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>From April 14 to 24, top 10 iEdge S-REIT index performers received S$23.3 million in net institutional inflows.</li><li>Institutional investors net sold S$36.6 million in S-REITs from April 14 to 24, totaling S$465.1 million in outflows year-to-date.</li><li>Retail investors net sold S$64.4 million in S-REITs from April 14 to 24, with year-to-date net inflows of S$261.9 million.</li></ul>

From April 14 to 24, top 10 iEdge S-REIT index performers received S$23.3 million in net institutional inflows.Institutional investors net sold S$36.6 million in S-REITs from April 14 to 24, totaling S$465.1 million in outflows year-to-date.Retail investors net sold S$64.4 million in S-REITs from April 14 to 24, with year-to-date net inflows of S$261.9 million.

REIT Watch – S-REITs rebound from early April sell-off 

<ul><li>Sabana Industrial REIT reported a 26.5% year-on-year growth in 1Q25 DPU, with NPI and gross revenue increasing by 22.0% and 4.6% respectively.</li><li>Keppel DC REIT achieved a 14.2% year-on-year growth in DPU, driven by acquisitions and contract renewals, with NPI and gross revenue growing 24.1% and 22.6% respectively.</li><li>Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT experienced a 19.3% year-on-year decline in income available for distribution due to lower rental income.</li></ul>

Sabana Industrial REIT reported a 26.5% year-on-year growth in 1Q25 DPU, with NPI and gross revenue increasing by 22.0% and 4.6% respectively.Keppel DC REIT achieved a 14.2% year-on-year growth in DPU, driven by acquisitions and contract renewals, with NPI and gross revenue growing 24.1% and 22.6% respectively.Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT experienced a 19.3% year-on-year decline in income available for distribution due to lower rental income.

S-REITs kick off earnings season; Sabana REIT and Keppel DC REIT report double-digit jump in DPU so far

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>For the better part of two decades, Singaporean real estate investment trusts (REITs) have provided an efficient and popular exposure to quality large-scale commercial properties. </li>
<li>Yet as global central banks hike interest rates to address inflationary pressures, can REITs retain their attractiveness?</li>
<li>SREITs have corrected as Singaporean interest rates have increased. The question is whether higher interest rates are baked in, and which SREITs will hold up; and which ones will not?</li>
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For the better part of two decades, Singaporean real estate investment trusts (REITs) have provided an efficient and popular exposure to quality large-scale commercial properties. 
Yet as global central banks hike interest rates to address inflationary pressures, can REITs retain their attractiveness?
SREITs have corrected as Singaporean interest rates have increased. The question is whether higher interest rates are baked in, and which SREITs will hold up; and which ones will not?


S-REITs: Investing In An Inflationary Environment

Asia Real Estate News Tracker, Asia Real Estate Tracker

Asia Real Estate Tracker

Asia Real Estate News Tracker

Tracking developments across Asia's regional real estate markets

<ul><li>CapitaLand Investment secures Osaka site for $700M data centre project, expanding presence in Asia's growing tech market.</li><li>Singapore's Temasek boosts investment in CenterSquare's commercial real estate debt fund with $200M injection for growth.</li><li>Gordon Tang faces setback as Suntec REIT buyout likely to fail with extended deadline, raising uncertainty in real estate market.</li></ul>

CapitaLand Investment secures Osaka site for $700M data centre project, expanding presence in Asia's growing tech market.Singapore's Temasek boosts investment in CenterSquare's commercial real estate debt fund with $200M injection for growth.Gordon Tang faces setback as Suntec REIT buyout likely to fail with extended deadline, raising uncertainty in real estate market.

Asia Real Estate Tracker (05-Feb-2025): CapitaLand buys Osaka site for $700M data centre.

Event-Driven

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<li>Back on the 5th December, Gordan Tang (&amp; his wife Celine) acquired a 2.14% stake in <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/suntec-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:151:1" rel="noopener">Suntec REIT (SUN SP)</a></strong>, lifting their stake to 31.45% from 29.31%, triggering a MGO.</li>
<li>This had all the hallmarks of a technical Offer. The Offer price was S$1.16/share compared to the S$1.17/share undisturbed price. The IFA opined the Offer was not fair nor reasonable. </li>
<li>The Tangs have now bumped to S$1.19/share. Terms are not final. The IFA viewpoint won't budge. This is an opportunistic move from the Tangs. But why not roll the dice?</li>
</ul>


Back on the 5th December, Gordan Tang (&amp; his wife Celine) acquired a 2.14% stake in Suntec REIT (SUN SP), lifting their stake to 31.45% from 29.31%, triggering a MGO.
This had all the hallmarks of a technical Offer. The Offer price was S$1.16/share compared to the S$1.17/share undisturbed price. The IFA opined the Offer was not fair nor reasonable. 
The Tangs have now bumped to S$1.19/share. Terms are not final. The IFA viewpoint won't budge. This is an opportunistic move from the Tangs. But why not roll the dice?


Suntec REIT (SUN SP): Tang's Curious Bump

Singapore

Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust is a commercial real estate investment trust. The Trust invests in income-producing real estate that is primarily used for retail and/or office purposes.

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Suntec REIT (SUN SP)

REIT Watch – S-REITs rebound from early April sell-off

From April 14 to 24, top 10 iEdge S-REIT index performers received S$23.3 million in net institutional inflows. Institutional investors net sold...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

S-REITs kick off earnings season; Sabana REIT and Keppel DC REIT report double-digit jump in DPU so far

Sabana Industrial REIT reported a 26.5% year-on-year growth in 1Q25 DPU, with NPI and gross revenue increasing by 22.0% and 4.6%...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

S-REITs: Investing In An Inflationary Environment

Suntec, with one of the highest gearings in the office subsector, may need to go to the market cap in hand. That or divest some assets - in what is...

David Blennerhassett

Asia Real Estate Tracker (05-Feb-2025): CapitaLand buys Osaka site for $700M data centre.

CapitaLand Investment acquires Osaka site for $700M data centre, Temasek invests $200M in CenterSquare, and Suntec REIT buyout deadline extended.

Asia Real Estate Tracker

Suntec REIT (SUN SP): Tang's Curious Bump

After the Tangs bumped to S$1.19/share on the 8th January, the IFA, with a fair value range of S$2.07-S$2.26, concluded on the 17th January that...

David Blennerhassett

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