Freelance Research Analyst

Tay Hock Meng

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

The latest reading of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Real Estate Developers Association of Singapore (NUS-Redas) real estate sentiment index for 4Q2015 suggests that most developers are gradually turning pessimistic about the overall health of the real estate market in Singapore. The nine quarters of property cooling measures since 3Q2013 have a taken a toll on their overall sentiments, be it, to continue investing in the Singapore real estate market, or give up on any hope that the government will soon loosen the noose around the property cooling measures they have put in place since 2010.

The latest reading of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Real Estate Developers Association of Singapore (NUS-Redas) real estate sentiment index for 4Q2015 suggests that most developers are gradually turning pessimistic about the overall health of the real estate market in Singapore. The nine quarters of property cooling measures since 3Q2013 have a taken a toll on their overall sentiments, be it, to continue investing in the Singapore real estate market, or give up on any hope that the government will soon loosen the noose around the property cooling measures they have put in place since 2010.

Developers' Sentiments Turned South, Says NUS-Redas

The latest Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) final statistics for the office property sector for 2015 looks set to be another bummer for 2016 with a rise of 9.4% quarter-on-quarter (qoq) in pipeline supply to 10.69 million sq ft coming in during 4Q2015 and perhaps more in 2016. If any of Insight providers are users of Bloomberg, you might have come across the “Gadfly” article by Andy Mukherjee this week that talked about how developers have outgrown their development of office spaces in Singapore without thinking about any possibility of global economic slowdown ahead.

The latest Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) final statistics for the office property sector for 2015 looks set to be another bummer for 2016 with a rise of 9.4% quarter-on-quarter (qoq) in pipeline supply to 10.69 million sq ft coming in during 4Q2015 and perhaps more in 2016. If any of Insight providers are users of Bloomberg, you might have come across the “Gadfly” article by Andy Mukherjee this week that talked about how developers have outgrown their development of office spaces in Singapore without thinking about any possibility of global economic slowdown ahead.

Gloomy Forecast Ahead for Office Property Sector in Singapore

Head of Digital Services at Singapore Post Ltd, Singapore Post Limited

Bernard Leong

Head of Digital Services at Singapore Post Ltd

Singapore Post Limited

How should digital leaders advise businesses? Two ways: target the high and low ends of the market while allowing cannibalisation against their current business model in a controlled pace.&nbsp;The trick lies in capital allocation and separation of the products/services moving towards both ends. Digital products often require high cost of acquisition contrary to perception by businesses that it is cheaper against traditional channels.

How should digital leaders advise businesses? Two ways: target the high and low ends of the market while allowing cannibalisation against their current business model in a controlled pace.&nbsp;The trick lies in capital allocation and separation of the products/services moving towards both ends. Digital products often require high cost of acquisition contrary to perception by businesses that it is cheaper against traditional channels.

Digital disruption bifurcates traditional market segmentation

Chief Executive Officer, Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Chief Executive Officer

Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Emmer Capital Partners is an Asia Pacific focused financial advisory firm engaging in strategic financial asset allocation advice, bespoke thematic research and advising early-stage companies and connecting them to investors. Emmer Capital provides macro-economic and multi-asset investment strategy inputs to institutions, family offices, private wealth managers, private equity, and corporate boards directly and through independent research platforms. Emmer Capital also advises a wide range of startup companies on fund raising and business strategy. Emmer Capital's active engagement with the print and electronic media reaches a broad spectrum of investors across the globe.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Singapore's stellar performance has been propelled primarily by large caps. We think investors should focus on SMID now, as MAS's S$5bn EQDP incentivizes fund managers to look outside index stocks.</li>
<li>We screen SMID stocks in SGX with above-market forecast earnings growth, EPS estimate upgrades over past 6 months, low leverage and reasonable growth adjusted valuations (PEG&lt;1.4x).</li>
<li>Eight SMID stocks come up on our screen, spread across various sectors, but tilted towards Energy and Minerals and Mining. Most are net cash companies with ROEs higher than COEs.</li>
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Singapore's stellar performance has been propelled primarily by large caps. We think investors should focus on SMID now, as MAS's S$5bn EQDP incentivizes fund managers to look outside index stocks.
We screen SMID stocks in SGX with above-market forecast earnings growth, EPS estimate upgrades over past 6 months, low leverage and reasonable growth adjusted valuations (PEG&lt;1.4x).
Eight SMID stocks come up on our screen, spread across various sectors, but tilted towards Energy and Minerals and Mining. Most are net cash companies with ROEs higher than COEs.


Asian Equities: A Few Singapore Small and Mid-Cap Jewels

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, there was a lack of fireworks from last week's listing. This week might have some better luck.</li>
<li>On the placements front, there was no dearth of deals with raisings across the region.</li>
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Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front, there was a lack of fireworks from last week's listing. This week might have some better luck.
On the placements front, there was no dearth of deals with raisings across the region.


ECM Weekly (25 August 2025)- Hansoh, Daiichi, IFAST, Guzman, Vikram, Shuandeng, Jiaxin, Forest, Aux

Singapore

iFAST is a global digital banking and wealth management platform. It offers a comprehensive range of investment products such as mutual funds, bonds, stocks, ETFs, and insurance, alongside services like online discretionary portfolio management, Fintech solutions, and pension administration. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Singapore.

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Developers' Sentiments Turned South, Says NUS-Redas

The latest reading of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Real Estate Developers Association of Singapore (NUS-Redas) real estate...

Tay Hock Meng

Gloomy Forecast Ahead for Office Property Sector in Singapore

The latest Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) final statistics for the office property sector for 2015 looks set to be another bummer for 2016...

Tay Hock Meng

Digital disruption bifurcates traditional market segmentation

How should digital leaders advise businesses? Two ways: target the high and low ends of the market while allowing cannibalisation against their...

Bernard Leong

Asian Equities: A Few Singapore Small and Mid-Cap Jewels

SG investors should focus on SMID stocks with strong growth potential & attractive valuations, as MAS's EQDP incentivizes fund managers to look...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

ECM Weekly (25 August 2025)- Hansoh, Daiichi, IFAST, Guzman, Vikram, Shuandeng, Jiaxin, Forest, Aux

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

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Developers' Sentiments Turned South, Says NUS-Redas

The latest reading of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Real Estate Developers Association of Singapore (NUS-Redas) real estate...

Tay Hock Meng

Gloomy Forecast Ahead for Office Property Sector in Singapore

The latest Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) final statistics for the office property sector for 2015 looks set to be another bummer for 2016...

Tay Hock Meng

Digital disruption bifurcates traditional market segmentation

How should digital leaders advise businesses? Two ways: target the high and low ends of the market while allowing cannibalisation against their...

Bernard Leong

Asian Equities: A Few Singapore Small and Mid-Cap Jewels

​SG investors should focus on SMID stocks with strong growth potential & attractive valuations, as MAS's EQDP incentivizes fund managers to look...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

ECM Weekly (25 August 2025)- Hansoh, Daiichi, IFAST, Guzman, Vikram, Shuandeng, Jiaxin, Forest, Aux

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

SG investors should focus on SMID stocks with strong growth potential & attractive valuations, as MAS's EQDP incentivizes fund managers to look...