Claressa Monteiro

Claressa Monteiro

HEAD OF AUDIO

Claressa Monteiro is BT’s head of audio. Since 2022, she’s led BT Podcasts and driven audio content, strategy, business development and operations. Prior to BT, Claressa spent three decades in the broadcast and entertainment industry. She is the recipient of the 2009 COMPASS (Composers & Authors Society of Singapore) Award for Artistic Excellence.

What is the state of play in the resale market for private homes?

Who are buying private homes and how do agents stay relevant? With PropNex’s CEO Kelvin Fong

Who is buying at new condo launches? What is the state of play in the resale market for private homes? Also get perspectives on AI’s impact on the agency business and Singaporeans’ love for private ho...

How should the average retail investor think about reintroducing fixed income into a typically equity-heavy personal portfolio?

Yield without fear: Navigating credit markets in a high-rate era

With $12 trillion in money markets, fixed income is vital. Discover bond selection, market opportunities, high-yield bond risks, and strategies for resilient portfolios amid unpredictable interest rat...

Is the "AI trade" now moving into a more selective, post-euphoria phase?

The war is three months old, stocks are at record highs and the Fed is talking hikes

Post-Nvidia, the "AI Trade" demands selectivity. Brent crude's US$100+ floor remains. What about the dollar's safe-haven status, Kospi tech, and G7 bond debt risks?

How does Singapore stand as a business aviation market and key air hub?

How to fly like F1 drivers, pop stars and billionaires

Billionaires, CEOs, and young founders are flying private. Discover why business aviation in Asia-Pacific is taking off.

What is driving the growing divergence between banks and Reits in the current market?

The great yield shift: why banks are gaining altitude as Reits seek grounding

High-yield investments are diverging. Higher rates benefit banks, while Reits face challenges from narrowing spreads, rising debt costs, and low valuations. How do we navigate uncertainty to secure be...

What announcement from the Trump-Xi summit could move global markets the most?

Can the AI rally really ignore inflation, geopolitics and a Fed under pressure?

What are markets expecting from the Trump-Xi summit? Can the AI tech rally survive? Howie Lim finds out from Charu Chanana of Saxo.

(From right) Professor Joseph Liow and host Claressa Monteiro.

Iran: Not our fight, still our problem

Amidst the ongoing conflict in Iran, what it really means to be a small open economy in an increasingly volatile world.

What makes an insurance product a universal life plan?

High-net-worth insurance as a multi-generational wealth planning tool

Amidst the US$6 Trillion Wealth Transfer, high-net-worth families are increasingly using Indexed Universal Life (IUL) insurance in their multi-generational wealth strategies. Find out how and why.

How do we tell the difference between a temporary market "dip" and a more fundamental, long-term market expectation reset?

Risk reset: differentiating a flash sale from a fundamental flaw

Is "buying the dip" still relevant? High interest rates and market volatility challenge old rules. Howie Lim seeks expert advice on systematic strategies to identify genuine bargains and avoid traps.

What can MAS and SGX do to keep home-grown tech-oriented companies in the local market?

Can SGX draw both Reits and tech stocks?

Two corporate transactions have been quietly telling a bigger story about Singapore’s market this week. One involves a landmark S$3.9 billion deal that puts one of Orchard Road’s most recognisable ass...