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>From April 14 to 24, top 10 iEdge S-REIT index performers received S$23.3 million in net institutional inflows.</li><li>Institutional investors net sold S$36.6 million in S-REITs from April 14 to 24, totaling S$465.1 million in outflows year-to-date.</li><li>Retail investors net sold S$64.4 million in S-REITs from April 14 to 24, with year-to-date net inflows of S$261.9 million.</li></ul>

From April 14 to 24, top 10 iEdge S-REIT index performers received S$23.3 million in net institutional inflows.Institutional investors net sold S$36.6 million in S-REITs from April 14 to 24, totaling S$465.1 million in outflows year-to-date.Retail investors net sold S$64.4 million in S-REITs from April 14 to 24, with year-to-date net inflows of S$261.9 million.

REIT Watch – S-REITs rebound from early April sell-off 

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Institutional investors rotated into S-REITs with S$26 million net inflows on April 3 amid market volatility.</li><li>S-REITs ended Q1 2025 with 2.8% total returns, driven by a 5.0% price gain in March.</li><li>Franklin Resources acquired 5.06% interest in Digital Core REIT, buying 969,800 units at US$0.577 each.</li></ul>

Institutional investors rotated into S-REITs with S$26 million net inflows on April 3 amid market volatility.S-REITs ended Q1 2025 with 2.8% total returns, driven by a 5.0% price gain in March.Franklin Resources acquired 5.06% interest in Digital Core REIT, buying 969,800 units at US$0.577 each.

REIT Watch - S-REITs record net institutional inflows in March as sector snaps 5-month losing streak

<ul><li>Top 5 best performing S-REITs in 2024 Name Stock Code Market Cap S$M 2024 Insti Net Inflow S$M Dividend Yield % PB Ratio  The five best performing S-REITs in 2024 in SGD terms were Frasers Hospitality Trust (+24.3 per cent total returns), Keppel DC REIT (+20.6 per cent), Stoneweg European REIT (+20.2 per cent), Elite UK REIT (+19.0 per cent), and Manulife US REIT (+15.3 per cent).</li></ul>

Top 5 best performing S-REITs in 2024 Name Stock Code Market Cap S$M 2024 Insti Net Inflow S$M Dividend Yield % PB Ratio  The five best performing S-REITs in 2024 in SGD terms were Frasers Hospitality Trust (+24.3 per cent total returns), Keppel DC REIT (+20.6 per cent), Stoneweg European REIT (+20.2 per cent), Elite UK REIT (+19.0 per cent), and Manulife US REIT (+15.3 per cent).

REIT Watch - S-REITs navigate a challenging 2024 with mixed returns

<ul><li>After the recent softening in jobs data and inflation figures, the US Federal Reserve declared its first rate reduction in four years, decreasing the overnight borrowing rate by 50 basis points or half a percentage point, in line with market expectations.</li><li>The Fed has indicated additional rate cuts, forecasting another 50 basis points this year, a full percentage point in 2025, and half a percentage point in 2026.</li><li>Similarly, the five S-REITs that recorded largest net retail inflows were Frasers Centrepoint Trust, ESR-LOGOS REIT, Paragon REIT, Mapletree Industrial Trust, and CapitaLand Ascendas REIT.</li></ul>

After the recent softening in jobs data and inflation figures, the US Federal Reserve declared its first rate reduction in four years, decreasing the overnight borrowing rate by 50 basis points or half a percentage point, in line with market expectations.The Fed has indicated additional rate cuts, forecasting another 50 basis points this year, a full percentage point in 2025, and half a percentage point in 2026.Similarly, the five S-REITs that recorded largest net retail inflows were Frasers Centrepoint Trust, ESR-LOGOS REIT, Paragon REIT, Mapletree Industrial Trust, and CapitaLand Ascendas REIT.

REIT Watch - S-Reits gain 1.7% after Fed’s rate cut

Alpha-Centric ESG Research

Kyle Rudden

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>New SGX climate-related disclosure requirements based on ISSB's standards are more stringent than current requirements, most notably regarding <em>mandatory</em> Scope 3 emissions reporting.</li><li>The implications for S-REITs are significant. Real Estate is one of the most emissions-intensive sectors, and Scope 3 emissions comprise 85-95% of total emissions for real estate companies.</li><li>Motivated by a strong "business case" for best-in-class climate performance and transparency, many S-REITs are ahead of the curve, evidenced by prominence in climate-related indexes.</li></ul>

New SGX climate-related disclosure requirements based on ISSB's standards are more stringent than current requirements, most notably regarding mandatory Scope 3 emissions reporting.The implications for S-REITs are significant. Real Estate is one of the most emissions-intensive sectors, and Scope 3 emissions comprise 85-95% of total emissions for real estate companies.Motivated by a strong "business case" for best-in-class climate performance and transparency, many S-REITs are ahead of the curve, evidenced by prominence in climate-related indexes.

S-REITs: Climate Disclosures and Inclusion in ESG-Related Equity Indexes

Singapore

Manulife US REIT is a Singapore listed REIT established with the investment strategy principally to invest, directly or indirectly, in a portfolio of income-producing office real estate in key markets in the United States, as well as real estate-related assets.

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Manulife US REIT (MUST) (MUST SP)

REIT Watch – S-REITs rebound from early April sell-off

From April 14 to 24, top 10 iEdge S-REIT index performers received S$23.3 million in net institutional inflows. Institutional investors net sold...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - S-REITs record net institutional inflows in March as sector snaps 5-month losing streak

Institutional investors rotated into S-REITs with S$26 million net inflows on April 3 amid market volatility. S-REITs ended Q1 2025 with 2.8%...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - S-REITs navigate a challenging 2024 with mixed returns

Top 5 best performing S-REITs in 2024 Name Stock Code Market Cap S$M 2024 Insti Net Inflow S$M Dividend Yield % PB Ratio The five best performing...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - S-Reits gain 1.7% after Fed’s rate cut

After the recent softening in jobs data and inflation figures, the US Federal Reserve declared its first rate reduction in four years, decreasing...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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REIT Watch – S-REITs rebound from early April sell-off

From April 14 to 24, top 10 iEdge S-REIT index performers received S$23.3 million in net institutional inflows. Institutional investors net sold...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - S-REITs record net institutional inflows in March as sector snaps 5-month losing streak

Institutional investors rotated into S-REITs with S$26 million net inflows on April 3 amid market volatility. S-REITs ended Q1 2025 with 2.8%...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - S-REITs navigate a challenging 2024 with mixed returns

Top 5 best performing S-REITs in 2024 Name Stock Code Market Cap S$M 2024 Insti Net Inflow S$M Dividend Yield % PB Ratio The five best performing...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - S-Reits gain 1.7% after Fed’s rate cut

After the recent softening in jobs data and inflation figures, the US Federal Reserve declared its first rate reduction in four years, decreasing...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

S-REITs: Climate Disclosures and Inclusion in ESG-Related Equity Indexes

​New SGX climate-related disclosure requirements based on ISSB's standards are more stringent than current requirements, most notably regarding...

Kyle Rudden

New SGX climate-related disclosure requirements based on ISSB's standards are more stringent than current requirements, most notably regarding...