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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Chocolate Finance's Walter de Oude on the wisdom of taking risks later in life

CNA938 Rewind

Walter de Oude is a veteran of the financial services sector. The former CEO of HSBC Singapore's insurance business went on to start Singlife, which became one of the largest insurance companies in Singapore in 2020. His second venture, the consumer fintech company Chocolate Finance, was launched in 2024. Walter's entrepreneurial journey began in his early-forties, and he reflects on why he believes it's better to take risks later in life, rather than in one's youth. Walter shares how an eventful first year of growth and challenges has yielded valuable insights on consumer psychology and communication.

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CNA938 Rewind - Open for Business: U.S, China wrap up trade talks in London, keeping tariff truce alive

United States and Chinese officials wrap up their talks in London, agreeing on a framework to put their trade truce back on track and remove China's export restrictions on rare earths while offering little sign of a durable resolution to longstanding trade differences. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman get the latest from Kevin Chen, Associate Research Fellow in the US programme at RSIS. 

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: Are we not using our CDC vouchers in the spirit it was intended?

The CDC voucher scheme was launched to help households manage cost-of-living challenges and to support local businesses. But, recent reports suggest that not all Singaporeans are adhering to the original spirit of the scheme, with some even attempting to profit off these vouchers. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin discuss with Dr Samer El Hajjar, Senior Marketing Lecturer, NUS Business School.

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CNA938 Rewind - Tech and Life Sciences among biggest business opportunities for Singapore in Chongqing

Under the China-Singapore Chongqing Connectivity Initiative, businesses can look forward to more trade and cross-border financing opportunities along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with William Ma, Chief Investment Officer and Founder, GROW Investment Group.

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CNA938 Rewind - Servicing, parts and maintenance; Do we have the ecosystem for EV adoption?

Is Singapore’s infrastructure equipped enough to take its embrace of electric vehicle (EV) technology even further? Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin learn more from Terence Siew, President and Co-Founder of the Electric Vehicle Association of Singapore.

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CNA938 Rewind - Jetstar Asia closure; Analyst says this is a sensible decision by Qantas

Singapore-based budget airline Jetstar Asia ceases operations from the 31st of July, due to rising costs and heated competition. How will the closure impact our aviation sector? Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin find out from Brendan Sobie, founder of Sobie Aviation.

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