Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong

The past two years have been a uniquely challenging year.

And as we start looking forward to 2023, when most have returned to the office, this could be a good time to re-evaluate our office spaces and business practices, and set a path to a more sustainable future.

In the Spotlight on Prime Time, Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Thushendran Amarakaran, Head of Sustainable Office Solutions, JEB Group, about how to encourage companies to start embedding sustainability into business as usual.

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Australia has long been a popular location for Singaporeans to buy investment properties, with cities like Perth and Melbourne being particularly popular.

But given rising interest rates, higher inflation and the impact of uncertain political events around the world, is it still a good idea to invest in real estate down under? 

On Powering Your Property, Prime Time's Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish find out from Darien Bradshaw, Executive Director of One Global Australia and One Global Private Office. 

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We’ll keep you up to date with all you need to know with regard to the US Stock Market today. 

Markets received a much needed boost late last week after December’s non-farm payrolls showed wage growth coming in below expectations. But to what extent can we take heart in this piece of news given that the labour market in the US remained rather resilient for the month with more jobs created? 

Also - with December’s CPI data due later in the week, what can we expect and what would this mean for the Federal Reserve ahead of its February meeting? 

In terms of companies, we’ll also have a look at major banks that are set to report their earnings this week, as well as the outlook for the troubled retailer Bed Bath & Beyond. 

On Market View, Prime Time's finance presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with AJ Kahling, Head of International Education at TD Ameritrade for more, including Apple’s production in India and companies to watch in the US.

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2022 turned out to be a chaotic year for the world's venture investors as war, political tensions and inflation crimped deal flows, stymied fundraising and delayed public listings. Asia, long a prime target for venture investment, has not been immune. After a bruising year, Prime Time's Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Dr Finian Tan, Chairman and Founder of Vickers Venture Partners to find what 2023 has in store for the venture investing landscape.

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In the Spotlight on Prime Time, Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish speak with Rich Preston , Senior World News Reporter/Presenter on the highly anticipated and highly controversial Prince Harry's memoir to be officially released on Jan 10, as well as US President Joe Biden's first visit to Mexico since taking office, how will that help with the perennial immigration problem?

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Bitcoin mining has long been seen as a form of energy intensive process. According to a Bloomberg report, some studies estimate that the annual energy consumption involved in mining exceeded the amount used by countries such as Belgium. 

But did you know, one startup called Gridless is taking advantage of this energy intensive process to unlock cheaper and more sustainable sources of energy in Africa?

Here’s how it works. Africa is a haven for renewable energy but a lot of it has not been harnessed due to the costs involved in building the infrastructure needed to make them usable. 

With Bitcoin miners looking to find ways to access energy at lower costs to create new tokens, Gridless is co-locating miners with renewable sources to create a financial incentive for renewable power production in Africa. 

On Market View, Prime Time’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Erik Hersman, Co-founder and CEO of Gridless on the road ahead for the business.

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The marketing world moves at the speed of light.

To succeed in the fast-paced marketing world and maintain a sense of relevance with your audience, it's vital to stay ahead of them.

In the Spotlight on Prime Time, Bharati Jagdish speaks with Nick Goh, Co-Founder & Head of Strategy, BlackBear Digital to get some insights on the top marketing trends and strategies for 2023. 

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The Singapore stock market is in focus today as we wrap up the first business week of 2023. Some market watchers may find the Singapore market a little boring with the benchmark Straits Times Index built on value stocks and bank stocks that are defensive in nature. 

But against the backdrop of higher interest rates and market volatilities, the STI bucked regional trend to gain 4.1% for 2022. So how should we go about investing in the Singapore stock market and which companies should we be looking out for?

On Market View, Prime Time’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions to Terence Wong, CEO of Azure Capital. 

They also discussed a variety of issues including:

• Standout performers for 2022 and companies to watch in 2023
• Expectations of reit performance for the new year
• Likelihood of more secondary listings in Singapore in 2023 after Comba Telecom System’s debut
• Spike in Creative Technologies shares

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Hiring is a large investment and businesses want to find the right fit.

So how can job seekers find out what employers want in 2023, in order to stand out in a crowded job market?

Prime Time's Bharati Jagdish gets some insights from Yvonne Kong-Ho, Career Futurist and Workforce Developer.

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The incredible success stories of self-made entrepreneurs that we read about in the press may lead many to think that today’s celebrated founders made it to the top all on their own.

What headlines usually don’t say is that they all had experienced mentors to guide them.

In the Spotlight on Prime Time, Bharati Jagdish speaks with Kent Teo, Founder and CEO, Invade, about where enterprising youths can get mentorship in their young entrepreneurial journey.

Produced and edited by Anthea Ng ([email protected])

Highlights from the conversation:

01:29: Kent's entrepreneurial journey 

04:43: Challenges he faced in his entrepreneurial journey

07: 43: Kent's key to success

13:17: What value does the Somerset Sandbox offer for entrepreneurs-to-be

16:21: What to know about the next batch of 100 Sandbox Somerset Youth Founders 

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