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

CDL Hospitality Trusts / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>REIT Watch - Hospitality S-Reits record 21% DPU growth in FY2023 The five hospitality trusts recorded, on average, 21 per cent yoy growth in FY2023 DPU.</li><li>Four of the trusts – ARA US Hospitality Trust (ARA H-Trust), CapitaLand Ascott Trust (Clas), CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDLHT) and Far East Hospitality Trust (FEHT) – reported full-year FY2023 earnings ending Dec 31, 2023.</li></ul>

REIT Watch - Hospitality S-Reits record 21% DPU growth in FY2023 The five hospitality trusts recorded, on average, 21 per cent yoy growth in FY2023 DPU.Four of the trusts – ARA US Hospitality Trust (ARA H-Trust), CapitaLand Ascott Trust (Clas), CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDLHT) and Far East Hospitality Trust (FEHT) – reported full-year FY2023 earnings ending Dec 31, 2023.

REIT Watch - Hospitality S-Reits record 21% DPU growth in FY2023

10 in 10 with CDL Hospitality Trusts - Taking a Long-Term View on Singapore

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>400+ days ago, the TCC Group bid for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/frasers-hospitality-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:913:1" rel="noopener">Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT SP)</a> at just over 1.05x NAV failed on a combination of vocal minority opposition and minority apathy.</li>
<li>FHT has dramatically outperformed plummeting peers over the last few months on hope TCC might re-up that bid, but weaker peers and CRE markets suggest financing could be tougher.</li>
<li>Nothing is impossible, but it might make more sense for TCC to up its stake by stealth here rather than brute force. Earnings are 7 November.</li>
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400+ days ago, the TCC Group bid for Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT SP) at just over 1.05x NAV failed on a combination of vocal minority opposition and minority apathy.
FHT has dramatically outperformed plummeting peers over the last few months on hope TCC might re-up that bid, but weaker peers and CRE markets suggest financing could be tougher.
Nothing is impossible, but it might make more sense for TCC to up its stake by stealth here rather than brute force. Earnings are 7 November.


Frasers Hospitality - Will TCC Renew Its Takeover Offer? Market Prices Bet Yes Ahead of Earnings

ARA US Hospitality Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Demand boosts hospitality S-Reits’ hotel RevPAR Among the seven S-Reit sub-sectors, hospitality S-Reits are the fourth largest in terms of combined market capitalisation.</li><li>The five, in terms of market capitalisation, are: CapitaLand Ascott Trust, Far East Hospitality Trust, CDL Hospitality Trusts, Frasers Hospitality Trust, and ARA US Hospitality Trust.</li></ul>

Demand boosts hospitality S-Reits’ hotel RevPAR Among the seven S-Reit sub-sectors, hospitality S-Reits are the fourth largest in terms of combined market capitalisation.The five, in terms of market capitalisation, are: CapitaLand Ascott Trust, Far East Hospitality Trust, CDL Hospitality Trusts, Frasers Hospitality Trust, and ARA US Hospitality Trust.

REIT Watch - Demand boosts hospitality S-Reits’ hotel RevPAR

Alpha-Centric ESG Research

Kyle Rudden

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>New SGX climate-related disclosure requirements based on ISSB's standards are more stringent than current requirements, most notably regarding <em>mandatory</em> Scope 3 emissions reporting.</li><li>The implications for S-REITs are significant. Real Estate is one of the most emissions-intensive sectors, and Scope 3 emissions comprise 85-95% of total emissions for real estate companies.</li><li>Motivated by a strong "business case" for best-in-class climate performance and transparency, many S-REITs are ahead of the curve, evidenced by prominence in climate-related indexes.</li></ul>

New SGX climate-related disclosure requirements based on ISSB's standards are more stringent than current requirements, most notably regarding mandatory Scope 3 emissions reporting.The implications for S-REITs are significant. Real Estate is one of the most emissions-intensive sectors, and Scope 3 emissions comprise 85-95% of total emissions for real estate companies.Motivated by a strong "business case" for best-in-class climate performance and transparency, many S-REITs are ahead of the curve, evidenced by prominence in climate-related indexes.

S-REITs: Climate Disclosures and Inclusion in ESG-Related Equity Indexes

Singapore

Starhill Global REIT is a real estate investment trust.  The trust invests in retail and office buildings in Singapore and overseas.

Fortune REIT is a real estate investment trust that invests in a portfolio of retail shopping malls located in Hong Kong.

Far East Hospitality Trust is a hospitality stapled group comprising Far East H-REIT and Far East H-BT. Far East H-REIT is a Singapore-based real estate investment trust, which invests in hospitality assets and Far East H-BT, a Singapore-based business trust which will be dormant as of the Listing Date.

Cromwell Real Estate Investment Trust is a real estate investment trust with a commercial portfolio of offices and light industrial /  logistics assets across Europe.

AIMS APAC REIT is a real estate investment trust. The Trust's principal investment objective is owning and investing in a diversified portfolio of income-producing industrial real estate assets throughout Asia Pacific, including warehousing and logistics, manufacturing, business parks and hi-tech spaces.

OUE Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust (“OUE C-REIT”) is one of the largest diversified Singapore REITs (“S-REITs”) with total assets of S$6.0 billion as at 31 December 2022. With seven properties across the commercial and hospitality segments in Singapore and Shanghai, the property portfolio comprises more than 2.1 million square feet of prime office and retail space, and 1,643 upper upscale hotel rooms.

OUE C-REIT invests in income-producing real estate used primarily for commercial purposes (including real estate used primarily for office and/or retail purposes) in financial and business hubs, hospitality and/or hospitality-related purposes, as well as real estate-related assets.

Frasers Hospitality Trust operates as a real estate investment trust. The Trust owns, operates and invests in hotels and serviced residences.

First Real Estate Investment Trust is a healthcare real estate investment trust. The Trust invests in and owns a diversified portfolio of healthcare and healthcare-related real-estate assets in Asia.

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.

IREIT Global is the first Singapore-listed real estate investment trust with the investment strategy of principally investing, directly or indirectly, in a portfolio of income-producing real estate in Europe which is used primarily for office, retail and industrial (including logistics) purposes, as well as real estate-related assets.

IREIT Global’s current portfolio comprises 5 freehold office properties in Germany, 5 freehold office properties in Spain and 27 freehold retail properties in France, with a total lettable area of approximately 384,000 sqm and a portfolio valuation of approximately €974.9 million.

IREIT Global is managed by IREIT Global Group Pte. Ltd., which is jointly owned by Tikehau Capital and City Developments Limited ("CDL"). Tikehau Capital is a global alternative asset management group listed in France, while CDL is a leading global real estate company listed in Singapore.

Ichigo Office REIT Investment Corporation is a real estate investment trust (J-REIT). The Company mainly invests in office buildings in major cities in Japan. The REIT merged with FC Residential Investment Corporation in 2005.

Ichigo Office REIT Investment Corporation (8975 JP)

Ichigo Office REIT Investment Corporation

TOKYU REIT, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that directly invests in real estate properties such as office and commercial buildings in the Tokyo area.  The Company also invests in securitized real estate products.

Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc. is a fully integrated and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The trust specializes in the acquisition, ownership, management and development of primarily office buildings located in major U.S. markets.

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc (PDM US)

Hoshino Resorts REIT, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) which invests in Hotels, Japanese-Style Inns and related facilities.

Kiwi Property Group Ltd is a property trust that invests in, manages and develops a portfolio of diversified properties throughout New Zealand. The Trust's properties include office, retail and industrial properties.

Arena REIT operates as a real estate investment trust. The Trust owns a portfolio in sectors such as childcare, healthcare, education and government tenanted facilities in Australia.

Japan Excellent, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT), which mainly invests in office buildings in Tokyo area and major cities in Japan.

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. operates as a full service real estate company. The Company develops, builds, owns and manages office, retail, and residential properties. Armada Hoffler Properties offers its services in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc is a real estate investment trust. The Company is engaged in the acquisition, ownership, and management of commercial real estate, primarily neighborhood and community shopping centers in the northeastern United States. Urstadt also owns office and retail buildings and industrial properties.

NIPPON REIT Investment Corporation is a real estate investment trust(REIT). The Company mainly invests in real estate properties such as business offices, residential buidings and shopping centers.

CDL Hospitality Trusts is a stapled group compromising H-REIT and HBT. H-REIT is a real estate investment trust that invest in a portfolio of income-producing properties and HBT is a business trust.

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CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDREIT SP)

REIT Watch - Hospitality S-Reits record 21% DPU growth in FY2023

REIT Watch - Hospitality S-Reits record 21% DPU growth in FY2023 The five hospitality trusts recorded, on average, 21 per cent yoy growth in...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

10 in 10 with CDL Hospitality Trusts - Taking a Long-Term View on Singapore

10 in 10 with CDL Hospitality Trusts - Taking a Long-Term View on Singapore

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Frasers Hospitality - Will TCC Renew Its Takeover Offer? Market Prices Bet Yes Ahead of Earnings

Frasers Hospitality Trust is trading as if TCC might make another offer. But peers in Singapore/Asia are getting crushed, and globally CRE is in...

Travis Lundy

REIT Watch - Demand boosts hospitality S-Reits’ hotel RevPAR

Demand boosts hospitality S-Reits’ hotel RevPAR Among the seven S-Reit sub-sectors, hospitality S-Reits are the fourth largest in terms of...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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REIT Watch - Hospitality S-Reits record 21% DPU growth in FY2023

REIT Watch - Hospitality S-Reits record 21% DPU growth in FY2023 The five hospitality trusts recorded, on average, 21 per cent yoy growth in...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

10 in 10 with CDL Hospitality Trusts - Taking a Long-Term View on Singapore

10 in 10 with CDL Hospitality Trusts - Taking a Long-Term View on Singapore

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Frasers Hospitality - Will TCC Renew Its Takeover Offer? Market Prices Bet Yes Ahead of Earnings

Frasers Hospitality Trust is trading as if TCC might make another offer. But peers in Singapore/Asia are getting crushed, and globally CRE is in...

Travis Lundy

REIT Watch - Demand boosts hospitality S-Reits’ hotel RevPAR

Demand boosts hospitality S-Reits’ hotel RevPAR Among the seven S-Reit sub-sectors, hospitality S-Reits are the fourth largest in terms of...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

S-REITs: Climate Disclosures and Inclusion in ESG-Related Equity Indexes

​New SGX climate-related disclosure requirements based on ISSB's standards are more stringent than current requirements, most notably regarding...

Kyle Rudden

New SGX climate-related disclosure requirements based on ISSB's standards are more stringent than current requirements, most notably regarding...