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

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>S-REITs actively manage impact of rising rates; average ICR at 4.3 times Higher interest rates have typically been associated with higher borrowing costs and therefore lower distributions available for unitholders.</li><li>To hedge the impact of rising rates, S-REITs have been actively managing interest rate exposures.</li></ul>

S-REITs actively manage impact of rising rates; average ICR at 4.3 times Higher interest rates have typically been associated with higher borrowing costs and therefore lower distributions available for unitholders.To hedge the impact of rising rates, S-REITs have been actively managing interest rate exposures.

REIT Watch - S-REITs actively manage impact of rising rates; average ICR at 4.3 times

<ul><li>REIT Watch – S-Reits in STI and its reserve list gain 4% this year The Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.6 per cent in total returns for the year to date till Jun 8, slightly underperforming the iEdge S-Reit Index which gained 0.8 per cent.</li><li>Aside from Keppel DC Reit, STI constituents – Mapletree Industrial Trust and CapitaLand Ascendas Reit also have exposure to Singapore data centres.</li></ul>

REIT Watch – S-Reits in STI and its reserve list gain 4% this year The Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.6 per cent in total returns for the year to date till Jun 8, slightly underperforming the iEdge S-Reit Index which gained 0.8 per cent.Aside from Keppel DC Reit, STI constituents – Mapletree Industrial Trust and CapitaLand Ascendas Reit also have exposure to Singapore data centres.

REIT Watch – S-Reits in STI and its reserve list gain 4% this year

<ul><li>The month of May saw the iEdge S-Reit Index decline 3.0 per cent in total return on the back of persistent inflation and growing expectations of a June rate hike, reversing its 0.6 per cent gains in April.</li><li>By sub-segments, retail S-Reits, which averaged total returns of 0.9 per cent in May, is the only S-Reits sub-segment which averaged positive total returns.</li><li>On the other hand, office S-Reits underperformed for the month, averaging 9.9 per cent declines in total returns.</li></ul>

The month of May saw the iEdge S-Reit Index decline 3.0 per cent in total return on the back of persistent inflation and growing expectations of a June rate hike, reversing its 0.6 per cent gains in April.By sub-segments, retail S-Reits, which averaged total returns of 0.9 per cent in May, is the only S-Reits sub-segment which averaged positive total returns.On the other hand, office S-Reits underperformed for the month, averaging 9.9 per cent declines in total returns.

REIT Watch – Retail S-REITs among top performers in May

Mapletree Logistics Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Listed in Singapore, the UOB Apac Green Reit ETF (stock codes: GRN and GRE) is a Reit ETF that provides portfolio exposure into higher-yielding Reits in Asia-Pacific with a focus on environmental performance based on the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark’s (GRESB’s) assessment.</li><li>Since inception, the ETF has recorded a net inflow of S$87 million with S$18 million shares traded.</li><li>The Reit ETF tracks the iEdge-UOB Apac Yield Focus Green Reit Index which comprises 50 constituents that meet certain environment factors across indicators such as energy and water consumptions, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and green building certifications, while also maintaining a highly competitive dividend yield.</li></ul>

Listed in Singapore, the UOB Apac Green Reit ETF (stock codes: GRN and GRE) is a Reit ETF that provides portfolio exposure into higher-yielding Reits in Asia-Pacific with a focus on environmental performance based on the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark’s (GRESB’s) assessment.Since inception, the ETF has recorded a net inflow of S$87 million with S$18 million shares traded.The Reit ETF tracks the iEdge-UOB Apac Yield Focus Green Reit Index which comprises 50 constituents that meet certain environment factors across indicators such as energy and water consumptions, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and green building certifications, while also maintaining a highly competitive dividend yield.

REIT Watch - Three more S-Reits added to iEdge-UOB Apac Yield Focus Green Reit Index

<ul><li>As we move into this reporting season, 32 S-Reits and property trusts have released dates of their financial results or business updates for their respective periods ended Mar 31, 2023.</li><li>Of the 32 trusts, four have already released business updates for Q1 2023 – Keppel Reit, Keppel DC Reit, Keppel Pacific Oak US Reit, and Sabana Industrial Reit.</li><li>Keppel Reit reported Q1 2023 net property income was 3 per cent higher year on year (yoy) due to higher rentals achieved on leases committed in 2022 and higher portfolio occupancy of 96.3 per cent (versus 95.1 per cent for the same period last year).</li></ul>

As we move into this reporting season, 32 S-Reits and property trusts have released dates of their financial results or business updates for their respective periods ended Mar 31, 2023.Of the 32 trusts, four have already released business updates for Q1 2023 – Keppel Reit, Keppel DC Reit, Keppel Pacific Oak US Reit, and Sabana Industrial Reit.Keppel Reit reported Q1 2023 net property income was 3 per cent higher year on year (yoy) due to higher rentals achieved on leases committed in 2022 and higher portfolio occupancy of 96.3 per cent (versus 95.1 per cent for the same period last year).

REIT Watch - 32 S-REITs release schedule for this reporting season

Singapore

Keppel DC REIT is Asia's first pure-play data centre REIT listed on the Singapore Exchange. Keppel DC REIT's investment strategy is to principally invest, directly or indirectly, in a diversified portfolio of income-producing real estate assets which are used primarily for data centre purposes, as well as real estate related assets.

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Keppel DC REIT (KDCREIT SP)

REIT Watch - S-REITs actively manage impact of rising rates; average ICR at 4.3 times

S-REITs actively manage impact of rising rates; average ICR at 4.3 times Higher interest rates have typically been associated with higher...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch – S-Reits in STI and its reserve list gain 4% this year

REIT Watch – S-Reits in STI and its reserve list gain 4% this year The Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.6 per cent in total returns for the year...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch – Retail S-REITs among top performers in May

The month of May saw the iEdge S-Reit Index decline 3.0 per cent in total return on the back of persistent inflation and growing expectations of a...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - Three more S-Reits added to iEdge-UOB Apac Yield Focus Green Reit Index

Listed in Singapore, the UOB Apac Green Reit ETF (stock codes: GRN and GRE) is a Reit ETF that provides portfolio exposure into higher-yielding...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - 32 S-REITs release schedule for this reporting season

As we move into this reporting season, 32 S-Reits and property trusts have released dates of their financial results or business updates for their...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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