SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

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Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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Equity Bottom-Up

Mapletree Logistics Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>LHT, Bumitama and JB Foods directors add to stakes City Developments again led the buyback consideration tally for the week, acquiring 2,439,900 shares at an average of S$5.93 per share.</li><li>Between Apr 19 and 23, LHT Holdings managing director Yap Mui Kee acquired 138,000 shares at an average price of S$1.186 per share.</li></ul>

LHT, Bumitama and JB Foods directors add to stakes City Developments again led the buyback consideration tally for the week, acquiring 2,439,900 shares at an average of S$5.93 per share.Between Apr 19 and 23, LHT Holdings managing director Yap Mui Kee acquired 138,000 shares at an average price of S$1.186 per share.

LHT, Bumitama and JB Foods directors add to stakes

<ul><li>REIT Watch - Performance of S-Reits within the STI On Thursday night (Oct 12), the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in slightly higher than markets had anticipated, leading to higher expectations that the Federal Reserve will likely implement one more interest rate hike before the year ends.</li><li>The three S-Reits with the lowest gearing ratios are: Sasseur Reit (26.2 per cent), Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust (28.6 per cent) and Paragon Reit (29.8 per cent).</li></ul>

REIT Watch - Performance of S-Reits within the STI On Thursday night (Oct 12), the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in slightly higher than markets had anticipated, leading to higher expectations that the Federal Reserve will likely implement one more interest rate hike before the year ends.The three S-Reits with the lowest gearing ratios are: Sasseur Reit (26.2 per cent), Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust (28.6 per cent) and Paragon Reit (29.8 per cent).

REIT Watch - S-Reits among top gainers in STI for week starting Oct 9

<ul><li>Top 10 S-Reits & property trusts that gained during the week of FOMC June 2023 meeting Key news last week was the US Federal Reserve’s decision to put a pause on interest rates, keeping them unchanged as announced during this month’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.</li><li>The top 5 gainers among S-REITs & Property Trusts during the week until Thursday’s close were: Keppel REIT (5.9 per cent), Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (5.6 per cent), Mapletree Logistics Trust (5.5 per cent), CapitaLand India Trust (4.7 per cent), and CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (3.8 per cent).</li></ul>

Top 10 S-Reits & property trusts that gained during the week of FOMC June 2023 meeting Key news last week was the US Federal Reserve’s decision to put a pause on interest rates, keeping them unchanged as announced during this month’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.The top 5 gainers among S-REITs & Property Trusts during the week until Thursday’s close were: Keppel REIT (5.9 per cent), Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (5.6 per cent), Mapletree Logistics Trust (5.5 per cent), CapitaLand India Trust (4.7 per cent), and CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (3.8 per cent).

REIT Watch – S-REITs rally on sigh of relief post June FOMC pause

<ul><li>Listed in Singapore, the UOB Apac Green Reit ETF (stock codes: GRN and GRE) is a Reit ETF that provides portfolio exposure into higher-yielding Reits in Asia-Pacific with a focus on environmental performance based on the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark’s (GRESB’s) assessment.</li><li>Since inception, the ETF has recorded a net inflow of S$87 million with S$18 million shares traded.</li><li>The Reit ETF tracks the iEdge-UOB Apac Yield Focus Green Reit Index which comprises 50 constituents that meet certain environment factors across indicators such as energy and water consumptions, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and green building certifications, while also maintaining a highly competitive dividend yield.</li></ul>

Listed in Singapore, the UOB Apac Green Reit ETF (stock codes: GRN and GRE) is a Reit ETF that provides portfolio exposure into higher-yielding Reits in Asia-Pacific with a focus on environmental performance based on the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark’s (GRESB’s) assessment.Since inception, the ETF has recorded a net inflow of S$87 million with S$18 million shares traded.The Reit ETF tracks the iEdge-UOB Apac Yield Focus Green Reit Index which comprises 50 constituents that meet certain environment factors across indicators such as energy and water consumptions, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and green building certifications, while also maintaining a highly competitive dividend yield.

REIT Watch - Three more S-Reits added to iEdge-UOB Apac Yield Focus Green Reit Index

Alpha-Centric ESG Research

Kyle Rudden

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<li>The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently launched a public consultation regarding a Code of Conduct for ESG ratings providers and ESG data product providers in Singapore.</li>
<li>It is the right approach for Singapore – a <em>voluntary</em> best-practices framework furthering one of the world's most credible "green" economies, not a regulatory force-fix of something broken.</li>
<li>No surprise ratings methodology changes. No <em>en masse</em> upgrades/downgrades. No acute shocks to the system. Just slow and steady progress for ESG investing and finance in Singapore.</li>
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently launched a public consultation regarding a Code of Conduct for ESG ratings providers and ESG data product providers in Singapore.
It is the right approach for Singapore – a voluntary best-practices framework furthering one of the world's most credible "green" economies, not a regulatory force-fix of something broken.
No surprise ratings methodology changes. No en masse upgrades/downgrades. No acute shocks to the system. Just slow and steady progress for ESG investing and finance in Singapore.


Singapore Code of Conduct for ESG Ratings Is Less Risk and More Reward

Singapore

Mapletree Logistics Trust is an Asia-focused logistics real estate investment trust. The Company invests in a diversified portfolio of income-producing real estate which is used for logistics purposes.

Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT SP)

LHT, Bumitama and JB Foods directors add to stakes

LHT, Bumitama and JB Foods directors add to stakes City Developments again led the buyback consideration tally for the week, acquiring 2,439,900...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - S-Reits among top gainers in STI for week starting Oct 9

REIT Watch - Performance of S-Reits within the STI On Thursday night (Oct 12), the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in slightly higher than...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch – S-REITs rally on sigh of relief post June FOMC pause

Top 10 S-Reits & property trusts that gained during the week of FOMC June 2023 meeting Key news last week was the US Federal Reserve’s...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - Three more S-Reits added to iEdge-UOB Apac Yield Focus Green Reit Index

Listed in Singapore, the UOB Apac Green Reit ETF (stock codes: GRN and GRE) is a Reit ETF that provides portfolio exposure into higher-yielding...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Code of Conduct for ESG Ratings Is Less Risk and More Reward

Singapore's Code of Conduct for ESG ratings is more light-handed than other regulation-based approaches, but therein lies the "less risk and more...

Kyle Rudden