Let's Talk, Singapore

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  • How the Fortitude Budget is helping Food from the Heart as requests surge
    In his Fortitude Budget speech in Parliament last week, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat highlighted the importance of social service agencies and charities and said more support will be given to them. Sim Bee Hia, CEO, Food from the Heart shares more about how Food from the Heart has been dealing with the increase in requests and how the Fortitude Budget will help.
     
     
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    13 min
  • Will Singapore’s nightlife scene be the same again post COVID-19
    Due to COVID-19, Singapore’s nightlife has been shut down entirely. Clubs and bars have been asked to close shop till further notice. The implications of this closure are big, with some deciding to close down permanently. Nasen Thiagarajan, CEO, Harry’s International shares the impact of COVID-19 on Harry's and how the nightlife scene in Singapore will change post COVID-19.
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    15 min
  • Bigger Picture: Hedging investment portfolios
    Chris Brankin, CEO, TD Ameritrade Singapore talks about how investors can turn to derivatives to protect their downside, and analyzes the shape of the US economy with the latest jobs data.
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    10 min
  • Will PropertyGuru’s digital 360 degree walk through feature become the norm?
    Just last week PropertyGuru Group, launched a new digital feature StoryTeller into its FastKey platform. StoryTeller creates fully digitised 360-degree immersive walkthroughs of a project, its units as well as the surrounding cityscape. Jason Gregory, Managing Director, FastKey, PropertyGuru Group shares how this digital experience works and if in a post Covid-19 world, if this is going to be the new normal.
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    12 min
  • How COVID-19 is reshaping travel insurance
    Great Eastern has seen demand for travel insurance drop by about 50 to 60 percent during this COVID-19 period and customers are also requesting for cancellation of their annual travel policies. Bernard Tan, Vice President, Personal Lines, Great Eastern General Insurance shares with us on how this pandemic will reshape travel insurance policies and how insurers would have to rethink travel protection for their consumers in this new reality. 
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    12 min
  • Sustainable Singapore: How LOOMS is tackling climate change and COVID-19
    LOOMS is a social enterprise inspired by the concept of a circular economy and in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, they’ve produced reusable face masks made from upcycled excess fashion stock. Nasyitah Tan, Founder and Creative Director, LOOMS gives her analysis on whether the COVID-19 is a turning point for the fashion industry and shares more about the techniques used in the company.
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    17 min
  • Regional Roundup: 03 June 2020
    Straits Times Regional Correspondent, Leslie Lopez breaks down the biggest headlines from around Southeast Asia including; Indonesia's push to reopen its economy, Malaysia awarding its 5G telecoms spectrum in seemingly without an open tender, a new anti-terrorism bill pushed by Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and more.
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    10 min
  • 238% increase in financial sector cyberattacks amid COVID-19 surge
    82 percent of surveyed financial institutions said cybercriminals have become more sophisticated, leveraging highly targeted social engineering attacks. Tom Kellermann, Head of Cybersecurity Strategy, VMware Carbon Black shares how cybersecurity landscape in Asia handled this increase and how can we as consumers, protect ourselves from cyberattacks.
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    11 min
  • Carousell offers 1,000 help packages for heartland businesses to go online
    Online marketplace Carousell is offering 1,000 packages to heartland retailers and service merchants to take their businesses online. Ng Chee Soon, Managing Director, Carousell Singapore shares some of the biggest challenges currently facing heartland merchants, and how this package will support them.
     
     
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    12 min

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