Managing Director, Golden Section Capital

Garreth Elston

Managing Director

Golden Section Equity Research

Golden Section Capital

Golden Section Capital is a private international investment, specialist independent equity research, and corporate finance consulting services provider focussing on real estate and infrastructure. 

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>Data centres trade as real estate but do not behave like it: value is set by secured, energised power, execution capability and regulation, not by location or floor space.</li>
<li>Valuation requires triangulation across various methodologies. The metrics that matter are contracted versus energised MW, WALE by contract type, PUE trajectory and ESG compliance against regulatory thresholds.</li>
<li>Six SGX-listed vehicles offer differentiated exposure: three pure-plays (Keppel DC REIT, Digital Core REIT, NTT DC REIT) and three diversified names (CapitaLand Ascendas REIT, Mapletree Industrial Trust, CapitaLand India Trust).</li>
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Data centres trade as real estate but do not behave like it: value is set by secured, energised power, execution capability and regulation, not by location or floor space.
Valuation requires triangulation across various methodologies. The metrics that matter are contracted versus energised MW, WALE by contract type, PUE trajectory and ESG compliance against regulatory thresholds.
Six SGX-listed vehicles offer differentiated exposure: three pure-plays (Keppel DC REIT, Digital Core REIT, NTT DC REIT) and three diversified names (CapitaLand Ascendas REIT, Mapletree Industrial Trust, CapitaLand India Trust).


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>Institutions net bought S$130 million in Singapore-listed stocks, with S$95.4 million in large-cap stocks and S$42.3 million in mid-cap stocks.</li><li>Envictus International saw S$4.3 million net inflow, 4.1% of its market cap, with a 29% ROE and P/E ratio of 7x.</li><li>CSE Global and Frencken Group recorded significant net inflows, with CSE Global securing S$211.3 million in new orders.</li></ul>

Institutions net bought S$130 million in Singapore-listed stocks, with S$95.4 million in large-cap stocks and S$42.3 million in mid-cap stocks.Envictus International saw S$4.3 million net inflow, 4.1% of its market cap, with a 29% ROE and P/E ratio of 7x.CSE Global and Frencken Group recorded significant net inflows, with CSE Global securing S$211.3 million in new orders.

Small to Mid-Cap Stocks Booking Highest Net Institutional Inflows in 3Q25

<ul><li>Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks from Nov 28 to Dec 4, with a net outflow of S$78 million.</li><li>Singtel led share buybacks with 9,072,500 shares repurchased for S$61.2 million, under the Singtel Performance Share Plan 2012.</li><li>MetaOptics plans to raise S$4.85 million through a placement of 6.69 million shares at S$0.7255 each.</li></ul>

Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks from Nov 28 to Dec 4, with a net outflow of S$78 million.Singtel led share buybacks with 9,072,500 shares repurchased for S$61.2 million, under the Singtel Performance Share Plan 2012.MetaOptics plans to raise S$4.85 million through a placement of 6.69 million shares at S$0.7255 each.

Stake Additions by Q&M Dental, Frencken, Zhongmin Baihui Retail, and Accrelist directors

<ul><li>Yangzijiang Maritime Development closed Nov 21 at S$0.67, up 12% from its S$0.60 offer price.</li><li>CSE Global led 2H25 net institutional inflows with S$47.5 million, achieving a 70% total return.</li><li>Addvalue Technologies recorded a 207% price gain in 2H25, with S$5.2 million net institutional inflow.</li></ul>

Yangzijiang Maritime Development closed Nov 21 at S$0.67, up 12% from its S$0.60 offer price.CSE Global led 2H25 net institutional inflows with S$47.5 million, achieving a 70% total return.Addvalue Technologies recorded a 207% price gain in 2H25, with S$5.2 million net institutional inflow.

New FTSE ST All-Share Index Inclusion and Recent Institutional Inflow Highlights 

Private Wealth Management and Asset Management., FPA Financial

FPA Financial

Private Wealth Management and Asset Management.

FPA Financial is an independent and boutique financial firm specializing in private wealth management and asset management.

<ul><li>Based on data provided by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (“WSTS”), worldwide semiconductor revenue rose by 79.2% to US$298.5 billion in 1Q 2026 from US$166.6 billion in 1Q 2025.</li><li>However, the impact of the growth in industry revenue may have been uneven across companies in the semiconductor supply chain.</li><li>Accordingly, we review the year-on-year (“y-o-y”) growth in different parts of the semiconductor industry and note that the growth of wafer shipments in 1Q 2026 and equipment billings in 4Q 2025 was softer than that of the worldwide industry revenue in the corresponding periods.</li></ul>

Based on data provided by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (“WSTS”), worldwide semiconductor revenue rose by 79.2% to US$298.5 billion in 1Q 2026 from US$166.6 billion in 1Q 2025.However, the impact of the growth in industry revenue may have been uneven across companies in the semiconductor supply chain.Accordingly, we review the year-on-year (“y-o-y”) growth in different parts of the semiconductor industry and note that the growth of wafer shipments in 1Q 2026 and equipment billings in 4Q 2025 was softer than that of the worldwide industry revenue in the corresponding periods.

Malaysia

Frencken Group is a global integrated technology solutions company that provides original design, original equipment, and diversified integrated manufacturing solutions. It operates through two segments: Mechatronics, which designs and produces precision-engineered systems and components for industries like semiconductors and medical, and Integrated Manufacturing Services, offering contract manufacturing for automotive and office automation. The company's registered office is in Singapore, and it was founded in 1999.

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Investing in Data Centres

Data centres are valued based on secured power, execution capability, and regulation, not location or floor space. Six SGX-listed vehicles offer...

Golden Section Capital

Small to Mid-Cap Stocks Booking Highest Net Institutional Inflows in 3Q25

Institutions net bought S$130 million in Singapore-listed stocks, with S$95.4 million in large-cap stocks and S$42.3 million in mid-cap...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Stake Additions by Q&M Dental, Frencken, Zhongmin Baihui Retail, and Accrelist directors

Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks from Nov 28 to Dec 4, with a net outflow of S$78 million. Singtel led share buybacks with...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Semiconductor Market View

Based on data provided by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (“WSTS”), worldwide semiconductor revenue rose by 79.2% to US$298.5 billion in...

FPA Financial

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Investing in Data Centres

​Data centres are valued based on secured power, execution capability, and regulation, not location or floor space. Six SGX-listed vehicles offer...

Golden Section Capital

Small to Mid-Cap Stocks Booking Highest Net Institutional Inflows in 3Q25

Institutions net bought S$130 million in Singapore-listed stocks, with S$95.4 million in large-cap stocks and S$42.3 million in mid-cap...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Stake Additions by Q&M Dental, Frencken, Zhongmin Baihui Retail, and Accrelist directors

Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks from Nov 28 to Dec 4, with a net outflow of S$78 million. Singtel led share buybacks with...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

New FTSE ST All-Share Index Inclusion and Recent Institutional Inflow Highlights

Yangzijiang Maritime Development closed Nov 21 at S$0.67, up 12% from its S$0.60 offer price. CSE Global led 2H25 net institutional inflows with...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Semiconductor Market View

Based on data provided by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (“WSTS”), worldwide semiconductor revenue rose by 79.2% to US$298.5 billion in...

FPA Financial

Data centres are valued based on secured power, execution capability, and regulation, not location or floor space. Six SGX-listed vehicles offer...