Let's Talk, Singapore

Hou Wey Fook, Chief Investment Officer, DBS Bank explains why he's upgrading his view on Chinese stocks, as well as whether investors should liquidate their portfolio now as markets come under pressure amid the negative headlines around Ukraine, rising rates and inflation concerns. 

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In some entrepreneurial circles, having sold out of a business is a badge of honour. This is because an exit gives you street credibility among your entrepreneurial peers and will put a pile of cash in your pocket, but there are a lot of downsides to selling a company that some founders did not put into consideration. Radek Jezbera, Co-Founder, Kilde shares what Kilde is doing to close the gap in the investment scene and what entrepreneurs should consider before selling off their business. 

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Riding high on strong revenues leading into the pandemic, Covid-19 hit the music industry hard as streaming numbers declined and the live concert revenue stream was shuttered as a result of social distancing and quarantine. But despite all that, music and entertainment group Sony Music is cementing its long-term commitment to the region as it opens its flagship headquarters in Singapore. Shridhar Subramaniam, President, Corporate Strategy and Market Development, Asia and Middle East, Sony Music Entertainment shares significance of Sony Music opening a new regional hub in Singapore and what we can expect from the regional music landscape in the near future. 

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As announced earlier this week, nightlife businesses will be allowed to reopen from April 19! But such businesses will be subject to similar safe management measures as other establishments, including mandatory mask-wearing indoors and safe distancing of at least 1 metre  between individuals and groups when masks are off. Jean Teo, Director, Teo Heng KTV Studio shares how Teo Heng's business has been surviving the past 2 years and what Singapore's next step into an endemic phase would mean for the company going forward. 

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In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the Congress' vote to revoke Russia’s ‘most favored nation’ trade status which will see an economic downgrade that opens the door to damaging new tariffs on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, the announcement of the Reserve Bank of India's first monetary policy of the new financial year, and the return of Formula One Australian Grand Prix after a two-year hiatus. 

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