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>StarHub's enterprise division generates $600–700 million annually, focusing on a managed digital infrastructure platform and cybersecurity services.</li><li>StarHub maintains a dividend of six cents per share, despite negative free cash flow due to a $190 million spectrum payment.</li><li>The Ensign transaction resulted in $121 million cash proceeds and a fair value gain of over $200 million.</li></ul>

StarHub's enterprise division generates $600–700 million annually, focusing on a managed digital infrastructure platform and cybersecurity services.StarHub maintains a dividend of six cents per share, despite negative free cash flow due to a $190 million spectrum payment.The Ensign transaction resulted in $121 million cash proceeds and a fair value gain of over $200 million.

kopi-C with Starhub CEO: Staying the dividend course through headwinds 

<ul><li>StarHub targets $70 million in run-rate savings through a multi-year cost optimisation programme from FY2026-28.</li><li>Strategic investments focus on cybersecurity, network infrastructure, and enterprise capabilities to enhance long-term competitiveness and earnings quality.</li><li>Execution priorities include disciplined delivery, selective mergers, and acquisitions to drive scale and strengthen project governance.</li></ul>

StarHub targets $70 million in run-rate savings through a multi-year cost optimisation programme from FY2026-28.Strategic investments focus on cybersecurity, network infrastructure, and enterprise capabilities to enhance long-term competitiveness and earnings quality.Execution priorities include disciplined delivery, selective mergers, and acquisitions to drive scale and strengthen project governance.

10 in 10 with StarHub – A Structural Reset is Underway

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>Global communication indices have outpaced broader global benchmarks this year, while Singtel, AIS TH SDR, NetLink, Starhub and APTT have averaged 20% total returns.</li><li>Singtel has led these five counters this year, with a 37% total return, while also seeing its 2024 ADT soar 90% from 2023 levels.</li><li>Singtel has led the net insti inflow into all local stocks this year with S$938 million of net buying.</li></ul>

Global communication indices have outpaced broader global benchmarks this year, while Singtel, AIS TH SDR, NetLink, Starhub and APTT have averaged 20% total returns.Singtel has led these five counters this year, with a 37% total return, while also seeing its 2024 ADT soar 90% from 2023 levels.Singtel has led the net insti inflow into all local stocks this year with S$938 million of net buying.

Key Telecommunication Stocks On the Move in Singapore 

<ul><li>Singtel, NetLink NBN Trust and StarHub represent the most traded stocks of Singapore’s Telecommunication Sector, and have averaged 2.6% YTD total returns, after averaging 7.0% total returns in 2023.</li><li>StarHub has led the trio over the past 14 weeks, and last week returned to Sep 2022 levels.</li><li>Singapore’s most traded stocks of the Telecommunications Sector, Singtel, NetLink NBN Trust and StarHub, have averaged 2.6% total returns in the 2024 year to 5 April, on S$46 million of combined net institutional inflow.</li></ul>

Singtel, NetLink NBN Trust and StarHub represent the most traded stocks of Singapore’s Telecommunication Sector, and have averaged 2.6% YTD total returns, after averaging 7.0% total returns in 2023.StarHub has led the trio over the past 14 weeks, and last week returned to Sep 2022 levels.Singapore’s most traded stocks of the Telecommunications Sector, Singtel, NetLink NBN Trust and StarHub, have averaged 2.6% total returns in the 2024 year to 5 April, on S$46 million of combined net institutional inflow.

StarHub Leads Telco-to-Digital Sector in 2024 YTD, with 8% Gain

Singapore

StarHub is a Singaporean multinational telecommunications conglomerate that provides mobile, broadband internet, pay TV, and enterprise solutions including cybersecurity, cloud services, data analytics, IoT, and robotics. Headquartered in Singapore, the company was founded on May 7, 1998.

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StarHub (STH SP)

kopi-C with Starhub CEO: Staying the dividend course through headwinds

StarHub's enterprise division generates $600–700 million annually, focusing on a managed digital infrastructure platform and cybersecurity...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

10 in 10 with StarHub – A Structural Reset is Underway

StarHub targets $70 million in run-rate savings through a multi-year cost optimisation programme from FY2026-28. Strategic investments focus on...

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

Key Telecommunication Stocks On the Move in Singapore

Global communication indices have outpaced broader global benchmarks this year, while Singtel, AIS TH SDR, NetLink, Starhub and APTT have averaged...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

StarHub Leads Telco-to-Digital Sector in 2024 YTD, with 8% Gain

Singtel, NetLink NBN Trust and StarHub represent the most traded stocks of Singapore’s Telecommunication Sector, and have averaged 2.6% YTD total...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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kopi-C with Starhub CEO: Staying the dividend course through headwinds

StarHub's enterprise division generates $600–700 million annually, focusing on a managed digital infrastructure platform and cybersecurity...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

10 in 10 with StarHub – A Structural Reset is Underway

StarHub targets $70 million in run-rate savings through a multi-year cost optimisation programme from FY2026-28. Strategic investments focus on...

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

Key Telecommunication Stocks On the Move in Singapore

Global communication indices have outpaced broader global benchmarks this year, while Singtel, AIS TH SDR, NetLink, Starhub and APTT have averaged...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

StarHub Leads Telco-to-Digital Sector in 2024 YTD, with 8% Gain

Singtel, NetLink NBN Trust and StarHub represent the most traded stocks of Singapore’s Telecommunication Sector, and have averaged 2.6% YTD total...

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...