MONEY FM 89.3 - Workday Afternoon with Claressa Monteiro
1,368 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Workday Afternoon with Claressa Monteiro (1pm - 4pm) Claressa Monteiro goes beyond the press release for some real answers with prominent business leaders, policy makers, and entrepreneurs. Get your daily review of market movements in Market View with key news that might affect movements for the rest of the day.
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Inspect A Gadget : Personal Grooming Gadgets
October 15, 2021 07:31 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBOn Inspect A Gadget, as Singapore moves towards living with Covid and starts contemplating travel, an eventual return to the office and being seen again, Claressa Monteiro and Christopher Lim, Digital Editor, The Business Times, discuss the latest personal grooming gadgets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Market View Wrap Week Ending 15 Oct
October 15, 2021 06:19 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBOn Market View Wrap, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, SGX and Finance Presenter, JP Ong as they take a deep dive into market movements in Singapore and the region, the impact of the Monetary Authority of Singapore's unexpected move to tighten policy, stocks that gained following the announcement of new countries added to the VTL list, oil and energy prices as well as what to look ahead next week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chasing Cars : Car of the Year Nominees
October 14, 2021 08:42 - 16 minutes - 15 MBOn Chasing Cars, Claressa Monteiro and Julian Kho, Editor, SgCarmart discuss Car Of The Year considerations for the year. Categories are compact hatchback, hatch, premium hatch, hot hatch. Compact sedan, sedan and family sedan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Soul of Business: Alibaba eCommerce Bootcamp: Support for Social Enterprises
October 14, 2021 08:13 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBOn Soul of Business, Alibaba Group kicked off its inaugural E-commerce Bootcamp to help social enterprises in Singapore tap into the booming e-commerce space. Claressa Monteiro speaks to Subashini D/O Balakrishnan, Head of Ecosystem Development, raiSE & Megan Ong, Director, Nanyang Polytechnic’s Singapore Institute of Retail Studies, to find out more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Health Suites: Explaining Endometriosis
October 13, 2021 07:22 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBOn Health Suites, endometriosis is a long term condition that is estimated to affect 20-30 percent of women of the reproductive age group. Claressa Monteiro speaks to Dr Andy Tan Wei Keat, Consultant, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SGH, to have a greater understanding. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Soul of Business: The inspiration and motivation behind Experian’s United for Financial Health initiative
October 12, 2021 08:19 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBOn the Soul of Business, the Covid-19 crisis has plunged some of APAC’s most vulnerable communities into further turmoil, with countless people facing financial challenges. Claressa Monteiro speaks to Sisca Margaretta, Chief Marketing Officer at Experian Asia Pacific to find out what they have put in place to help alleviate these concerns. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Health Suites: Is weight management the answer for Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)?
October 11, 2021 07:33 - 9 minutes - 8.73 MBOn Health Suites, Claressa Monteiro speaks to Melanie Anthonysamy, Nutrition Team Lead at Healthifyme, Singapore, on how weight management can help people with Polycystic ovary syndrome or PCOS regulate their insulin sensitivity to fight obesity and infertility. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Inspect A Gadget: Compact Cameras
October 08, 2021 06:46 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBOn Inspect a Gadget, Claressa Monteiro finds out more from Christopher Lim, Digital Editor, The Business Times, on the differences between two compact mirror-less cameras without interchangeable lenses; the Fujifilm X100 V and the Ricoh GR IIIx. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Market View Wrap Week Ending 8 Oct
October 08, 2021 06:12 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBOn Market View Wrap, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, SGX and Finance Presenter, JP Ong as they looked back at what moved markets this past week, with the latest announcement by the U.S. Senate approving a legislation to temporarily raise the federal government's $28.4 trillion US dollar debt limit to avoid the risk of an historic default this month, and in Washington, our Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong spoke of opening a vaccinated travel lane with...
Health Suites: Preparing ASEAN for Crisis X
October 08, 2021 02:59 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBOver the last two days ASEAN Ministers and other industry professionals have been meeting to discuss public health policy circles, and regional collaboration to build the systems and networks for data collection, knowledge and skills sharing needed to prepare ASEAN for the next healthcare crisis. Claressa Monteiro spoke to Benedict Cheong, Chief Executive, Temasek Foundation International, one of the architects of the agreement, on plans to deepen collaborations between Temasek Foundation and...
Soul of Business: Pan Pacific Hotel Group's expansion and sustainability led concepts
October 07, 2021 09:08 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBOn Soul of Business, Claressa Monteiro speaks to Kevin Croley, Senior Vice President of Business Development, Pan Pacific Hotels Group on Pan Pacific Group’s expansion plans, their sustainability-led hotel concepts within its portfolio of brands as well as the trends of tourism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Health Suites: Preparing ASEAN for Crisis X
October 07, 2021 08:07 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBOver the last two days ASEAN Ministers and other industry professionals have been meeting to discuss public health policy circles, and regional collaboration to build the systems and networks for data collection, knowledge and skills sharing needed to prepare ASEAN for the next healthcare crisis. Claressa Monteiro spoke to Benedict Cheong, Chief Executive, Temasek Foundation International, one of the architects of the agreement, on plans to deepen collaborations between Temasek Foundation and...
Soul of Business: A company-wide job creation program at the heart of expansion
October 06, 2021 09:20 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBOn Soul of Business, Soitec, is creating jobs and hiring talent in their expansion for Singapore. Claressa Monteiro speaks to Goh Jong-Aik, Senior Managing Director of Soitec to find out about the jobs it will create and asks how sustainability fits into their expansion plans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Health Suites: The development and life saving potential of Car-T cell therapy
October 06, 2021 08:17 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBOn Health Suites, Claressa Monteiro speaks to Tan Wee Kiat, COO, CytoMed Therapeutics, on Car T Cell Therapy and the ongoing research to give cancer patients more life saving options now and in the future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Health Suites: Protecting mental wellbeing against burnout due to digitalisation
October 05, 2021 07:52 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBOn Soul of Business, part of Singapore’s Smart Nation ambition is for the future of work to be hyperconnected. An unintended consequence, however, is that hyperconnectivity has also resulted in Singaporeans being announced recently as the most fatigued country in the world. Claressa Monteiro speaks to Betul Genc, Country Manager, Adecco Singapore & Spring Professional,as they take a closer look at its impact on the wellbeing and mental health of Singapore’s workforce. See omnystudio.com/list...
Soul of Business: Protecting Public Sector Data
October 04, 2021 08:20 - 17 minutes - 16 MBOn Soul of Business, in the landscape of enterprise data protection, Claressa Monteiro speaks to Andy Ng, Vice President, Asia South & Pacific Region, Veritas Technologies – a leader in enterprise data protection,to findout more about the implementation of Information Governance. Will this better protect the public sector from data breaches? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Inspect A Gadget: Smart Home Appliances
October 01, 2021 08:00 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBOn Inspect A Gadget, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Christopher Lim, Digital Editor, The Business Times, as they look at some of the latest and smartest household appliances. What they are, how much do they cost and ask the question: are they really that smart? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Market View Wrap Week Ending 1 Oct
October 01, 2021 06:20 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBOn Market View Wrap, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, SGX and Finance Presenter, JP Ong as they take a look at quarterly standouts from Q3 2021, as well as what to look ahead in the markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chasing Cars: Naturally aspirated supercars: Almost extinct
September 30, 2021 08:19 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBOn Chasing Cars, Claressa Monteiro speaks with Julian Kho, Editor, SgCarMart as they take a look back in a tip of the hat to the most amazing supercars they’ve known, namely the Mercedes SLR McLaren, Audi R8 Coupe, Lambo Aventador S and Ferrari 458 Speciale. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Health Suites: Interventional Oncology: The fourth pillar of cancer treatment
September 29, 2021 07:49 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBOn Health Suites, Interventional Oncology or IO is a procedure that benefits cancer patients due to its minimally invasive option that enables the safe and effective treatment of cancer patients. Claressa Monteiro speaks with Associate Professor Tay Kiang Hiong, Head and Senior Consultant, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, SGH,to find out more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Soul of Business: Financial Exhaustion from a lack of retirement planning
September 24, 2021 08:22 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBOn the Soul of Business, Claressa Monteiro speaks with Colin Chan, Managing Director for Group Marketing, Great Eastern,about Great Eastern’s survey that revealed retirees who did not plan for their retirement were barely meeting their basic monthly expenses and what that might mean for us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Inspect A Gadget: Video Conferencing Tools
September 24, 2021 07:07 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBOn Inspect A Gadget, Claressa Monteiro speaks with Christopher Lim, Digital Editor, The Business Times on the latest video conferencing options with the best possible sound to be heard clearly in meetings while we work remotely or in split teams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Market View Wrap Week Ending Sep 24
September 24, 2021 06:10 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBOn this Market View Wrap of the week as well as the month of September, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, SGX and Finance Presenter, JP Ong as they wrapped up the market movements for the week, an in depth look at the troubled Chinese developer Evergrande, Fed signals bond-buying taper coming 'soon,' and rate hike next year, plus what to look out for next week as well as the month of October. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chasing Cars: Best selling cars by units sold worldwide as of Sep 2021
September 23, 2021 08:06 - 17 minutes - 16 MBOn Chasing Cars, Claressa Monteiro speaks with Julian Kho, Editor, SgCarMart on the best-selling cars by units sold as of September 2021 in all markets globally and find out what makes them so popular. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Soul of Business: Education aspiration trends among teenagers
September 22, 2021 08:24 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBOn the Soul of Business,Singapore-based education technology startup Cialfo conducted a survey recently and found that 60 percent of high school students worldwide, including Singapore, aspire to study overseas in spite of the challenges of the pandemic.Claressa Monteirospeaks with Rohan Pasari, CEO & Co-Founder, Cialfo to find out why. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Soul of Business: An accelerator programme that equips aspiring mumpreneurs
September 21, 2021 08:23 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBOn the Soul of Business, the FinLab, UOB’s innovation accelerator, and Mumpreneurs-Go-Places, an arm of Mums@Work, announced the launch of the Business Transformation Programme for Digital Mumpreneurs, an accelerator programme for aspiring mum entrepreneurs (mumpreneurs). Claresse Monteiro speaks to Shannon Lung, Head of The FinLab and Sher-li Torrey, Founder, Mums@Work, to find out more about this programme and what it hopes to achieve next. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Health Suites: Hearing loss and Dementia
September 20, 2021 08:03 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBOn Health Suites, a study has found that hearing loss due to aging has a link to dementia. Claressa Monteiro speaks with Dr Rebecca Heywood, Consultant, Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital,to find out more about this link. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Market View Wrap Week Ending Sep 17
September 17, 2021 08:41 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBOn Market View Wrap, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, SGX and Finance Presenter, JP Ong as they gave a round out of the market movements this past week, the new announcement by Singapore government on a series of initiatives to boost the local stock market with a new billion dollar fund, how will the introduction of SPACS and this new fund make a difference to IPOs in the tech sector plus what to look ahead in the coming week. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...
Inspect A Gadget: New Apple launches
September 17, 2021 08:35 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBOn Inspect A Gadget, Claressa Monteiro and Christopher Lim, Digital Editor of The Business Times discuss the upcoming iPhone 13 and the latest Apple Watch and new iPads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chasing Cars: Affordable & Fun to Drive Cars
September 16, 2021 09:49 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBOn Chasing Cars, Claressa Monteiro speaks with Julian Kho, Editor, SgCarMart, on three affordable and fun to drive cars. And they share with you which is their star buy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Soul of Business: Leveraging green economy with jobs post-pandemic
September 16, 2021 08:53 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBOn the Soul of Business, Claressa Monteiro speaks with Ben Chong, Managing Director of Ricoh Singapore,about the Ricoh Action Day Campaign - Singapore’s largest and longest-running business-led environmental initiative. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Soul of Business: Changi Airport community supporting the fight against Covid-19
September 15, 2021 08:23 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBOn the Soul of Business,the Changi Airport community recently came together to support Indonesia in its fight against the pandemic. Claressa Monteiro speaks to Ivy Choo, Head of Changi Foundation, Changi Airport Group,to find out more about their donation of nearly 1,400 oxygen concentrators to Indonesia and other initiatives by the Changi Foundation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Soul of Business: Supplying Electricity Amidst a Climate Crisis
September 14, 2021 08:15 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBOn the Soul of Business, it has recently been announced that Singapore is considering setting green standards for power generation companies here, as part of the county's efforts to reduce its carbon footprint. Claressa Monteirospeaks with Lim Han Kwang, CEO of Geneco and Group Head (Retail, Regulation and Renewables) of YTL PowerSeraya (YTLPS)to find out what the proposed changes on greenhouse emissions standards or policies mean to power generation firms here. See omnystudio.com/listener ...
Health Suites: Preventing heart disease in the elderly
September 13, 2021 07:55 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBOn Health Suites, Claressa Monteiro speaks with Assistant Professor Angela Koh (Senior Consultant, Department of Cardiology, NHCS, and the Primary Investigator for the Cardiac Ageing Study)on a recent research that showed a link between the weakening of skeletal muscle function (or sarcopenia) and the heart among older adults within Singapore’s population, and find out why is that important for our seniors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Inspect A Gadget: Standalone Cameras
September 10, 2021 08:31 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBOn Inspect A Gadget, Claressa Monteiro speaks with Christopher Lim, Digital Editor, The Business Times, to give an update on the standalone camera scene for today's shoppers. Compact cameras vs Micro Four-thirds vs APS-C vs Full-frame: how much do they cost these days and what makes sense for who these days. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Market View Wrap Week Ending 10 Sep
September 10, 2021 07:10 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBOn Market View Wrap, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, SGX and Finance Presenter, who gave a lowdown on market movements this past week - the sectors that performed well and the laggards. The trio also discussed at length the mixed fortunes of Hongkongland USD and Evergrande, plus what to look ahead in the coming week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chasing Cars: Jaguars
September 09, 2021 08:16 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBOn Chasing Cars, Claressa Monteiro speaks with Julian Kho, Editor, SgCarMart, as they explored the Jaguar range, as they explore the Jaguar range, to find out if they are a good buy right now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Soul of Business: Confidence in future of F&B
September 08, 2021 08:30 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBOn Soul of Business, in spite of the pandemic, some F&B players continue to show confidence in the central business district and its potential in the long term. Claressa Monteiro speaks with Valerie Wong, General Manager (Asset Management) Guccoland, to get some insights. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Soul of Business: Healthcare in the Post Pandemic World
September 07, 2021 08:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBOn the Soul of Business, technology has been central to Singapore’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, especially when looking at how biomedical science has been key to understanding genomes and developing tests and treatments. Claressa Monteiro speaks with Kumar Mitra, Director and Regional General Manager, Lenovo ISG, APAC, to explore the growing synergy between technology and healthcare. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Health Suites: Evolution of Lymphoma Treatment
September 06, 2021 08:01 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBOn Health Suites, in view of World Lymphoma Awareness Day on September 15, Claressa Monteiro speaks with Dr Francesca Lorraine Lim, Consultant with the Department of Haematology, Singapore General Hospital (SGH), Assistant Medical Director at the Cell Therapy Facility, Health Science Authority (HSA) and Deputy Head of the SingHealth Duke NUS Cell Therapy Centre, to find out more about lymphoma and where does Singapore stand in its fight against this cancer. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...
Inspect A Gadget: Sony headphones, Dyson Vacuum & Aftershock PC
September 03, 2021 08:29 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBOn Inspect A Gadget, Claressa Monteiro speaks with Christopher Lim, Digital Editor, The Business Times, on unique headphones from Sony, vacuum cleaner from Dyson and a gaming PC from Aftershock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Market View Wrap Week Ending Sep 3
September 03, 2021 07:02 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBOn the first Market View Wrap of September, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, SGX and Finance Presenter, JP Ong, as they look at the highlights of the market movements in the month of August, with special mention of 11 of Singapore's smaller Reits making it into the FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Real Estate Index series, Agri-business giant Olam International has secured S$7 billion worth of loans in part to support its business reorganisation plans, as well as the Sing...
Chasing Cars: Ultimate Luxury Family Sedans
September 02, 2021 08:54 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBOn Chasing Cars, Claressa Monteiro speaks with Julian Kho, Editor, SgCarMart on four ultimate luxury family sedans: Audi A6. BMW 5 Series, Lexus GS/ES and the Merc E-Class, and discuss if they are really a cut above the rest? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Soul of Business: Growth and expansion for the greater good of more
September 02, 2021 08:51 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBOn the Soul of Business, Singapore-headquartered digital health platform, Doctor Anywhere, announced on Tuesday the completion of its S$88 million dollar (US$65.7 million) Series C funding round led by growth equity investor, Asia Partners. Claressa Monteiro speaks with Lim Wai Mun, CEO, Doctor Anywhere to find out what this means for the company and how their expansion plans will benefit more in the region. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Soul of Business: Silver Arts 2021 - a festival for seniors and the young
August 31, 2021 08:24 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBOn Soul of Business, the annual Silver Arts is returning this year from September to December. The festival not only provides opportunities to keep our seniors engaged with the arts and culture, but also celebrates the artists involved who have provided such meaningful activities for them. Claressa Monteiro speaks with Koh Jau Chern, Assistant Director, Engagement & Participation (Access & Social Participation), National Arts Council to find out more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...
Health Suites: Knee Preservation, a new method to extend knee health?
August 30, 2021 08:25 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MBOn Health Suites, with more people getting more active as a positive effect from Covid-19, sports-related injuries, especially knee injuries, have become a real concern. Claressa Monteiro speaks with Dr Lee Kong Hwee, Consultant, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, SGH, to find out more about knee preservation and the various ways available to extend the health of our knees. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Inspect A Gadget : 4 new Smartphones
August 27, 2021 07:28 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBOn Inspect A Gadget, Claressa Monteiro speaks with Christopher Lim, Digital Editor, The Business Times, on four new smartphones and are they worth buying? plus a preview of a new smartwatch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Market View Wrap Week Ending Aug 27
August 27, 2021 07:20 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBIn Market View Wrap for the week, Finance Presenter JP Ong is joined by Geoff Howie, Market Strategist from the SGX as they provide an overview of how the markets have moved in the past seven days, looking at some of the strong stocks, including the aviation sector, Yangzhijiang, ComfortDelgro, REITs, plus the build up and anticipation of the Federal Reserve’s annual Jackson Hole symposium where Fed Chair Jerome Powell is due to speak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chasing Cars: 3 Cars, 1 Same Platform
August 26, 2021 07:43 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBOn Chasing Cars, Claressa Monteiro speaks with Julian Kho, Editor, SgCarMart, on an interesting phenomenon. 3 cars from 3 different manufacturers.All built on the same platform and ask but are they just as good? (Audi A3, Seat Leon and Volkswagen Golf) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Health Suites: Building a healthcare network to reduce suffering from life-limiting illnesses in the region
August 26, 2021 02:11 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBOn Health Suites, Claressa Monteirospeaks withDr Cynthia Goh, Chairman, Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network (APHPCN) and lead for the Lien Collaborative for Palliative Care, on the importance of establishing end-of-life care services, to find out what is being done and what more can be done, especially in low-income markets in South and Southeast Asia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.