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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Far East Hospitality Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>REIT Watch - Hospitality S-Reits’ RevPAR mostly resilient as tourism activity normalises Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-REITs) with hospitality assets have reported mostly stable operating performance in the third quarter even as tourism activity normalises following the post-pandemic travel boom.</li><li>Meanwhile CDL Hospitality Trusts saw mixed RevPAR performance across its portfolio, with around half the markets – including Australia, Japan and Germany – experiencing growth in the third quarter.</li></ul>

REIT Watch - Hospitality S-Reits’ RevPAR mostly resilient as tourism activity normalises Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-REITs) with hospitality assets have reported mostly stable operating performance in the third quarter even as tourism activity normalises following the post-pandemic travel boom.Meanwhile CDL Hospitality Trusts saw mixed RevPAR performance across its portfolio, with around half the markets – including Australia, Japan and Germany – experiencing growth in the third quarter.

REIT Watch - Hospitality S-REITs’ RevPAR mostly resilient as tourism activity normalises

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

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

Sabana Industrial REIT / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>IN THE third quarter of 2023, the Straits Times Index (STI) generated a 2.1 per cent total return, bringing its nine-month total return to 3.3 per cent.</li><li>During the quarter, the STI marginally outpaced the FTSE Asean Extended 60 Index and FTSE Asia Pacific Index, which recorded total returns of 1.1 per cent and declines of 1.1 per cent, respectively.</li><li>On the other side of the “higher-for-longer” Fed funds rate outlook, the iEdge S-Reit Index declined 4.2 per cent in total return in Q3 2023.</li></ul>

IN THE third quarter of 2023, the Straits Times Index (STI) generated a 2.1 per cent total return, bringing its nine-month total return to 3.3 per cent.During the quarter, the STI marginally outpaced the FTSE Asean Extended 60 Index and FTSE Asia Pacific Index, which recorded total returns of 1.1 per cent and declines of 1.1 per cent, respectively.On the other side of the “higher-for-longer” Fed funds rate outlook, the iEdge S-Reit Index declined 4.2 per cent in total return in Q3 2023.

REIT Watch - Three S-Reits buck the trend in September

Singapore

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

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Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT SP)

REIT Watch - Hospitality S-REITs’ RevPAR mostly resilient as tourism activity normalises

REIT Watch - Hospitality S-Reits’ RevPAR mostly resilient as tourism activity normalises Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-REITs) with...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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)

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)

REIT Watch - Three S-Reits buck the trend in September

IN THE third quarter of 2023, the Straits Times Index (STI) generated a 2.1 per cent total return, bringing its nine-month total return to 3.3 per...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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REIT Watch - Hospitality S-REITs’ RevPAR mostly resilient as tourism activity normalises

REIT Watch - Hospitality S-Reits’ RevPAR mostly resilient as tourism activity normalises Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-REITs) with...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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

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)

REIT Watch - Three S-Reits buck the trend in September

IN THE third quarter of 2023, the Straits Times Index (STI) generated a 2.1 per cent total return, bringing its nine-month total return to 3.3 per...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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