Director and Founding Member, Corporate Monitor Limited

Tan Yee Peng

Director and Founding Member

Strengthening Corporate Performance

Corporate Monitor Limited

Corporate Monitor was established to encourage better performance of companies, particularly companies listed on the SGX, and hold their management and boards to account, for the benefit of their shareholders and stakeholders.

<ul><li>We commend StarHub for putting shareholder returns as a key priority; it is front and centre in its annual reports, and a significant portion of the CEO’s compensation is tied to returns targets.</li><li>This is certainly not common among SGX listed companies, many of which do not even have Return on Equity (“ROE”) targets.</li><li>In fact, less than 20% of SGX companies have 5-year average ROE of more than 10%, which is approximately the cost of equity for most companies.</li></ul>

We commend StarHub for putting shareholder returns as a key priority; it is front and centre in its annual reports, and a significant portion of the CEO’s compensation is tied to returns targets.This is certainly not common among SGX listed companies, many of which do not even have Return on Equity (“ROE”) targets.In fact, less than 20% of SGX companies have 5-year average ROE of more than 10%, which is approximately the cost of equity for most companies.

Starhub Ltd: An Analysis of the Returns to Shareholders and Governance

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>Energy stocks have led the global stock market over the past three weeks, while Telecommunication stocks have led the APAC region.</li><li>In Singapore, the trio of most traded energy stocks Rex Int, Geo Energy Resources and RH Petrogas have generated median gains of 8.2%, with a skew to their average gain given Rex International’s 357% gain from 31 Aug through to 22 Sep.</li><li>These two Sectors have recently been in play, with the past three weeks have seeing energy stocks lead the global stock market, while telecommunication stocks have led the region.</li></ul>

Energy stocks have led the global stock market over the past three weeks, while Telecommunication stocks have led the APAC region.In Singapore, the trio of most traded energy stocks Rex Int, Geo Energy Resources and RH Petrogas have generated median gains of 8.2%, with a skew to their average gain given Rex International’s 357% gain from 31 Aug through to 22 Sep.These two Sectors have recently been in play, with the past three weeks have seeing energy stocks lead the global stock market, while telecommunication stocks have led the region.

Global Energy Stocks on the Move in Sep, while Telcos Lead Region

<ul><li>Wilmar chairman Kuok, QAF MD Lin Kejian continue to build interests OCBC led the share buyback consideration tally, buying back 2 million shares at an average price of S$12.67 per share, followed by Olam Group, which bought back 7 million shares at an average price of S$1.08 per share.</li><li>Between Sep 13 and Sep 15, QAF joint group managing director and executive director Lin Kejian acquired 945,600 shares at an average price of S$0.824 per share.</li></ul>

Wilmar chairman Kuok, QAF MD Lin Kejian continue to build interests OCBC led the share buyback consideration tally, buying back 2 million shares at an average price of S$12.67 per share, followed by Olam Group, which bought back 7 million shares at an average price of S$1.08 per share.Between Sep 13 and Sep 15, QAF joint group managing director and executive director Lin Kejian acquired 945,600 shares at an average price of S$0.824 per share.

Wilmar’s Chairman Kuok & QAF MD Lin Kejian Continue to Build Interests

<ul><li>Kopi-C with StarHub’s CEO: “There’s no other telco like ours” StarHub’s CEO Nikhil Eapen shares how reinvention and diversification can help firms to retain and attract more customers for long-term growth  After nearly a year at the helm, Eapen launched StarHub’s new DARE+ initiative in late 2021, a visionary plan to offer new products and services to connect customers’ digital lives.</li></ul>

Kopi-C with StarHub’s CEO: “There’s no other telco like ours” StarHub’s CEO Nikhil Eapen shares how reinvention and diversification can help firms to retain and attract more customers for long-term growth  After nearly a year at the helm, Eapen launched StarHub’s new DARE+ initiative in late 2021, a visionary plan to offer new products and services to connect customers’ digital lives.

kopi-C with StarHub’s CEO: “There’s no other telco like ours”

<ul><li>Share buybacks by primary listed companies 25 - 31 Aug 2023 UOB again led the share buyback consideration tally, buying back 360,000 shares at an average price of S$28.41 per share, followed by Olam Group which bought back 3.25 million shares at an average price of S$1.25 per share.</li><li>Between Aug 28 and 31, SunMoon Food Company non-independent and non-executive director Song XiaoJun acquired 2,055,500 shares at an average price of S$0.02 per share.</li></ul>

Share buybacks by primary listed companies 25 - 31 Aug 2023 UOB again led the share buyback consideration tally, buying back 360,000 shares at an average price of S$28.41 per share, followed by Olam Group which bought back 3.25 million shares at an average price of S$1.25 per share.Between Aug 28 and 31, SunMoon Food Company non-independent and non-executive director Song XiaoJun acquired 2,055,500 shares at an average price of S$0.02 per share.

Directors of agri-food and F&B companies raise their stakes

Singapore

StarHub Ltd. is a fully-integrated info-communication company offering a full range of information, communications, and entertainment services for both consumer and corporate markets in Singapore. The Company provides mobile network and multi-channel cable TV services, including high definition and on-demand services, as well as high-speed residential broadband services.

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StarHub Ltd (STH SP)

Starhub Ltd: An Analysis of the Returns to Shareholders and Governance

We commend StarHub for putting shareholder returns as a key priority; it is front and centre in its annual reports, and a significant portion...

Corporate Monitor Limited

Global Energy Stocks on the Move in Sep, while Telcos Lead Region

Energy stocks have led the global stock market over the past three weeks, while Telecommunication stocks have led the APAC region. In Singapore,...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Wilmar’s Chairman Kuok & QAF MD Lin Kejian Continue to Build Interests

Wilmar chairman Kuok, QAF MD Lin Kejian continue to build interests OCBC led the share buyback consideration tally, buying back 2 million shares...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

kopi-C with StarHub’s CEO: “There’s no other telco like ours”

Kopi-C with StarHub’s CEO: “There’s no other telco like ours” StarHub’s CEO Nikhil Eapen shares how reinvention and diversification can help firms...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Directors of agri-food and F&B companies raise their stakes

Share buybacks by primary listed companies 25 - 31 Aug 2023 UOB again led the share buyback consideration tally, buying back 360,000 shares at an...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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