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>Combined non-interest income for DBS, OCBC, and UOB rose to S$5.72 billion in 2Q26, accounting for 41% of total income.</li><li>Combined net interest income for the trio was S$8.14 billion in 2Q26, marking the 15th consecutive quarter above S$8 billion.</li><li>Asset quality remained stable in 2Q26, with NPL ratios at 1.0% for DBS, 0.9% for OCBC, and 1.6% for UOB.</li></ul>

Combined non-interest income for DBS, OCBC, and UOB rose to S$5.72 billion in 2Q26, accounting for 41% of total income.Combined net interest income for the trio was S$8.14 billion in 2Q26, marking the 15th consecutive quarter above S$8 billion.Asset quality remained stable in 2Q26, with NPL ratios at 1.0% for DBS, 0.9% for OCBC, and 1.6% for UOB.

STI Banks' Combined NOII Reaches Record S$5.72 Billion in 2Q26

Equity Analyst

Ravi Kumar

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The SGX Next 50 Index systematically captures Singapore's second-order financial beneficiaries, wealth platforms, brokerages, and non-bank capital allocators, excluded from the STI's Big 3 bank-dominated universe by construction.</li>
<li>Structural tailwinds are compelling: Singapore's NBFI sector assets grew 9.7% year-on-year, securities turnover surged 66% and asset management AuM expanded at 8.8% CAGR, far outpacing banking loan growth of 2.1%.</li>
<li>Three constituents - iFAST, UOB-Kay Hian, and Yangzijiang Financial, offer fee-driven, asset-light exposure with ~0.7 STI correlation, delivering meaningful diversification alongside Singapore's core banking index.</li>
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The SGX Next 50 Index systematically captures Singapore's second-order financial beneficiaries, wealth platforms, brokerages, and non-bank capital allocators, excluded from the STI's Big 3 bank-dominated universe by construction.
Structural tailwinds are compelling: Singapore's NBFI sector assets grew 9.7% year-on-year, securities turnover surged 66% and asset management AuM expanded at 8.8% CAGR, far outpacing banking loan growth of 2.1%.
Three constituents - iFAST, UOB-Kay Hian, and Yangzijiang Financial, offer fee-driven, asset-light exposure with ~0.7 STI correlation, delivering meaningful diversification alongside Singapore's core banking index.


Beyond the Big 3: Second-Order Beneficiaries of Singapore's Financial Ecosystem

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.

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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>Success More Group sold 42 million China Sunsine shares for S$27.7 million, reducing its stake to 57.2%.</li><li>The iEdge Next 50 Index's technology stocks recorded S$179 million net institutional inflow in 2H25, led by iFAST.</li><li>China Sunsine's ADT increased to S$606k in 2025, with a 10.4% ROE and 7.6x P/E ratio.</li></ul>

Success More Group sold 42 million China Sunsine shares for S$27.7 million, reducing its stake to 57.2%.The iEdge Next 50 Index's technology stocks recorded S$179 million net institutional inflow in 2H25, led by iFAST.China Sunsine's ADT increased to S$606k in 2025, with a 10.4% ROE and 7.6x P/E ratio.

Growth in Motion: China Sunsine Married Deal & Next 50 Momentum

<ul><li>Food Empire Holdings raised S$42.8 million through a treasury share placement, increasing its issued share capital to 546.8 million shares.</li><li>Nine in 10 constituents of the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index saw higher average daily trading turnover in 3Q25.</li><li>The iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index constituents recorded a net institutional inflow of S$45 million in 3Q25.</li></ul>

Food Empire Holdings raised S$42.8 million through a treasury share placement, increasing its issued share capital to 546.8 million shares.Nine in 10 constituents of the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index saw higher average daily trading turnover in 3Q25.The iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index constituents recorded a net institutional inflow of S$45 million in 3Q25.

New Index Stocks Leading Value and Liquidity Expansion in 3Q25

Singapore

UOB-Kay Hian is a Singapore-based financial services group offering brokerage services, private wealth management, investment management, and financial research. It provides a wide range of products including equities, bonds, derivatives, and structured products, alongside corporate finance advisory and equity underwriting. The company traces its roots to Kay Hian & Co. in the early 1900s and is headquartered in Singapore.

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STI Banks' Combined NOII Reaches Record S$5.72 Billion in 2Q26

Combined non-interest income for DBS, OCBC, and UOB rose to S$5.72 billion in 2Q26, accounting for 41% of total income. Combined net interest...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Beyond the Big 3: Second-Order Beneficiaries of Singapore's Financial Ecosystem

The SGX Next 50 Index systematically captures Singapore's second-order financial beneficiaries, wealth platforms, brokerages, and non-bank capital...

Ravi Kumar

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

Growth in Motion: China Sunsine Married Deal & Next 50 Momentum

Success More Group sold 42 million China Sunsine shares for S$27.7 million, reducing its stake to 57.2%. The iEdge Next 50 Index's technology...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

New Index Stocks Leading Value and Liquidity Expansion in 3Q25

Food Empire Holdings raised S$42.8 million through a treasury share placement, increasing its issued share capital to 546.8 million shares. Nine...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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STI Banks' Combined NOII Reaches Record S$5.72 Billion in 2Q26

Combined non-interest income for DBS, OCBC, and UOB rose to S$5.72 billion in 2Q26, accounting for 41% of total income. Combined net interest...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Beyond the Big 3: Second-Order Beneficiaries of Singapore's Financial Ecosystem

​The SGX Next 50 Index systematically captures Singapore's second-order financial beneficiaries, wealth platforms, brokerages, and non-bank capital...

Ravi Kumar

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

Growth in Motion: China Sunsine Married Deal & Next 50 Momentum

Success More Group sold 42 million China Sunsine shares for S$27.7 million, reducing its stake to 57.2%. The iEdge Next 50 Index's technology...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

New Index Stocks Leading Value and Liquidity Expansion in 3Q25

Food Empire Holdings raised S$42.8 million through a treasury share placement, increasing its issued share capital to 546.8 million shares. Nine...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

The SGX Next 50 Index systematically captures Singapore's second-order financial beneficiaries, wealth platforms, brokerages, and non-bank capital...

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