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>Over 30 Singapore stocks increased their 2025 YTD ADT to above S$100K, with two-thirds seeing P/B ratio accretion. </li><li>Seven stocks saw their YTD ADT rise above S$1 million since June, with varied valuation accretion. </li><li>LHT Holdings recorded the highest net institutional inflow, attributed to DH Cornerstone Fund's 18.45% stake acquisition. </li></ul>

Over 30 Singapore stocks increased their 2025 YTD ADT to above S$100K, with two-thirds seeing P/B ratio accretion.  Seven stocks saw their YTD ADT rise above S$1 million since June, with varied valuation accretion.  LHT Holdings recorded the highest net institutional inflow, attributed to DH Cornerstone Fund's 18.45% stake acquisition.  

Stocks Surpassing Turnover Thresholds in 3Q25

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ntt-dc-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45414:1" rel="noopener">NTT DC REIT (NTTDCR SP)</a> is the exclusive S-REIT vehicle sponsored by NTT Group. It has raised US$773 million at the offer price of US$1.00 per unit.   </li>
<li>I discussed the listing in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/ntt-dc-reit-ipo-the-investment-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:192362" rel="noopener">NTT DC REIT IPO: The Investment Case</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/ntt-dc-reit-ipo-valuation-insights" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:192548" rel="noopener">NTT DC REIT IPO: Valuation Insights</a>. </li>
<li>NTT DC REIT has the third-highest international oversubscription rates among REIT SGX listings since 2020. The IPO price is attractive in comparison to peers' multiples and yields.</li>
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NTT DC REIT (NTTDCR SP) is the exclusive S-REIT vehicle sponsored by NTT Group. It has raised US$773 million at the offer price of US$1.00 per unit.   
I discussed the listing in NTT DC REIT IPO: The Investment Case and NTT DC REIT IPO: Valuation Insights. 
NTT DC REIT has the third-highest international oversubscription rates among REIT SGX listings since 2020. The IPO price is attractive in comparison to peers' multiples and yields.


<ul><li>Accrelist chairman Terence Tea increases stake in firm CapitaLand Investment led the consideration tally, buying back 1,072,100 shares at an average price of S$3.00 per share on Jan 10.</li><li>Between Jan 4 and 9, Accrelist executive chairman and managing director Terence Tea acquired 2,365,900 shares at S$0.039 per share.</li></ul>

Accrelist chairman Terence Tea increases stake in firm CapitaLand Investment led the consideration tally, buying back 1,072,100 shares at an average price of S$3.00 per share on Jan 10.Between Jan 4 and 9, Accrelist executive chairman and managing director Terence Tea acquired 2,365,900 shares at S$0.039 per share.

Accrelist chairman Terence Tea increases stake in firm

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.

Event-Driven

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<li>Temasek raised around US$300m via its secondary selldown in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/singapore-airlines-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:74:1" rel="noopener">Singapore Airlines (SIA SP)</a> in Jun 2023. The lockup from that placement will expire soon.</li>
<li>Temasek still owns over 50% of SIA and hence, any selldown might not come before SIA reports its 1H23/24 results in mid-Nov 2023.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the placement lockup dynamics.</li>
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Temasek raised around US$300m via its secondary selldown in Singapore Airlines (SIA SP) in Jun 2023. The lockup from that placement will expire soon.
Temasek still owns over 50% of SIA and hence, any selldown might not come before SIA reports its 1H23/24 results in mid-Nov 2023.
In this note, we talk about the placement lockup dynamics.


SIA Placement Lockup - Time for Another Trim of Its US$7bn Stake

<ul><li>Share buybacks by primary listed companies 24 - 30 March, 2023 DBS, OCBC, Suntec Reit, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) and CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust led the net institutional outflow for the five sessions.</li><li>On Mar 27, Acesian Partners executive director & group chief operating officer Wong Kok Chye disposed of 3,040,500 shares at S$0.065 per share.</li></ul>

Share buybacks by primary listed companies 24 - 30 March, 2023 DBS, OCBC, Suntec Reit, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) and CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust led the net institutional outflow for the five sessions.On Mar 27, Acesian Partners executive director & group chief operating officer Wong Kok Chye disposed of 3,040,500 shares at S$0.065 per share.

Singapore

Nanofilm Technologies International Pte Ltd manufactures industrial machinery. The Company specializes in batch and load-lock systems, as well as materials with special surface properties and nano-engineering capabilities. Nanofilm Technologies International serves customers worldwide.

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Nanofilm (NANO SP)

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Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

NTT DC REIT IPO: Trading Debut

NTT DC REIT will list on Monday, July 14. NTT DC REIT has the third-highest international oversubscription rates among REIT SGX listings since...

Arun George

Accrelist chairman Terence Tea increases stake in firm

Accrelist chairman Terence Tea increases stake in firm CapitaLand Investment led the consideration tally, buying back 1,072,100 shares at an...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

SIA Placement Lockup - Time for Another Trim of Its US$7bn Stake

Temasek raised around US$300m via its secondary selldown in Singapore Airlines (SIA SP) in Jun 2023. The lockup from that placement will expire soon.

Sumeet Singh

Wee Cho Yaw adds to his stake in UOL

Share buybacks by primary listed companies 24 - 30 March, 2023 DBS, OCBC, Suntec Reit, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) and CapitaLand...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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