Insight Provider, CrossASEAN Research

Nicolas Van Broekhoven

Insight Provider

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The 2025 vintage of "5 High Conviction Ideas" showed a positive return for all five picks.</li>
<li>Our best performer was <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/arras-minerals-corp-0103ceb3-3087-43a7-8e88-cf54392e4429" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:41542:1" rel="noopener">Arras Minerals (ARK CN)</a>, which was up +150%, closely followed by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/solaris-resources-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40176:1" rel="noopener">Solaris Resources (SLS CN)</a>, which gained 139% for the year. </li>
<li>Our 2025 vintage was heavily copper-focused, our 2026 new favorite list is more diverse across sectors and regions.</li>
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The 2025 vintage of "5 High Conviction Ideas" showed a positive return for all five picks.
Our best performer was Arras Minerals (ARK CN), which was up +150%, closely followed by Solaris Resources (SLS CN), which gained 139% for the year. 
Our 2025 vintage was heavily copper-focused, our 2026 new favorite list is more diverse across sectors and regions.


Overview of My Winners and Losers in 2025...and 5 High Conviction Ideas Going Into 2026

The New Standard in Wealth Management, Wealth Management Alliance

Wealth Management Alliance

The New Standard in Wealth Management

WMA is a Singapore-based multi-family office with a Capital Markets Services license and provide fund management and investment advisory services to a small number of global UHNW clients. We also act as incubator for single-family offices, allowing them to plug into our broader ecosystem and infrastructure, and tap on our investment professionals for advice. WMA is designed around providing truly bespoke advice to each client, rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach that may not fit each client's investment objectives and risk tolerances. On top of that, we are designed so that we avoid any semblance of conflicts of interests by being compensated only by the client (which may include profit sharing), as opposed to the model that many of our peers adopt, which include compensation from a variety of third parties such as funds managers, distributors or banks. That, to us, is the easiest way to be firmly on the side of the client in every decision we make.

<ul><li>Given recent investor wariness over a global AI bubble, we think it is instructive to look at how exposed the Singapore stock market is to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector, both directly and indirectly.</li><li>On direct exposure, we identify companies listed on the SGX – mainly in the upstream (including data centres) and midstream segments - which are, to a large or some extent, involved in AI. Downstream AI companies are predominately end-users and applications.</li><li>As a rough guide, the market capitalization of these companies totals around SGD21.3bn, accounting for a relatively small share of about 2.7% of the aggregated capitalization of SGD773bn of the FTSE Straits Times All Share Index (which comprises the top 98% of companies in the SGX Mainboard universe).</li></ul>

Given recent investor wariness over a global AI bubble, we think it is instructive to look at how exposed the Singapore stock market is to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector, both directly and indirectly.On direct exposure, we identify companies listed on the SGX – mainly in the upstream (including data centres) and midstream segments - which are, to a large or some extent, involved in AI. Downstream AI companies are predominately end-users and applications.As a rough guide, the market capitalization of these companies totals around SGD21.3bn, accounting for a relatively small share of about 2.7% of the aggregated capitalization of SGD773bn of the FTSE Straits Times All Share Index (which comprises the top 98% of companies in the SGX Mainboard universe).

Singapore Market Roundup, Singapore Market Roundup

Singapore Market Roundup

<ul><li>ISOTeam's FY2025 earnings disappoint; RHB lowers rating to 'neutral' from 'buy'</li><li>LHN’s Coliwoo spin-off boosts value; self-storage segment offers growth: UOBKH</li><li>SMIDs may outpace fundamentals; OCBC warns caution with ‘Next 50’ indices launch.</li></ul>

ISOTeam's FY2025 earnings disappoint; RHB lowers rating to 'neutral' from 'buy'LHN’s Coliwoo spin-off boosts value; self-storage segment offers growth: UOBKHSMIDs may outpace fundamentals; OCBC warns caution with ‘Next 50’ indices launch.

Singapore Market Roundup (26-Sep-2025): ISOTeam's FY2025 earnings fall short; RHB cuts rating to

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<li>RHB lowers CDLHT target price due to market challenges.         </li>
<li>RHB calls ST Engineering a high-quality, defensive growth opportunity.</li>
<li>Ready-to-eat at 7-Eleven could prompt a re-rating for DFI Retail.</li>
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RHB lowers CDLHT target price due to market challenges.         
RHB calls ST Engineering a high-quality, defensive growth opportunity.
Ready-to-eat at 7-Eleven could prompt a re-rating for DFI Retail.


Singapore Market Roundup (24-Sep-2025): RHB cuts CDLHT target price amid market challenges.

<ul><li>ST Engineering is seen as a 'high-quality' and 'defensive' growth stock by RHB.</li><li>7-Eleven's ready-to-eat options may lead to a re-rating for DFI Retail.</li><li>KGI Securities keeps $2 target price on AEM Holdings post Intel-Nvidia deal.</li></ul>

ST Engineering is seen as a 'high-quality' and 'defensive' growth stock by RHB.7-Eleven's ready-to-eat options may lead to a re-rating for DFI Retail.KGI Securities keeps $2 target price on AEM Holdings post Intel-Nvidia deal.

Singapore Market Roundup (23-Sep-2025): RHB views ST Engineering as a high-quality growth stock.

Singapore

AEM is a global leader in providing customized, application-specific test and handling solutions for the semiconductor and electronics industries. The company's offerings, including handlers and test inserts, are crucial for ensuring the quality and reliability of advanced chips used in AI and high-performance computing. AEM was established in 1990 and is headquartered in Singapore.

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Singapore Market Roundup (26-Sep-2025): ISOTeam's FY2025 earnings fall short; RHB cuts rating to

ISOTeam's FY2025 earnings disappoint, prompting RHB to downgrade to 'neutral.' LHN's Coliwoo spin-off boosts value; self-storage offers growth,...

Singapore Market Roundup

Singapore Market Roundup (24-Sep-2025): RHB cuts CDLHT target price amid market challenges.

RHB reduces CDLHT target price amid market challenges, views ST Engineering as a strong growth opportunity, and sees 7-Eleven's ready-to-eat...

Singapore Market Roundup

Singapore Market Roundup (23-Sep-2025): RHB views ST Engineering as a high-quality growth stock.

RHB views ST Engineering as a 'high-quality' growth stock. 7-Eleven's offerings may boost DFI Retail, while KGI maintains a $2 target for AEM...

Singapore Market Roundup

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Overview of My Winners and Losers in 2025...and 5 High Conviction Ideas Going Into 2026

​The 2025 "5 High Conviction Ideas" vintage had positive returns, with Arras Minerals and Solaris Resources leading the way. The 2026 list is more...

Nicolas Van Broekhoven

Singapore Equity Strategy: November 2025

Given recent investor wariness over a global AI bubble, we think it is instructive to look at how exposed the Singapore stock market is to the...

Wealth Management Alliance

Singapore Market Roundup (26-Sep-2025): ISOTeam's FY2025 earnings fall short; RHB cuts rating to

ISOTeam's FY2025 earnings disappoint, prompting RHB to downgrade to 'neutral.' LHN's Coliwoo spin-off boosts value; self-storage offers growth,...

Singapore Market Roundup

Singapore Market Roundup (24-Sep-2025): RHB cuts CDLHT target price amid market challenges.

RHB reduces CDLHT target price amid market challenges, views ST Engineering as a strong growth opportunity, and sees 7-Eleven's ready-to-eat...

Singapore Market Roundup

Singapore Market Roundup (23-Sep-2025): RHB views ST Engineering as a high-quality growth stock.

RHB views ST Engineering as a 'high-quality' growth stock. 7-Eleven's offerings may boost DFI Retail, while KGI maintains a $2 target for AEM...

Singapore Market Roundup

The 2025 "5 High Conviction Ideas" vintage had positive returns, with Arras Minerals and Solaris Resources leading the way. The 2026 list is more...