Under The Radar

Stamps, parcels and postage fees - that’s right - we are putting the spotlight on the postal and parcel industry today.  In particular, we’re going to be looking at Singapore Post, which has seen a number of developments of late. The company is raising postage rates for postage, package delivery and doorstep parcel delivery this year as a result of the Goods and Services Tax hike as well as other...

Ever wondered who are the ones keeping our work desks clean and tidy when we return to work on a Monday morning? Well, today we’re going to look at how facility management companies position themselves in a market that is set to reach around US$121 billion globally by 2030.  This is also an exciting time for the industry, as it tries to convince clients on the need to automate and reduce reliance...

The online brokerage industry is at the heart of our discussion today.  The pandemic-induced retail trading frenzy has led to a boom in new online brokers in Singapore as more people put their dollars to work on digital platforms.  But with the country now back to Dorscon green, how would companies position themselves for the future? We’re going to speak with online trading platform moomoo to find...

On that note, did you know that Singapore was the first country to approve the sale of cell-based meat in 2020, with the product coming from Good Meat? In fact, the world’s first commercial cultured meat production facility also started here in Singapore in 2021 when a local contract development and manufacturing organisation, Esco Aster, was given approval to produce the novel food.  The company...

Supply chain snarls and high inflation have weighed on economies around the world for much of the past year, especially with China sticking to its strict zero-COVID strategy.  But how have things changed as China reopens for business in 2023 and the country puts the Lunar New Year holiday behind it? What are the key trends within the logistics and supply chain industry and how are players grapplin...

We’ll give you an inside look into a Swiss private bank founded in not 1996, but 1796!    With 358 billion Swiss Francs worth of total client assets, we’ll find out how Lombard Odier positions itself amid changing demands from private clients such as high net worth individuals.  Apparently private clients are getting increasingly worried about market volatility and the negative impact on portfolio...

Coffee is on the agenda for us today, with Starbucks Corporation set to unveil its results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 today.  According to Yahoo Finance, analysts are expecting an 8.6% on-year improvement in revenue, amid accelerating same store sales and unit growth, as well as a margin explosion.  Aside from the sales figures, it is also an exciting time for Starbucks in the US, w...

In our first episode of Under The Radar, we talk about REIT managers and what’s next as they put their FY 2022 earnings behind them. Our guest for today is from OUE Commercial Reit, which has a property portfolio  comprising approximately 2.2 million square feet of prime office and retail space, and 1,643 upper upscale hotel rooms in Singapore and Shanghai. The real estate investment trust company...