SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Exchange is Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructure, facilitating the exchange of capital and ideas to create value for people, businesses and economies. As a multi-asset exchange operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards, SGX is a vertically integrated business that provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services.

With about 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange. Offering a full suite of derivatives products across Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies, SGX is the world’s most liquid international market for the benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan and ASEAN.

As Asia’s pioneering central counterparty, SGX is globally recognised for its risk management and clearing capabilities, and was one of the first globally to adopt the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure.

Headquartered in AAA-rated Singapore, SGX has over 800 employees including offices in Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Equity Bottom-Up

Singapore Technologies Engineering / Equity Bottom-Up

Singapore Technologies Engineering (STE SP)

<ul><li>Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Aug 16 to 22, with S$184.7 million of net institutional inflow.</li><li>Leading the net institutional inflow were DBS, Singapore Exchange (SGX), Sats, UOB, Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Seatrium, Mapletree Industrial Trust, OCBC, Singtel and Singapore Technologies Engineering.</li><li>Between Aug 15 and 16, Wee Investments acquired two million shares of UOL at an average price of S$5.21 per share.</li></ul>

Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Aug 16 to 22, with S$184.7 million of net institutional inflow.Leading the net institutional inflow were DBS, Singapore Exchange (SGX), Sats, UOB, Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Seatrium, Mapletree Industrial Trust, OCBC, Singtel and Singapore Technologies Engineering.Between Aug 15 and 16, Wee Investments acquired two million shares of UOL at an average price of S$5.21 per share.

Director acquisitions rebound after earnings reporting season

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT SP)

<ul><li>Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the four trading sessions spanning Thursday August 8 through to Wednesday, August 14 close, with S$31.5 million of net institutional inflow.</li><li>Leading the net institutional inflow over the four sessions were Singapore Exchange, Singapore Telecommunications, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings), Jardine Cycle & Carriage, CapitaLand Ascendas REIT, Sembcorp Industries, Keppel DC REIT, Sheng Siong Group, ComfortDelGro Corporation, and CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust.</li><li>On August 12, IFS Capital Executive Director & Group CEO Randy Sim Cheng Leong acquired 1.1 million shares at an average price of S$0.11 per share.</li></ul>

Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the four trading sessions spanning Thursday August 8 through to Wednesday, August 14 close, with S$31.5 million of net institutional inflow.Leading the net institutional inflow over the four sessions were Singapore Exchange, Singapore Telecommunications, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings), Jardine Cycle & Carriage, CapitaLand Ascendas REIT, Sembcorp Industries, Keppel DC REIT, Sheng Siong Group, ComfortDelGro Corporation, and CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust.On August 12, IFS Capital Executive Director & Group CEO Randy Sim Cheng Leong acquired 1.1 million shares at an average price of S$0.11 per share.

SIA Leads Buyback Consideration, Multi-Chem CEO Trims 69% Stake

Mapletree Industrial Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Share buybacks by primary-listed companies The five sessions also saw nine primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$4.5 million.</li><li>With this transaction, the total proportion of shares bought back under the current mandate now stands at 1.47 per cent of the issued shares (not counting treasury shares) as of the date when the share buyback resolution was passed.</li></ul>

Share buybacks by primary-listed companies The five sessions also saw nine primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$4.5 million.With this transaction, the total proportion of shares bought back under the current mandate now stands at 1.47 per cent of the issued shares (not counting treasury shares) as of the date when the share buyback resolution was passed.

Buyback and director filings taper off during pre-earnings period

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Keisei Electric Railway Co / Event-Driven

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<li>No surprise: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/keisei-electric-railway-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10876:1" rel="noopener">Keisei Electric Railway (9009 JP)</a> shareholders voted down Palliser's proposal. If the vote was close, Palliser may ups its rhetorical game, and takes a harder stance.</li>
<li>Argyle failed to boot one <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-merchants-china-direct-investments" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6862:1" rel="noopener">CMCDI (133 HK)</a> director. They'll next target the management agreement renewal; and agitate the company buy back 20% of shares outstanding at 90% of NAV.</li>
<li>The Offeror now has 90.16% in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/great-eastern-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13993:1" rel="noopener">Great Eastern Holdings (GE SP)</a> - so this will get suspended at the close of the Offer.</li>
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No surprise: Keisei Electric Railway (9009 JP) shareholders voted down Palliser's proposal. If the vote was close, Palliser may ups its rhetorical game, and takes a harder stance.
Argyle failed to boot one CMCDI (133 HK) director. They'll next target the management agreement renewal; and agitate the company buy back 20% of shares outstanding at 90% of NAV.
The Offeror now has 90.16% in Great Eastern Holdings (GE SP) - so this will get suspended at the close of the Offer.


Last Week in Event SPACE: Keisei Electric, China Merchants, Great Eastern, Jardine Matheson/JCNC

Jardine Matheson Southeast Asia / Event-Driven

Jardine Matheson Southeast Asia (JCNC SP)

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<li>In its 14th May quarterly review, MSCI <a href="https://app2.msci.com/eqb/gimi/stdindex/MSCI_May24_STPublicList.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a>  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jardine-cycle-carriage-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:347:1" rel="noopener">Jardine Cycle &amp; Carriage (JCNC SP)</a> will be removed from its index effective 31 May. Shares closed down 4.3% on the 15th.</li>
<li>JCNC announced yesterday that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jardine-matheson-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19718:1" rel="noopener">Jardine Matheson Holdings (JM SP)</a> has lifted its stake to 81.058% from 79.866%. </li>
<li>JCNC is trading rich to its NAV. The simple ratio (JCNC/<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/astra-international-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46:1" rel="noopener">Astra International (ASII IJ)</a>) is around its highest level outside the 2008 GFC. A takeover from parent Matheson is unlikely.</li>
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In its 14th May quarterly review, MSCI announced  Jardine Cycle &amp; Carriage (JCNC SP) will be removed from its index effective 31 May. Shares closed down 4.3% on the 15th.
JCNC announced yesterday that Jardine Matheson Holdings (JM SP) has lifted its stake to 81.058% from 79.866%. 
JCNC is trading rich to its NAV. The simple ratio (JCNC/Astra International (ASII IJ)) is around its highest level outside the 2008 GFC. A takeover from parent Matheson is unlikely.


Jardines Bumps JCNC Stake Post MSCI Deletion

Singapore

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited operates as an investment holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, invests in automotive, consumer finance, utilities and infrastructure, heavy equipment and mining, property, agribusiness, cement, and consumer products businesses. Jardine Cycle & Carriage serves customers in South East Asia.

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Jardine Matheson Southeast Asia (JCNC SP)

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Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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David Blennerhassett

Jardines Bumps JCNC Stake Post MSCI Deletion

Jardine Matheson clears 83% in JCNC, up from ~78% at the beginning of the year. I see JCNC's NAV PREMIUM at 17%, down from a recent high of 29%....

David Blennerhassett

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