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>In 2025, 78 primary-listed Singapore companies repurchased S$1.91 billion in shares, a 90% increase from 2024.</li><li>17Live Group repurchased S$6.2 million shares, 3.4% of its market capitalisation, reflecting disciplined capital deployment.</li><li>Jason Marine Group's first buyback since 2015 followed a 40% revenue increase and strong project deliveries.</li></ul>

In 2025, 78 primary-listed Singapore companies repurchased S$1.91 billion in shares, a 90% increase from 2024.17Live Group repurchased S$6.2 million shares, 3.4% of its market capitalisation, reflecting disciplined capital deployment.Jason Marine Group's first buyback since 2015 followed a 40% revenue increase and strong project deliveries.

2025 Buyback Consideration Surpasses 10-year High

The New Standard in Wealth Management, Wealth Management Alliance

Wealth Management Alliance

The New Standard in Wealth Management

WMA is a Singapore-based multi-family office with a Capital Markets Services license and provide fund management and investment advisory services to a small number of global UHNW clients. We also act as incubator for single-family offices, allowing them to plug into our broader ecosystem and infrastructure, and tap on our investment professionals for advice. WMA is designed around providing truly bespoke advice to each client, rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach that may not fit each client's investment objectives and risk tolerances. On top of that, we are designed so that we avoid any semblance of conflicts of interests by being compensated only by the client (which may include profit sharing), as opposed to the model that many of our peers adopt, which include compensation from a variety of third parties such as funds managers, distributors or banks. That, to us, is the easiest way to be firmly on the side of the client in every decision we make.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Given recent investor wariness over a global AI bubble, we think it is instructive to look at how exposed the Singapore stock market is to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector, both directly and indirectly.</li><li>On direct exposure, we identify companies listed on the SGX – mainly in the upstream (including data centres) and midstream segments - which are, to a large or some extent, involved in AI. Downstream AI companies are predominately end-users and applications.</li><li>As a rough guide, the market capitalization of these companies totals around SGD21.3bn, accounting for a relatively small share of about 2.7% of the aggregated capitalization of SGD773bn of the FTSE Straits Times All Share Index (which comprises the top 98% of companies in the SGX Mainboard universe).</li></ul>

Given recent investor wariness over a global AI bubble, we think it is instructive to look at how exposed the Singapore stock market is to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector, both directly and indirectly.On direct exposure, we identify companies listed on the SGX – mainly in the upstream (including data centres) and midstream segments - which are, to a large or some extent, involved in AI. Downstream AI companies are predominately end-users and applications.As a rough guide, the market capitalization of these companies totals around SGD21.3bn, accounting for a relatively small share of about 2.7% of the aggregated capitalization of SGD773bn of the FTSE Straits Times All Share Index (which comprises the top 98% of companies in the SGX Mainboard universe).

Offering Senior Secured Loans, Kilde

Kilde

Offering Senior Secured Loans

Kilde connects family offices, funds, and accredited investors to investment-ready private credit deals in developed and emerging markets. We offer senior secured loans from last-mile lending companies with strong capitalization, a healthy balance sheet, and a capable management team.

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<li>The electronic production equipment industry forms the backbone of modern electronics manufacturing. The global electronic production equipment market size was valued at c. US$150B in 2023 and projected to reach c. US$215B by 2030.</li>
<li>China is by far the largest country in electronics manufacturing, followed by Taiwan and South Korea. Southeast Asian countries (e.g., Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand) have also been gaining a share in recent years.</li>
<li>The sector’s growth is further underpinned by factors, such as AI, IoT, and Industry 4.0, surging demand for electric vehicles and consumer electronics, sustainability and green manufacturing.</li>
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The electronic production equipment industry forms the backbone of modern electronics manufacturing. The global electronic production equipment market size was valued at c. US$150B in 2023 and projected to reach c. US$215B by 2030.
China is by far the largest country in electronics manufacturing, followed by Taiwan and South Korea. Southeast Asian countries (e.g., Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand) have also been gaining a share in recent years.
The sector’s growth is further underpinned by factors, such as AI, IoT, and Industry 4.0, surging demand for electric vehicles and consumer electronics, sustainability and green manufacturing.


Singapore Electronic Production Equipment: Growth in an Era of AI and IoT

<ul><li>Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with a net outflow of S$631 million from April 17-23.  </li><li>Singtel led share buybacks, purchasing 15.2 million shares under its S$2 billion value realisation programme.  </li><li>CICT raised S$750 million via private placement to finance the acquisition of Paragon on Orchard Road.</li></ul>

Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with a net outflow of S$631 million from April 17-23.  Singtel led share buybacks, purchasing 15.2 million shares under its S$2 billion value realisation programme.  CICT raised S$750 million via private placement to finance the acquisition of Paragon on Orchard Road.

JEP, XMH Chairs Up Stakes; AGT Becomes OKP Substantial Shareholder; MoneyMax Placement

<ul><li>The FTSE ST Industrials Index saw a 17% total return in 2025, with S$588M net institutional inflows.</li><li>ST Engineering achieved a 78% total return, driven by diversified business and strategic digital investments.</li><li>OKP Holdings' share price surged 200% YTD, supported by a S$736M order book and AI-driven automation.</li></ul>

The FTSE ST Industrials Index saw a 17% total return in 2025, with S$588M net institutional inflows.ST Engineering achieved a 78% total return, driven by diversified business and strategic digital investments.OKP Holdings' share price surged 200% YTD, supported by a S$736M order book and AI-driven automation.

Industrials Lead the Charge: FTSE ST Industrials Outpaced STI Since February

Hong Kong

Valuetronics is an integrated Electronics Manufacturing Service (EMS) provider, offering design, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain support for electronic and electro-mechanical products. The company specializes in Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) services, including PCBA and box-build assembly, for products such as smart lighting, printers, automotive, and medical equipment. It was established in 1992 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

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Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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