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)

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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.

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Equity Bottom-Up

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>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

<ul><li>Singapore-based retail S-Reits record growth on higher sales, positive rent reversion The seven are: CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT), Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT), Lendlease Global Commercial Reit (Lendlease Reit), Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust : N2IU (MPACT), Paragon Reit, Starhill Global Reit and Suntec Reit.</li><li>Suntec Reit’s retail portfolio reported a 3 per cent yoy growth in gross revenue and 1.3 per cent growth in NPI for Q1 2024.</li></ul>

Singapore-based retail S-Reits record growth on higher sales, positive rent reversion The seven are: CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT), Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT), Lendlease Global Commercial Reit (Lendlease Reit), Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust : N2IU (MPACT), Paragon Reit, Starhill Global Reit and Suntec Reit.Suntec Reit’s retail portfolio reported a 3 per cent yoy growth in gross revenue and 1.3 per cent growth in NPI for Q1 2024.

REIT Watch - Singapore-based retail S-Reits record growth on higher sales, positive rent reversion

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

Mapletree Logistics Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<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

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Starhill Global REIT is a real estate investment trust.  The trust invests in retail and office buildings in Singapore and overseas.

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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 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)

REIT Watch - Singapore-based retail S-Reits record growth on higher sales, positive rent reversion

Singapore-based retail S-Reits record growth on higher sales, positive rent reversion The seven are: CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust...

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...

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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 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)

REIT Watch - Singapore-based retail S-Reits record growth on higher sales, positive rent reversion

Singapore-based retail S-Reits record growth on higher sales, positive rent reversion The seven are: CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust...

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

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)

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