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Francis Tan, Investment Strategist, UOB Private Bank discusses the risks investors need to watch out in Donald Trump's last weeks in the White House.

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The advancements of IoT have been instrumental in paving the way forward for industry 4.0, but companies need to understand the considerations needed before they jump in. Predictive maintenance is a crucial factor that allows companies to fully optimise their current processes. Kai Chua, CEO, LinkStuffs shares more on how predictive maintenance can help build up industry 4.0 in a business.

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SGX RegCo has announced enhanced due diligence standards for the SGX listing process, with immediate effect. Tan Boon Gin, CEO, SGX RegCo shares more about the changes, the motivation behind the revision, and what were some of the factors that prompted the update in regulations. 

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Jeff Ng, Senior Treasury Strategist, HL Bank gives his analysis on some of the biggest headlines from the week including; Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine which has been found to be 90% effective, the government proposed nightlife pilot programme, plus, the recently announced work pass called ‘Tech.Pass’ which will launch next year for top-tier foreign professionals.

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How will the markets trade today? Here’s IG Market Strategist, Jingyi Pan, to talk us through the market open.  

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Asian Insider Ep 49: Life-changing and scarring pandemic for HK and Singapore youth

12:55 mins

Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests.

Depression may be a serious long term effect of the Covid-19 pandemic for the youth in Singapore and Hong Kong.

Ghosh hosts The Straits Times' Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang & political journalist Yuen Sin, to discuss how the young are struggling to adapt.

Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ([email protected]) & ST Video team

Edited by: ST Video team and Muhammad Firmann

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David Bailin, CIO, Citi Private Bank shares how investors should manage the market rotation away from growth and tech to cyclical stocks as well as what value traps to avoid.

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In a move to meet increasing demand in the cargo market, Emirates is starting to use its parked Airbus A380 superjumbos as cargo planes. But is that enough to help Emirates survive this storm? And in a world post Covid-19, can we expect ticket prices to go up? Or will it be slashed even further to boost travel? Rashid Al Ardha, Country Manager for Singapore & Brunei, Emirates shares more.

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Singapore’s battered retail sector recently claimed another casualty, 162 year old Robinsons. Despite surviving World War II, a major fire in 1972 and a few financial crises, Robinsons has lost to Covid-19. But was the pandemic the only factor in Robinsons closure? And what is the future of departmental stores? Lucas Tok, Section Head, Digital Marketing & Branding, School of Business, Singapore Polytechnic shares more.

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This week Singapore authorities have nudged data centre players to stop building new ones due to lack of space and environmental concerns. So how might this impact those in the industry such as Keppel DC REIT, which is the first pure-play data centre REIT listed in Asia on the Singapore Exchange? Natalie Ong, Investment Analyst at Phillip Securities shares more on the implications of this.

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