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

iFast Corporation Ltd. operates a funds and investments distribution platform in the Asia Pacific region.

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Silverlake Axis Limited provides customized software solutions. The Company provides digital economy software solutions and services to the banking, insurance, payment, retail and logistics industries.

<ul><li>Since the end of 1Q24, Jardine C&C has gained 10%.</li><li>Jardine C&C also maintains a Refinitiv Consensus Estimates Target Price of S$27.08, an ROE of 16% and P/E of 6x.</li><li>Like Jardine C&C, the past three weeks has seen Silverlake Axis partially reverse share price declines in 1Q24.</li></ul>

Since the end of 1Q24, Jardine C&C has gained 10%.Jardine C&C also maintains a Refinitiv Consensus Estimates Target Price of S$27.08, an ROE of 16% and P/E of 6x.Like Jardine C&C, the past three weeks has seen Silverlake Axis partially reverse share price declines in 1Q24.

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Sabana Industrial REIT / Equity Bottom-Up

Sabana Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust is a real estate investment trust. The Trust focuses on investments in income-producing real estate used for industrial purposes in Asia, as well as real estate-related assets, in line with Sabana investment principles.

<ul><li>Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT 17-Apr CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust 19-Apr 19-Apr  Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT reported a 0.8 per cent year-on-year decline in net property income (NPI) in the first quarter ended Mar 31, 2024 to US$21 million, from US$21.2 million in Q1 2023.</li></ul>

Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT 17-Apr CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust 19-Apr 19-Apr  Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT reported a 0.8 per cent year-on-year decline in net property income (NPI) in the first quarter ended Mar 31, 2024 to US$21 million, from US$21.2 million in Q1 2023.

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Seatrium Ltd offers engineering solutions for the offshore, marine, and energy industries. The Company provides rigs and floaters, repairs and upgrades, offshore platforms, and specialized shipbuilding. Seatrium serves customers worldwide.

<ul><li>Plato Capital chairman Lim Kian Onn boosts his stake Digital Core Reit Management bought back 210,000 units of Digital Core Reit.</li><li>On Apr 12, Plato Capital chairman and non-executive non-independent director Lim Kian Onn acquired 283,000 shares at an average price of S$2.21 per share.</li></ul>

Plato Capital chairman Lim Kian Onn boosts his stake Digital Core Reit Management bought back 210,000 units of Digital Core Reit.On Apr 12, Plato Capital chairman and non-executive non-independent director Lim Kian Onn acquired 283,000 shares at an average price of S$2.21 per share.

Plato Capital chairman Lim Kian Onn boosts his stake

Singapore Post Limited is the national postal service provider in Singapore. The Company provides domestic and international postal and courier services including end-to-end integrated mail solutions covering data printing, letter-shopping, delivery and mailroom management, and others. Singapore Post also offers end-to-end e-commerce logistics solutions.

<ul><li>kopi-C with SingPost’s CFO: "We’re building a Singapore-branded global logistics company" Its Group Chief Financial Officer Vincent Yik explains its strategy.</li><li>With the decline in demand for postal services over the years, Singapore Post (SingPost), the country’s postal service provider, is pivoting to the logistics sector to survive and thrive, shares its Group Chief Financial Officer Vincent Yik.</li></ul>

kopi-C with SingPost’s CFO: "We’re building a Singapore-branded global logistics company" Its Group Chief Financial Officer Vincent Yik explains its strategy.With the decline in demand for postal services over the years, Singapore Post (SingPost), the country’s postal service provider, is pivoting to the logistics sector to survive and thrive, shares its Group Chief Financial Officer Vincent Yik.

kopi-C with SingPost's Group CFO: "We’re building a Singapore-branded global logistics company"

Mr. Howie is the Singapore Exchange’s Market Strategist, responsible for communicating developments in Singapore’s stock market. He is the author of the SGX My Gateway Report, which has been educating investors since 2012. The report now has one of the largest subscriber bases in the Singapore market.


Geoff Howie
SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income
• Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

10 Stocks that Bucked the Past 3 weeks of Marginal STI Declines

Since the end of 1Q24, Jardine C&C has gained 10%. Jardine C&C also maintains a Refinitiv Consensus Estimates Target Price of S$27.08, an...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - Earnings season kicks off as 27 S-REITs confirm schedule

Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT 17-Apr CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust 19-Apr 19-Apr Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT reported a 0.8 per cent...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Plato Capital chairman Lim Kian Onn boosts his stake

Plato Capital chairman Lim Kian Onn boosts his stake Digital Core Reit Management bought back 210,000 units of Digital Core Reit. On Apr 12, Plato...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

kopi-C with SingPost's Group CFO: "We’re building a Singapore-branded global logistics company"

kopi-C with SingPost’s CFO: "We’re building a Singapore-branded global logistics company" Its Group Chief Financial Officer Vincent Yik explains...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)