Alpha-Centric ESG Research

Kyle Rudden

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/singapore-exchange-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1047:1" rel="noopener">Singapore Exchange (SGX SP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oversea-chinese-banking-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:114:1" rel="noopener">OCBC (OCBC SP)</a> recently launched a new sustainability/ESG index – the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/iedge-ocbc-singapore-low-carbon-select-50-capped-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35795:1" rel="noopener">IEdge-OCBC Singapore Low Carbon Select 50 Capped Index (SGLC50CN INDEX)</a>.</li>
<li>Whilst country-Specific carbon indices are often too narrow for index-linked products, they are invaluable as carbon performance <em>benchmarks</em> for climate change mitigation and planning.</li>
<li>The iEdge-OCBC index, along with the broad-based <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/iedge-singapore-low-carbon-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35793:1" rel="noopener">iEdge Singapore Low Carbon Index (SGLCN INDEX)</a>, consistently outperformed (backcast) comparable indices, often with lower volatility.</li>
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Singapore Exchange (SGX SP) and OCBC (OCBC SP) recently launched a new sustainability/ESG index – the IEdge-OCBC Singapore Low Carbon Select 50 Capped Index (SGLC50CN INDEX).
Whilst country-Specific carbon indices are often too narrow for index-linked products, they are invaluable as carbon performance benchmarks for climate change mitigation and planning.
The iEdge-OCBC index, along with the broad-based iEdge Singapore Low Carbon Index (SGLCN INDEX), consistently outperformed (backcast) comparable indices, often with lower volatility.


SGX's New Low Carbon Index Outperformed Comparable Indices and With Less Volatility

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

<ul><li>The IMF projects Singapore's GDP growth to moderate from 5.0% in 2025 to 2.7% in 2027, driven by technology-related exports and investment.</li><li>Gross capital formation is expected to rise from 22.5% of GDP in 2025 to 23.7% in 2027, supported by infrastructure and manufacturing investment.</li><li>Singapore's banking sector remains well-capitalised with a capital adequacy ratio of 18.5% in 2Q25, supporting economic stability.</li></ul>

The IMF projects Singapore's GDP growth to moderate from 5.0% in 2025 to 2.7% in 2027, driven by technology-related exports and investment.Gross capital formation is expected to rise from 22.5% of GDP in 2025 to 23.7% in 2027, supported by infrastructure and manufacturing investment.Singapore's banking sector remains well-capitalised with a capital adequacy ratio of 18.5% in 2Q25, supporting economic stability.

Singapore Equities: IMF Outlook and Structural Market Drivers

Research from SooChow CSSD Capital Markets (Asia), SCCM Asia Research

SCCM Asia Research

Research from SooChow CSSD Capital Markets (Asia)

Headquartered in Singapore, SooChow CSSD Capital Markets (Asia) is an investment bank focusing on emerging growth companies across Asia, providing a full suite of investment banking services, including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions advisory, equity capital markets, institutional equities sales and trading and equities research.

SooChow CSSD Capital Markets (Asia)

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/manulife-us-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:567" rel="noopener">Manulife US REIT (MUST) (MUST SP)</a> 2H21 DPU +1.5% YoY; 4Q21 -7.1% reversions a concern, further M&amp;As may hinge on fundraising efforts</li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ascendas-real-estate-investment-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39" rel="noopener">Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (AREIT SP)</a> 2H21 DPU +2.4% YoY; Improved occupancy while reversions remain relatively robust</li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yanlord-land-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14152" rel="noopener">Yanlord Land (YLLG SP)</a> Jan22 contracted pre-sales rose 87.7% YoY</li></ul>

Manulife US REIT (MUST) (MUST SP) 2H21 DPU +1.5% YoY; 4Q21 -7.1% reversions a concern, further M&amp;As may hinge on fundraising effortsAscendas Real Estate Investment Trust (AREIT SP) 2H21 DPU +2.4% YoY; Improved occupancy while reversions remain relatively robustYanlord Land (YLLG SP) Jan22 contracted pre-sales rose 87.7% YoY

ASEAN Builder's Scoop (9Feb22) - MUST Weak 4Q21 Reversions a Concern

<ul><li>AREIT redeveloping Science Park Drive; 10M21 new home sales take-up rate at 181%; KEP final offer for SPH; SDPR new launches sold out; Phils Sep21 remittances rebounded</li><li>New private home sales rose 9% MoM in Oct21; Robust take-up rate (above 100%) for the past 9mo</li><li>Keppel Corp (KEP SP) says its final offer for Singapore Press Holdings (SPH SP) is compelling - KEP stated that its final offer is a compelling one and a win-win proposition which would be put to both KEP’s and SPH’s shareholders for their respective decisions.</li></ul>

AREIT redeveloping Science Park Drive; 10M21 new home sales take-up rate at 181%; KEP final offer for SPH; SDPR new launches sold out; Phils Sep21 remittances reboundedNew private home sales rose 9% MoM in Oct21; Robust take-up rate (above 100%) for the past 9moKeppel Corp (KEP SP) says its final offer for Singapore Press Holdings (SPH SP) is compelling - KEP stated that its final offer is a compelling one and a win-win proposition which would be put to both KEP’s and SPH’s shareholders for their respective decisions.

ASEAN Builder's Scoop (16Nov21) - AREIT Redeveloping Science Park Drive

<h2>Singapore</h2>
<h3>Cuscaden Peak minimum chain offer price for each <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sph-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5994" rel="noopener">SPH REIT (SPHREIT SP)</a> unit stands at S$96.4c</h3>
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<li>The minimum chain offer price, which consortium Cuscaden Peak will have to offer for each SPHREIT if its acquisition bid for Singapore Press Holdings (SPH SP) succeeds is S$96.4c, fully in cash. The consortium had made a surprise rival bid to privatise SPH, following an earlier offer from Keppel Corp (KEP SP). Such an acquisition would take place by way of a scheme of arrangement. Subject to the finalisation of the terms of such a scheme, the completion of Cuscaden's proposed cash acquisition would result in an obligation for it to undertake a chain offer for all SPHREIT units as well, in accordance with the Singapore Code on Take-overs and Mergers</li>
<li>The minimum chain offer price shall be the simple average of the daily volume-weighted average traded prices of SPHREIT units, on either the latest 20 trading days, or whatever number of trading days there were within 30 calendar days before the announcement of the possible offer. The chain offer will not be made unless and until the possible scheme becomes effective in accordance with its terms, or – if Cuscaden undertakes the proposed acquisition in another method – is declared effective or unconditional, and/or is completed. Cuscaden's offer for SPH is S$2.10 per share in cash. Cuscaden comprises Hotel Properties, businessman Ong Beng Seng and two Temasek-linked entities – CLA Real Estate Holdings and Mapletree. Its proposal still needs to be accepted by the board of SPH.</li>
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Singapore
Cuscaden Peak minimum chain offer price for each SPH REIT (SPHREIT SP) unit stands at S$96.4c

The minimum chain offer price, which consortium Cuscaden Peak will have to offer for each SPHREIT if its acquisition bid for Singapore Press Holdings (SPH SP) succeeds is S$96.4c, fully in cash. The consortium had made a surprise rival bid to privatise SPH, following an earlier offer from Keppel Corp (KEP SP). Such an acquisition would take place by way of a scheme of arrangement. Subject to the finalisation of the terms of such a scheme, the completion of Cuscaden's proposed cash acquisition would result in an obligation for it to undertake a chain offer for all SPHREIT units as well, in accordance with the Singapore Code on Take-overs and Mergers
The minimum chain offer price shall be the simple average of the daily volume-weighted average traded prices of SPHREIT units, on either the latest 20 trading days, or whatever number of trading days there were within 30 calendar days before the announcement of the possible offer. The chain offer will not be made unless and until the possible scheme becomes effective in accordance with its terms, or – if Cuscaden undertakes the proposed acquisition in another method – is declared effective or unconditional, and/or is completed. Cuscaden's offer for SPH is S$2.10 per share in cash. Cuscaden comprises Hotel Properties, businessman Ong Beng Seng and two Temasek-linked entities – CLA Real Estate Holdings and Mapletree. Its proposal still needs to be accepted by the board of SPH.


ASEAN Builder's Scoop (2Nov21) - Cuscaden Peak Chain Offer for SPHREIT

Singapore

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT is Singapore's first and largest listed business space and industrial real estate investment trust. It focuses on a diversified portfolio of business and industrial properties, including business and science parks, high-specification industrial properties, data centers, light industrial properties, and logistics and distribution centers across Singapore, Australia, Europe, and the US. Headquartered in Singapore, the company was established in 2002.

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