Under The Radar

Today we’re going to talk to a Singapore listed company that is said to be the country’s oldest and one of Asia’s largest manufacturers of high-end precision plastic and metal components and products.  With over 45 years of manufacturing experience, our guest Fu Yu Corporation operates six manufacturing sites across Singapore, Malaysia and China.  The firm serves a wide range of sectors including...

Pop diva Celine Dion, American country music singer Nate Smith, and Korean girl group Blackpink’s Lisa. They have all worked with the company we’re going to talk to for today, in one capacity or another.  With a footprint spanning across 100 countries, our guest Sony Music Entertainment, an American music recording company owned by the Sony Music Group.  The company prides itself as sitting at the...

Retailing is the action of selling goods and services to consumers piecemeal rather than to businesses in bulk.  When we think of retailers, we often think of the likes of clothing retailers and electronic retailers. But instead of selling consumer goods, our guest for today sells the electricity we use to power our homes and electronics.  Established back in 2001 under its former name Seraya Ener...

The securities market is in focus today as we speak to one of the founding clearing members of the Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading or (SGX-DT).  Inaugurated some 40 years ago in 1983 as Phillip Futures, our guest for today is multi-asset broker Phillip Nova.  As a member of the PhillipCapital Group, the company has grown over the years and now prides itself as one of the region’s top broker...

It’s all about S-Reits today as we continue our conversation with a company that is also the first ever guest we had on board on Under the Radar back in February last year. Make a guess! The company is behind some of the most prominent skyscrapers we see at the Central Business District, and is said to be one of the largest diversified S-Reits with total assets under management of S$6.3 billion as...

When it comes to watch manufacturers, one would realise that most of the big players are owned by luxury groups with multiple brands under their belts. But instead of that, our guest for today prides itself as the last family-owned independent Genevan Watch Manufacturer.  It is also part of the so-called “The Holy Trinity” or “The Big Three” in horology - a term that describes three of the biggest...

It’s all about insurance coverage today as we speak to a company that provides coverage for Singaporeans including the nation’s protectors – the MINDEF.  Formed by the merger of Aviva Singapore and Singlife in a deal valued at S$3.2 billion in 2020, the current Singlife is one of the largest homegrown financial services companies in the lion city.  The company offers a variety of insurance product...

Using active intelligence to find and back companies creating transformational impact at the intersection of tech and life. That’s what we’re going to talk about today.  Founded in 2014, our guest is Openspace Ventures, a multi-stage investor that looks at Southeast Asian B2C and B2B businesses with a compelling vision for expansion.  The firm looks at three types of targets: (a) Series A and B fi...

Most eateries and restaurants we eat at have a huge signboard at their entrances. But one seafood restaurant chain selling White Pepper Crab, however, doesn’t have one.  You can perhaps already guess who my guest for today is. Started in the 1970s as a humble seafood hawker stall at Mattar Road Hawker Centre selling homemade White Pepper Crab, our guest No Signboard Holdings now prides itself as a...

We’re going to talk about a company that is most famously known as a taxi and bus operator here in sunny Singapore.  Formed in March 2003 through the merger of two publicly-listed land transport companies – Comfort Group and DelGro Corporation, our guest is ComfortDelGro, and one of the largest land transport companies in the world.  The company's businesses now include bus, taxi, rail, car rental...

It is all about advancing the healthcare landscape in the region as we speak to one of the leading providers of integrated medical technology solutions in Singapore and Southeast Asia.  Listed on the Catalist board of the Singapore Exchange, AJJ Medtech Holdings offers over 6,000 products ranging from healthcare consumables such as catheters to medical devices like blood glucose monitoring sy...

Founded in 2021, our guest Space Faculty is a business consulting firm and also a pioneer in helping the public and private sectors be a part of the space economy.  The firm’s operations can be segmented into three verticals: one, helping the private sector tap into space-based and deep tech innovations, two, developing national-level STEM 2.0 learning roadmaps for youths and professionals, and th...

Today we’re going to bring you an inside look into the B2B merchant services and fintech arm of Razer, Fiuu.  Established back in April 2018 as Razer Fintech, Fiuu has grown to become the one of the largest O2O or Offline to Online digital payment networks in emerging markets and has processed over billions of dollars in total payment value.  For one thing, Fiuu recorded a Total Payment Volume, or...

Optimus Prime is in the house today as we speak to the company behind the Transformers franchise.  Founded in 1923, our guest Hasbro actually started out selling textile remnants and pencil boxes before becoming the leading toy and game company it is today.  Now, the firm aspires to entertain and connect generations of fans through the exhilaration of play.  Some of the names under the company’s p...

Phosphate provides a quarter of all nutrients plants need to grow and thrive. It is an essential ingredient in all fertilisers that go to support the crops we eat and use in our daily lives.  And it is all about phosphate today as we speak to one of the world’s largest custodians and suppliers of phosphate-based fertilisers.  Founded over a century ago in Morocco, our guest OCP Group started out a...

It’s all about your day-to-day commute today as we speak to the first carpool app developed in Singapore. Founded in September 2014, Ryde leverages technology to facilitate the movement of people and goods by providing on-demand and scheduled carpooling and ride-hailing services.  While the firm has its origins as a carpool app, it has since expanded to provide a full suite of mobility and deliver...

Today we’re going to talk about a company behind the clothes you buy while on holiday in the US.  This is because that piece of garment you’ve bought from retail giants Walmart and Macy’s could very well be traced back to Singaporean textile and clothing maker Ghim Li! Founded all the way back in 1977 with a collection of six sewing machines and a capital injection of US$3,000, Ghim Li has evolved...

Ice-cream, sauces, seasoning powders, dish soaps, shampoos, deodorants, laundry detergent and hand sanitisers.  There is one common factor linking all these products together – and that’s they are all fast moving consumer goods or FMCGs. In fact our guest for today is part of one of the world’s leading FMCG firms Unilever.  That is the company behind brands such as Lipton, Knorr, Dove, Hellmann’s...

It’s all about flying high today as we speak to the world’s third largest commercial aircraft maker after Airbus and Boeing. Make a guess - we’re actually talking about Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer! Founded in 1969, Embraer is a global aerospace company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets aircrafts and systems with businesses spanning across areas such as Commercial and Exe...

This is a company that you’ll come into contact with perhaps on a day to day basis.  Make a guess - if you’re thinking along the lines of ride hailing apps - you’re on the right track! Established back in 2010, our guest is Southeast Asia’s ride hailing giant and leading on-demand platform Gojek.   Fun fact here, the firm actually started out as a call centre focusing on courier and motorcycle rid...

The recruitment and staffing landscape is in focus as we speak to one of the leading talent acquisition and management firms here in Asia.  Founded in 1992, HRnetGroup helps business leaders, hiring managers and job seekers build stronger companies, successful careers and better workplace cultures. The firm’s business segments can be split into two, namely flexible staffing or the provision of tem...

It’s all about sentiment within financial markets today as we speak to one of the earliest fintech companies in the world. .  Founded in 1992, our guest Saxo is an international investment firm for investors and traders under the supervision of the Danish FSA, with a reach of over 2,500 professionals around the world including in key financial hubs such as Singapore. Its investment platform provid...

It’s all about travel today as we speak to one of the world’s leading online travel agencies – Trip.com.  On its own, Trip.com is a familiar name to many, with a network of over 1.4 million hotels in 200 countries and regions, as well as more than 2 million individual flight routes connecting over 5,000 cities around the globe.  It is actually part of the NASDAQ and Hong Kong Exchange listed Trip....

It’s literally cherry on the cake to speak to a company said to be the only in the world so far that produces wine from – not grapes, but cherries!  Our guest for today is Frederiksdal, a Danish firm that specialises in beverages like juices and wines made from Danish Stevns Cherry.  These are not the sweet cherries we eat during summer time, but those that taste sour with high sugar and acid cont...

Using technology to change the way people innovate from concept to commercialisation – that’s what we’re going to talk about today.  Founded in Singapore in 2007, our guest is called Patsnap –  or the short form for the phrase “patents in a snap”. The company’s products help businesses analyse competitor patents, identify the white space open for innovation, validate ideas, assess the patentabilit...