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

Manulife US REIT (MUST) / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>REIT Watch - Logistics real estate remains top segment despite slowdown in S-Reit acquisitions Global real estate investment trusts (Reits) faced challenges in 2023 led by the impact of higher interest rates.</li><li>In 2023, 11 S-Reits announced asset acquisitions valued at more than S$6 billion and exceeding S$3 billion in total purchase consideration.</li></ul>

REIT Watch - Logistics real estate remains top segment despite slowdown in S-Reit acquisitions Global real estate investment trusts (Reits) faced challenges in 2023 led by the impact of higher interest rates.In 2023, 11 S-Reits announced asset acquisitions valued at more than S$6 billion and exceeding S$3 billion in total purchase consideration.

REIT Watch - Logistics real estate remains top segment despite slowdown in S-Reit acquisitions

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

<ul><li>Huationg Global CEO increases interest to 7.75% Olam Group bought back a total of three million shares at S$1.13 apiece over the four sessions.</li><li>Ng also maintained a 68.7 per cent deemed interest in Huationg Global by virtue of his 25 per cent shareholding interest in Dandelion Capital, which is the immediate and ultimate holding company of Huationg.</li></ul>

Huationg Global CEO increases interest to 7.75% Olam Group bought back a total of three million shares at S$1.13 apiece over the four sessions.Ng also maintained a 68.7 per cent deemed interest in Huationg Global by virtue of his 25 per cent shareholding interest in Dandelion Capital, which is the immediate and ultimate holding company of Huationg.

Huationg Global CEO increases interest to 7.75%

ARA US Hospitality Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>10 Top performing S-REITs and Trusts for Mar 18-22 MANULIFE US REAL ESTATE INV  The top five gainers among S-REITs and property trusts in the week ahead of the Friday afternoon session were: Manulife US REIT, Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT, ARA US Hospitality Trust, First REIT, and Far East Hospitality Trust.</li></ul>

10 Top performing S-REITs and Trusts for Mar 18-22 MANULIFE US REAL ESTATE INV  The top five gainers among S-REITs and property trusts in the week ahead of the Friday afternoon session were: Manulife US REIT, Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT, ARA US Hospitality Trust, First REIT, and Far East Hospitality Trust.

REIT Watch - S-REITs gain on Fed chair Powell reaffirming three rate cuts to come this year

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

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.

Manulife US REIT (MUST) (MUST SP)

REIT Watch - Logistics real estate remains top segment despite slowdown in S-Reit acquisitions

REIT Watch - Logistics real estate remains top segment despite slowdown in S-Reit acquisitions Global real estate investment trusts (Reits) faced...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Huationg Global CEO increases interest to 7.75%

Huationg Global CEO increases interest to 7.75% Olam Group bought back a total of three million shares at S$1.13 apiece over the four sessions. Ng...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - S-REITs gain on Fed chair Powell reaffirming three rate cuts to come this year

10 Top performing S-REITs and Trusts for Mar 18-22 MANULIFE US REAL ESTATE INV The top five gainers among S-REITs and property trusts in the week...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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 - Logistics real estate remains top segment despite slowdown in S-Reit acquisitions

REIT Watch - Logistics real estate remains top segment despite slowdown in S-Reit acquisitions Global real estate investment trusts (Reits) faced...

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

Huationg Global CEO increases interest to 7.75%

Huationg Global CEO increases interest to 7.75% Olam Group bought back a total of three million shares at S$1.13 apiece over the four sessions. Ng...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - S-REITs gain on Fed chair Powell reaffirming three rate cuts to come this year

10 Top performing S-REITs and Trusts for Mar 18-22 MANULIFE US REAL ESTATE INV The top five gainers among S-REITs and property trusts in the week...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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)

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