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>Riverstone Holdings carries approximately RM700 million in net cash with no debt as of 31 March 2026.</li><li>Cleanroom gloves contribute around 70% of Riverstone's gross profit, despite only 20% of production capacity being allocated to them.</li><li>Riverstone plans to continue paying out approximately 100% of earnings plus a special dividend equal to annual depreciation.</li></ul>

Riverstone Holdings carries approximately RM700 million in net cash with no debt as of 31 March 2026.Cleanroom gloves contribute around 70% of Riverstone's gross profit, despite only 20% of production capacity being allocated to them.Riverstone plans to continue paying out approximately 100% of earnings plus a special dividend equal to annual depreciation.

kopi-C with Riverstone Holdings CEO: The glove maker quietly benefiting from the AI Boom

Managing Director, Golden Section Capital

Garreth Elston

Managing Director

Golden Section Equity Research

Golden Section Capital

Golden Section Capital is a private international investment, specialist independent equity research, and corporate finance consulting services provider focussing on real estate and infrastructure. 

Paid for corporate research on Real Estate and Infrastructure companies. Plus independent pieces on various real estate companies and themes.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The iEdge Singapore Next 50 is effectively a global growth proxy, with ~51% of revenues generated offshore, sharply reducing reliance on Singapore’s domestic and banking cycles.</li>
<li>Its mid-cap, real-asset and industrial skew creates structurally different earnings drivers from the STI, tied to trade flows, infrastructure, healthcare, and technology capex rather than credit growth.</li>
<li>The index offers diversification without governance compromise, using Singapore’s regulatory framework as a platform to access faster-growing ASEAN, Indian, and global markets.</li>
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The iEdge Singapore Next 50 is effectively a global growth proxy, with ~51% of revenues generated offshore, sharply reducing reliance on Singapore’s domestic and banking cycles.
Its mid-cap, real-asset and industrial skew creates structurally different earnings drivers from the STI, tied to trade flows, infrastructure, healthcare, and technology capex rather than credit growth.
The index offers diversification without governance compromise, using Singapore’s regulatory framework as a platform to access faster-growing ASEAN, Indian, and global markets.


The Global Footprint of the iEdge Singapore Next 50

<ul><li>Over the five trading sessions from Nov 15 to 21, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, resulting in a net institutional outflow of S$38 million.</li><li>This marked a slight reversal from the net inflow of S$384 million observed over the five preceding sessions up to Nov 14.</li><li>Stocks that led the net institutional outflow over the five sessions through to Nov 22 were CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, CapitaLand Ascendas REIT, DBS Group Holdings, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Genting Singapore, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust, Keppel DC REIT, Wilmar International and Keppel REIT.</li></ul>

Over the five trading sessions from Nov 15 to 21, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, resulting in a net institutional outflow of S$38 million.This marked a slight reversal from the net inflow of S$384 million observed over the five preceding sessions up to Nov 14.Stocks that led the net institutional outflow over the five sessions through to Nov 22 were CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, CapitaLand Ascendas REIT, DBS Group Holdings, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Genting Singapore, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust, Keppel DC REIT, Wilmar International and Keppel REIT.

ABR Holdings managing director continues to grow interest

<ul><li>From the end of 2019 to 9 Jan 2023, the iEdge SG Adv Manufacturing Index generated a 21% total return.</li><li>Four of the 10 - Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, Dyna-Mac, Halcyon Agri Corp and Sembcorp Marine were among the strongest seven strongest performers of the Index in 2022, with micro-caps Acesian Partners, Global Testing Corp, XMH Holdings the three strongest Index performers for the year.</li><li>Since 2019, the iEdge SG Advanced Manufacturing Index has generated a 21% total return which is close to the mid-point of the gains booked by global Industrial and Technology stocks since 2019.</li></ul>

From the end of 2019 to 9 Jan 2023, the iEdge SG Adv Manufacturing Index generated a 21% total return.Four of the 10 - Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, Dyna-Mac, Halcyon Agri Corp and Sembcorp Marine were among the strongest seven strongest performers of the Index in 2022, with micro-caps Acesian Partners, Global Testing Corp, XMH Holdings the three strongest Index performers for the year.Since 2019, the iEdge SG Advanced Manufacturing Index has generated a 21% total return which is close to the mid-point of the gains booked by global Industrial and Technology stocks since 2019.

Singapore Manufacturing Index Books 21% Total Return since 2019 

<ul><li>The indicative iEdge SG Advanced Manufacturing Index is comprised of more than 100 stocks, spanning multiple sectors, and is responsive to both local and regional developments.</li><li>The recent momentum has brought the 3-year total return of the Manufacturing Index to 25%, which is comparable to the FTSE Developed Index total return, while outpacing the 12% and 2% respective total returns for the STI and the FTSE Asia Pacific Index.</li><li>The constituents of the iEdge SG Advanced Manufacturing Index have contributed 17% of Singapore’s average daily stock market turnover in the 2022 year to 11 Nov.</li></ul>

The indicative iEdge SG Advanced Manufacturing Index is comprised of more than 100 stocks, spanning multiple sectors, and is responsive to both local and regional developments.The recent momentum has brought the 3-year total return of the Manufacturing Index to 25%, which is comparable to the FTSE Developed Index total return, while outpacing the 12% and 2% respective total returns for the STI and the FTSE Asia Pacific Index.The constituents of the iEdge SG Advanced Manufacturing Index have contributed 17% of Singapore’s average daily stock market turnover in the 2022 year to 11 Nov.

Recent Manufacturing Index Gains powered by Tech & Healthcare Sectors

Singapore

Riverstone Holdings Limited is a manufacturer and distributor of cleanroom and healthcare products, including nitrile gloves, finger cots, face masks, and packaging bags. The company serves the hard disk drive, semiconductor, and healthcare industries. Headquartered in Singapore, the company was established in 1989.

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Riverstone (RSTON SP)

kopi-C with Riverstone Holdings CEO: The glove maker quietly benefiting from the AI Boom

Riverstone Holdings carries approximately RM700 million in net cash with no debt as of 31 March 2026. Cleanroom gloves contribute around 70% of...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

The Global Footprint of the iEdge Singapore Next 50

The iEdge Singapore Next 50 index delivers global growth, diversified earnings, and lower STI correlation, using Singapore governance to invest in...

Golden Section Capital

ABR Holdings managing director continues to grow interest

Over the five trading sessions from Nov 15 to 21, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, resulting in a net institutional outflow of...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Manufacturing Index Books 21% Total Return since 2019

From the end of 2019 to 9 Jan 2023, the iEdge SG Adv Manufacturing Index generated a 21% total return. Four of the 10 - Yangzijiang Shipbuilding,...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Recent Manufacturing Index Gains powered by Tech & Healthcare Sectors

The indicative iEdge SG Advanced Manufacturing Index is comprised of more than 100 stocks, spanning multiple sectors, and is responsive to both...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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kopi-C with Riverstone Holdings CEO: The glove maker quietly benefiting from the AI Boom

Riverstone Holdings carries approximately RM700 million in net cash with no debt as of 31 March 2026. Cleanroom gloves contribute around 70% of...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

The Global Footprint of the iEdge Singapore Next 50

​The iEdge Singapore Next 50 index delivers global growth, diversified earnings, and lower STI correlation, using Singapore governance to invest in...

Golden Section Capital

ABR Holdings managing director continues to grow interest

Over the five trading sessions from Nov 15 to 21, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, resulting in a net institutional outflow of...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Manufacturing Index Books 21% Total Return since 2019

From the end of 2019 to 9 Jan 2023, the iEdge SG Adv Manufacturing Index generated a 21% total return. Four of the 10 - Yangzijiang Shipbuilding,...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Recent Manufacturing Index Gains powered by Tech & Healthcare Sectors

The indicative iEdge SG Advanced Manufacturing Index is comprised of more than 100 stocks, spanning multiple sectors, and is responsive to both...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

The iEdge Singapore Next 50 index delivers global growth, diversified earnings, and lower STI correlation, using Singapore governance to invest in...