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.

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CapitaLand Ascendas REIT / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Coverage of climate-related disclosures by S-Reits vs global real estate sector average for each TCFD pillar The S-Reits industry, as with all other sectors, is experiencing growing pressure from investors, tenants, regulators, and other stakeholders to report key environment, social and governance (ESG) information.</li><li>The study reviewed the coverage and quality of disclosures by S-Reits against global peers and best practices based on the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations.</li></ul>

Coverage of climate-related disclosures by S-Reits vs global real estate sector average for each TCFD pillar The S-Reits industry, as with all other sectors, is experiencing growing pressure from investors, tenants, regulators, and other stakeholders to report key environment, social and governance (ESG) information.The study reviewed the coverage and quality of disclosures by S-Reits against global peers and best practices based on the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations.

REIT Watch - S-Reits raise their sustainability reporting standards

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Singapore-based office S-Reits resilient despite concerns sparked by WeWork However, Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) are showing signs of resiliency in their office portfolios.</li><li>Suntec Reit’s Singapore office portfolio recorded year-on-year growth in both gross revenue and net property income for H1 FY2023 by 8.1 per cent and 1.1 per cent respectively, citing higher occupancy and rent at its Suntec City Office and One Raffles Quay.</li></ul>

Singapore-based office S-Reits resilient despite concerns sparked by WeWork However, Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) are showing signs of resiliency in their office portfolios.Suntec Reit’s Singapore office portfolio recorded year-on-year growth in both gross revenue and net property income for H1 FY2023 by 8.1 per cent and 1.1 per cent respectively, citing higher occupancy and rent at its Suntec City Office and One Raffles Quay.

REIT Watch - Singapore-based office S-Reits resilient despite concerns sparked by WeWork

<ul><li>In terms of net fund flows over the month, retail investors net bought S$8.2 million of S-Reits while institutional investors net sold S$86.4 million in the sector.</li><li>However, there were 10 S-Reits and property trusts which recorded net institutional inflows in the month of July.</li><li>They were Keppel DC Reit, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT), CapitaLand India Trust (Clint), ESR-Logos Reit, Far East Hospitality Trust, Digital Core Reit, Paragon Reit, Sasseur Reit, First Reit, and BHG Retail Reit.</li></ul>

In terms of net fund flows over the month, retail investors net bought S$8.2 million of S-Reits while institutional investors net sold S$86.4 million in the sector.However, there were 10 S-Reits and property trusts which recorded net institutional inflows in the month of July.They were Keppel DC Reit, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT), CapitaLand India Trust (Clint), ESR-Logos Reit, Far East Hospitality Trust, Digital Core Reit, Paragon Reit, Sasseur Reit, First Reit, and BHG Retail Reit.

REIT Watch - Institutional investors net buyers of these 10 S-Reits in July

Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Capitaland Investment (CLI), one of Singapore’s largest global real estate investment managers, oversees S$133 billion in real estate asset under management (RE AUM) and S$89 billion in fund under management (FUM) as of Mar 31, 2023.</li><li>CLI’s fund management business includes 36 private funds and six listed real estate investment trusts (Reits) and business trusts, of which five are listed in Singapore.</li><li>CapitaLand Ascott Trust (CLAS) saw Q1 2023 gross profit increase by 59 per cent year on year due to stronger operating performance and contributions from new properties.</li></ul>

Capitaland Investment (CLI), one of Singapore’s largest global real estate investment managers, oversees S$133 billion in real estate asset under management (RE AUM) and S$89 billion in fund under management (FUM) as of Mar 31, 2023.CLI’s fund management business includes 36 private funds and six listed real estate investment trusts (Reits) and business trusts, of which five are listed in Singapore.CapitaLand Ascott Trust (CLAS) saw Q1 2023 gross profit increase by 59 per cent year on year due to stronger operating performance and contributions from new properties.

REIT Watch - CapitaLand Reits average 39% gearing; see operational growth

<ul><li>Retail S-REITs’ metrics surpass pre-Covid; poised to benefit from tourism boost The Singapore Tourism Board expects the nation to receive up to 14 million international visitors this year, more than double the 6.3 million recorded in 2022.</li><li>Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust’s VivoCity Mall reported that its Q3 FY22/23 sales continued to exceed pre-pandemic levels, with shopper traffic and tenant sales growing 50.5 per cent and 38.5 per cent yoy, respectively.</li></ul>

Retail S-REITs’ metrics surpass pre-Covid; poised to benefit from tourism boost The Singapore Tourism Board expects the nation to receive up to 14 million international visitors this year, more than double the 6.3 million recorded in 2022.Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust’s VivoCity Mall reported that its Q3 FY22/23 sales continued to exceed pre-pandemic levels, with shopper traffic and tenant sales growing 50.5 per cent and 38.5 per cent yoy, respectively.

REIT Watch – Retail S-REITs’ metrics surpass pre-Covid; poised to benefit from tourism boost

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Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust operates as a retail estate investment trust. The Compnay invests in retail and office properties and integrated developments. Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust serves clients in Asia Pacific.

Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT SP)

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Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT SP)

REIT Watch - S-Reits raise their sustainability reporting standards

Coverage of climate-related disclosures by S-Reits vs global real estate sector average for each TCFD pillar The S-Reits industry, as with all...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - Singapore-based office S-Reits resilient despite concerns sparked by WeWork

Singapore-based office S-Reits resilient despite concerns sparked by WeWork However, Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) are...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - Institutional investors net buyers of these 10 S-Reits in July

In terms of net fund flows over the month, retail investors net bought S$8.2 million of S-Reits while institutional investors net sold S$86.4...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - CapitaLand Reits average 39% gearing; see operational growth

Capitaland Investment (CLI), one of Singapore’s largest global real estate investment managers, oversees S$133 billion in real estate asset under...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch – Retail S-REITs’ metrics surpass pre-Covid; poised to benefit from tourism boost

Retail S-REITs’ metrics surpass pre-Covid; poised to benefit from tourism boost The Singapore Tourism Board expects the nation to receive up to 14...

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