Daily Cuts – Singapore blocks Income-Allianz deal: What lies ahead for the business, customers

15 Oct 2024 08:54AM

14 mins

Singapore has moved to block a deal that would have allowed German insurer Allianz to own a majority stake in local insurer Income, citing a lack of confidence that Income would be able to continue as a social movement – but is leaving the door open as long as public concerns are addressed. Andrea Heng speaks to Eddy Cheong, CEO, Havend. They look ahead to Income’s future operations, how it can continue being financially viable as a co-operative movement and potential partners it can work with to stay relevant. 

Daily Cuts – Bullying in Singapore’s schools: More incidents or more exposure?

About two in every 1,000 primary school pupils and five in every 1,000 secondary school students report bullying incidents each year. While MOE cites a steady number of cases, social media has raised the profile of such incidents – enough for school bullying to be a topic of discussion in Parliament this week. Andrea Heng speaks to Cheung Hoi Shan, Assistant Professor, Psychology and Child & Human Development, National Institute of Education, to find out more. 

15/10/2024 13 mins

Daily Cuts – Singapore blocks Income-Allianz deal: What lies ahead for the business, customers

Singapore has moved to block a deal that would have allowed German insurer Allianz to own a majority stake in local insurer Income, citing a lack of confidence that Income would be able to continue as a social movement – but is leaving the door open as long as public concerns are addressed. Andrea Heng speaks to Eddy Cheong, CEO, Havend. They look ahead to Income’s future operations, how it can continue being financially viable as a co-operative movement and potential partners it can work with to stay relevant. 

15/10/2024 14 mins

Daily Cuts – Iran, Israel intensify their attacks – is this now an Iran-Israel war?

Hezbollah has launched fresh drone strikes on northern Israel as a retaliation to Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, marking the most serious clash in the year-long conflict between Israel and Iran’s proxies. Andrea Heng and Prof Zach Levey, Visiting Professor, International Affairs Program, University of Colorado at Boulder, analyse Iran’s next moves as it reshapes its strategy towards Israel through bolder attacks, while US involvement grows with the delivery of the THAAD missile system. 

15/10/2024 10 mins

Daily Cuts – Singapore’s economy grew 4.1% in Q3 of 2024

Singapore Today’s Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Barnabas Gan, Acting Group Chief Economist at RHB Bank, about how Singapore’s economy picked up momentum in the third quarter of 2024, growing by 4.1 per cent from a year ago.  

14/10/2024 16 mins