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>Over 5M26, 57 primary-listed Singapore stocks repurchased S$1.26B in shares, up from S$930M in 5M25.</li><li>Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land conducted buybacks worth US$217M and US$98M respectively during 5M26.</li><li>Singtel executed S$226M in share buybacks in FY26, alongside S$3.9B in asset recycling proceeds.</li></ul>

Over 5M26, 57 primary-listed Singapore stocks repurchased S$1.26B in shares, up from S$930M in 5M25.Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land conducted buybacks worth US$217M and US$98M respectively during 5M26.Singtel executed S$226M in share buybacks in FY26, alongside S$3.9B in asset recycling proceeds.

Singapore Share Buybacks Near S$1.3B in First Five Months of 2026

<ul><li>Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks with a net outflow of S$592 million from Sep 19 to 25.</li><li>Food Empire Holdings raised S$42.8 million by placing 17 million treasury shares at S$2.52 each on Sep 24.</li><li>Prime US REIT launched a private placement to raise at least US$25 million, issuing new units at US$0.1935.</li></ul>

Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks with a net outflow of S$592 million from Sep 19 to 25.Food Empire Holdings raised S$42.8 million by placing 17 million treasury shares at S$2.52 each on Sep 24.Prime US REIT launched a private placement to raise at least US$25 million, issuing new units at US$0.1935.

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Garreth Elston

Managing Director

Golden Section Equity Research

Golden Section Capital

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Paid for corporate research on Real Estate and Infrastructure companies. Plus independent pieces on various real estate companies and themes.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The iEdge Singapore Next 50 is effectively a global growth proxy, with ~51% of revenues generated offshore, sharply reducing reliance on Singapore’s domestic and banking cycles.</li>
<li>Its mid-cap, real-asset and industrial skew creates structurally different earnings drivers from the STI, tied to trade flows, infrastructure, healthcare, and technology capex rather than credit growth.</li>
<li>The index offers diversification without governance compromise, using Singapore’s regulatory framework as a platform to access faster-growing ASEAN, Indian, and global markets.</li>
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The iEdge Singapore Next 50 is effectively a global growth proxy, with ~51% of revenues generated offshore, sharply reducing reliance on Singapore’s domestic and banking cycles.
Its mid-cap, real-asset and industrial skew creates structurally different earnings drivers from the STI, tied to trade flows, infrastructure, healthcare, and technology capex rather than credit growth.
The index offers diversification without governance compromise, using Singapore’s regulatory framework as a platform to access faster-growing ASEAN, Indian, and global markets.


The Global Footprint of the iEdge Singapore Next 50

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<ul><li>Food consumption in Singapore remains broadly non-cyclical, anchored by steady household demand across income segments. This defensive earnings base is now complemented by structural growth drivers.</li><li>Policy support remains central to the sector’s evolution. Initiatives such as the Singapore Food Story 2, the Green Plan 2030, and AgriFood Cluster Transformation Fund are fostering investment in local production, food innovation, and ESG adoption.</li><li>Singapore’s F&amp;B brands are leveraging their reputation for quality, safety, and design-led branding to penetrate fast-growing ASEAN markets.</li></ul>

Food consumption in Singapore remains broadly non-cyclical, anchored by steady household demand across income segments. This defensive earnings base is now complemented by structural growth drivers.Policy support remains central to the sector’s evolution. Initiatives such as the Singapore Food Story 2, the Green Plan 2030, and AgriFood Cluster Transformation Fund are fostering investment in local production, food innovation, and ESG adoption.Singapore’s F&amp;B brands are leveraging their reputation for quality, safety, and design-led branding to penetrate fast-growing ASEAN markets.

Beyond the Plate: Food & Beverage Sector in Singapore

<ul><li>The Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF holds over 1,700 developed ex-US stocks, including 40 SGX-listed stocks.  </li><li>The 40 SGX-listed stocks have a combined market cap of S$50 billion and S$123 million ADT YTD.  </li><li>Global Resource Construction's ADT increased to S$3.1 million in 2026, reducing its bid-offer spread to 116bps.</li></ul>

The Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF holds over 1,700 developed ex-US stocks, including 40 SGX-listed stocks.  The 40 SGX-listed stocks have a combined market cap of S$50 billion and S$123 million ADT YTD.  Global Resource Construction's ADT increased to S$3.1 million in 2026, reducing its bid-offer spread to 116bps.

Channelling Global Small‑Cap Capital into Singapore Equities

Singapore

Food Empire is a multinational food and beverage manufacturing and distribution group. The company primarily produces instant coffee beverages, alongside other instant drinks like tea and hot chocolate, snack foods such as potato crisps, and food ingredients. Headquartered in Singapore, the company was founded in 1982.

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The Global Footprint of the iEdge Singapore Next 50

The iEdge Singapore Next 50 index delivers global growth, diversified earnings, and lower STI correlation, using Singapore governance to invest in...

Golden Section Capital

Beyond the Plate: Food & Beverage Sector in Singapore

With rising ESG standards and innovation-driven competitiveness, Singapore’s F&B sector stands out as a resilient and underappreciated growth story...

GROW with Singlife

Channelling Global Small‑Cap Capital into Singapore Equities

The Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF holds over 1,700 developed ex-US stocks, including 40 SGX-listed stocks. The 40 SGX-listed stocks...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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Singapore Share Buybacks Near S$1.3B in First Five Months of 2026

Over 5M26, 57 primary-listed Singapore stocks repurchased S$1.26B in shares, up from S$930M in 5M25. Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land conducted...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Rising Spotlight on Share Placements

Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks with a net outflow of S$592 million from Sep 19 to 25. Food Empire Holdings raised S$42.8...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

The Global Footprint of the iEdge Singapore Next 50

​The iEdge Singapore Next 50 index delivers global growth, diversified earnings, and lower STI correlation, using Singapore governance to invest in...

Golden Section Capital

Beyond the Plate: Food & Beverage Sector in Singapore

With rising ESG standards and innovation-driven competitiveness, Singapore’s F&B sector stands out as a resilient and underappreciated growth story...

GROW with Singlife

Channelling Global Small‑Cap Capital into Singapore Equities

The Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF holds over 1,700 developed ex-US stocks, including 40 SGX-listed stocks. The 40 SGX-listed stocks...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

The iEdge Singapore Next 50 index delivers global growth, diversified earnings, and lower STI correlation, using Singapore governance to invest in...