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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 - Mind Your Money - Spending less and saving more: how habits are changing 

A new YouGov survey shows Singaporeans are dining out less and saving more, as cost of living and recession fears reshape spending habits, especially across generations. Cheryl Goh finds out more from Chi Wei Teo, General Manager, YouGov Singapore 

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CNA938 Rewind - More firms to unlock potential of privacy-enhancing technology

More companies will get the help they need to protect sensitive data. The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is committing to cover up to 50 per cent of the cost for adopting new privacy-enhancing technologies. Andrea Heng and Susan Ng talk to Denise Wong, Deputy Commissioner at the Personal Data Protection Commission to find out more about these new technologies, and how Singapore is shaping its approach to emerging technology, especially generative AI.  

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Nvidia reaches $4 trillion market cap, Asian equities set to rally

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Susan Ng speak with Ben Luk, Senior Multi Asset Strategist at State Street Markets.

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CNA938 Rewind - Trump’s 50% copper tariff: Impact on Asia

US President Donald Trump has broadened his global trade war as he announced a 50 per cent tariff on imported copper. Does the U.S have the capacity to scale up its own production of copper? And what impact does this copper tariff have on Asia? Andrea Heng and Susan Ng find out from Heng Koon How, Head of Markets Strategy, Global Economics and Markets Research at UOB.

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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Rising above trauma, Edwin Chaw embraces accountability in his healing journey

Edwin Chaw has come a long way. As a child, he experienced different forms of abuse and carried the weight of psychological trauma for years — until he met others who saw the goodness in him. Edwin, who is an ambassador for the Beyond The Label mental health campaign, shares how he was able to transform anger, shame and guilt, into a determination to to rise above his wounds — and embrace himself holistically.

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