans to expand its footprint, the boom of the logistics industry, the impact of rising costs, and how the uncertain geopolitical and economic situation as well as supply chain disruptions will affect its fortunes.

Out of 222 seats in Parliament, women fill fewer than 15% of seats - only 33 MPs are women. This is despite the often cited rhetoric that politicians support the target of 30% women in decision-making roles. With GE15 Nomination day less than 2 weeks away, there is a resounding call from civil society for political parties to actively champion women candidates and to support incumbent MPs for re-election. Why must the pledge to have more women in politics be more than just lip service? Dr Rabi'ah Aminuddin of IIUM makes the case for more women in politics.

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The story of Sunway University is one of success and growth. Professor Sibrandes Poppema, President of Sunway University joins us to share more about their achievements and what’s next for the university.

The government is working on enacting a Consumer Credit Act to provide better protection for credit consumers, including the growing number of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) customers. How are industry players engaging with authorities as the regulations take shape? We get an overview of how the BNPL industry is developing from Arvin Singh of hoolah.

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Why is estate planning important and how does it ensure that your legacy remains intact? Jeffry Azmi Mohd Shah from Sun Life Malaysia Takaful talks to us about the importance of estate planning from a family takaful point of view and why Hibah takaful is gaining popularity among people who are considering Islamic estate planning. 

Investors were not impressed by results from Meta and Alphabet leading to a sell-off in tech stocks on Wall Street. We speak to Tony Nash, CEO of Complete Intelligence, to find out how results from Apple and Amazon set to come out soon might impact overall market sentiment.

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