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.

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Mapletree Industrial Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Retail investors net bought S$92.5 million in S-REITs from April 7 to 10, indicating yield hunting behavior.</li><li>Institutional investors recorded net outflows of S$42.7 million in S-REITs, with MLT and CICT experiencing significant outflows.</li><li>NikkoAM-StraitsTrading Asia ex Japan REIT ETF and Lion-Phillip S-REIT ETF saw S$25 million combined net inflows.</li></ul>

Retail investors net bought S$92.5 million in S-REITs from April 7 to 10, indicating yield hunting behavior.Institutional investors recorded net outflows of S$42.7 million in S-REITs, with MLT and CICT experiencing significant outflows.NikkoAM-StraitsTrading Asia ex Japan REIT ETF and Lion-Phillip S-REIT ETF saw S$25 million combined net inflows.

REIT Watch - S-REITs’ yields remain compelling for defensive investors amid market volatility

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Institutional investors rotated into S-REITs with S$26 million net inflows on April 3 amid market volatility.</li><li>S-REITs ended Q1 2025 with 2.8% total returns, driven by a 5.0% price gain in March.</li><li>Franklin Resources acquired 5.06% interest in Digital Core REIT, buying 969,800 units at US$0.577 each.</li></ul>

Institutional investors rotated into S-REITs with S$26 million net inflows on April 3 amid market volatility.S-REITs ended Q1 2025 with 2.8% total returns, driven by a 5.0% price gain in March.Franklin Resources acquired 5.06% interest in Digital Core REIT, buying 969,800 units at US$0.577 each.

REIT Watch - S-REITs record net institutional inflows in March as sector snaps 5-month losing streak

Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>S-REITs recorded net institutional inflows of S$42 million, reversing nearly seven weeks of net outflows.</li><li>CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust's FY24 AUM grew 6%, with NPI up 3.4% and rental reversion increases.</li><li>The US Federal Reserve maintained interest rates at 4.25-4.5%, lowered 2025 growth forecast, and raised inflation projection.</li></ul>

S-REITs recorded net institutional inflows of S$42 million, reversing nearly seven weeks of net outflows.CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust's FY24 AUM grew 6%, with NPI up 3.4% and rental reversion increases.The US Federal Reserve maintained interest rates at 4.25-4.5%, lowered 2025 growth forecast, and raised inflation projection.

REIT Watch - S-REITs surge as banks decline; see beginnings of a rebound

<ul><li>S-REITs rebounded 5.2% with S$50 million net institutional inflow, led by CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust and Frasers Centrepoint Trust.</li><li>US Fed Fund Rates outlook turned dovish, with expectations of 75bps cuts by 2026 due to weak consumer gauges.</li><li>Larger-cap S-REITs averaged 4.8% returns, outperforming smaller-cap counterparts, supported by institutional inflows and index weightings.</li></ul>

S-REITs rebounded 5.2% with S$50 million net institutional inflow, led by CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust and Frasers Centrepoint Trust.US Fed Fund Rates outlook turned dovish, with expectations of 75bps cuts by 2026 due to weak consumer gauges.Larger-cap S-REITs averaged 4.8% returns, outperforming smaller-cap counterparts, supported by institutional inflows and index weightings.

S-REITs That Bucked Recent Market Downturn

<ul><li>S-Reits with retail assets in Singapore reported strong committed occupancy and positive rental reversions, driven by tourism recovery.</li><li>Frasers Centrepoint Trust, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, and Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust reported occupancy above 99% and rental growth.</li><li>CBRE and DBS Group Research anticipate continued strong leasing sentiment and retail rent growth in Singapore through 2025.</li></ul>

S-Reits with retail assets in Singapore reported strong committed occupancy and positive rental reversions, driven by tourism recovery.Frasers Centrepoint Trust, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, and Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust reported occupancy above 99% and rental growth.CBRE and DBS Group Research anticipate continued strong leasing sentiment and retail rent growth in Singapore through 2025.

REIT Watch – Occupancy remains high for S-Reits’ Singapore retail assets

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Frasers Centrepoint Trust is a retail real estate investment trust focused on growing unitholder value through asset management, financial management and strategic investments.  The trust invests in retail properties in Singapore and overseas.

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Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT SP)

REIT Watch - S-REITs’ yields remain compelling for defensive investors amid market volatility

Retail investors net bought S$92.5 million in S-REITs from April 7 to 10, indicating yield hunting behavior. Institutional investors recorded net...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - S-REITs record net institutional inflows in March as sector snaps 5-month losing streak

Institutional investors rotated into S-REITs with S$26 million net inflows on April 3 amid market volatility. S-REITs ended Q1 2025 with 2.8%...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - S-REITs surge as banks decline; see beginnings of a rebound

S-REITs recorded net institutional inflows of S$42 million, reversing nearly seven weeks of net outflows. CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust's...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

S-REITs That Bucked Recent Market Downturn

S-REITs rebounded 5.2% with S$50 million net institutional inflow, led by CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust and Frasers Centrepoint Trust. US...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch – Occupancy remains high for S-Reits’ Singapore retail assets

S-Reits with retail assets in Singapore reported strong committed occupancy and positive rental reversions, driven by tourism recovery. Frasers...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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