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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<li>Instead of buying software as a one-time purchase and installing it on a single device, SaaS allows users to access applications through the internet on a subscription basis. This has brought about greater convenience, flexibility, and potentially lower costs for users compared to traditional software.</li>
<li>The global SaaS market experienced a 20% growth in 2024 and is projected to expand at an annual growth rate of 12%, with the market potentially exceeding US$800 billion by 2030.</li>
<li>While North America remains the largest market, the Asia Pacific region is emerging as a key growth driver, with SaaS adoption expected to grow at a 15% CAGR by 2030, outpacing the global average</li>
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Instead of buying software as a one-time purchase and installing it on a single device, SaaS allows users to access applications through the internet on a subscription basis. This has brought about greater convenience, flexibility, and potentially lower costs for users compared to traditional software.
The global SaaS market experienced a 20% growth in 2024 and is projected to expand at an annual growth rate of 12%, with the market potentially exceeding US$800 billion by 2030.
While North America remains the largest market, the Asia Pacific region is emerging as a key growth driver, with SaaS adoption expected to grow at a 15% CAGR by 2030, outpacing the global average


Software-As-A-Service (SaaS): A Guide for Investors

Research from Water Tower Research, Water Tower Research

Water Tower Research

Research from Water Tower Research

Water Tower Research is a leading equity research firm that provides research on micro, small and mid cap companies.

Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

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<ul><li>The “death” of Windows 10 refers to the end of its support life cycle, which Microsoft has set for October 14, 2025.</li><li>Essentially, while Windows 10 will continue to function on existing devices, it will become increasingly vulnerable to security risks as new threats emerge and are not patched.</li><li>Microsoft is offering an Extended Security Update (ESU) program. </li></ul>

The “death” of Windows 10 refers to the end of its support life cycle, which Microsoft has set for October 14, 2025.Essentially, while Windows 10 will continue to function on existing devices, it will become increasingly vulnerable to security risks as new threats emerge and are not patched.Microsoft is offering an Extended Security Update (ESU) program. 

Tech Talk: The "Death" Of Windows 10 What Will People Do? Will It Cause a PC Upgrade Cycle?

<ul><li>Investors are rightfully looking at AI investments, but it can be difficult to find the right ones.</li><li>They might be just straight big tech companies like Google or Microsoft, or they might be private, like OpenAI. So, what should investors look for in SMID-cap AI stocks?</li><li>First, the fundamentals of investing still apply. Investors need to consider business fundamentals (revenue growth potential is critical), market position (watch the competition), management (the ability to handle the inevitable ups and downs of a SMID-cap tech company), and valuation (relative to its peers is a good place to start).</li></ul>

Investors are rightfully looking at AI investments, but it can be difficult to find the right ones.They might be just straight big tech companies like Google or Microsoft, or they might be private, like OpenAI. So, what should investors look for in SMID-cap AI stocks?First, the fundamentals of investing still apply. Investors need to consider business fundamentals (revenue growth potential is critical), market position (watch the competition), management (the ability to handle the inevitable ups and downs of a SMID-cap tech company), and valuation (relative to its peers is a good place to start).

Tech Talk: AI Investing Questions Is Investing in AI That Different?

<ul><li>Computing, and thus data centers, are becoming more critical to nearly every business (thank AI).</li><li>In this edition of Tech Talk, we focus on green and crypto data centers, highlighting their specific needs, characteristics, market dynamics, and leading vendors.</li><li>Simply put, a green data center uses many of the standard computer systems and networking equipment of other data centers, but with a strong emphasis on minimizing environmental impact. </li></ul>

Computing, and thus data centers, are becoming more critical to nearly every business (thank AI).In this edition of Tech Talk, we focus on green and crypto data centers, highlighting their specific needs, characteristics, market dynamics, and leading vendors.Simply put, a green data center uses many of the standard computer systems and networking equipment of other data centers, but with a strong emphasis on minimizing environmental impact. 

Tech Talk: Next-Gen Data Centers Green and Crypto Data Centers

<ul><li>Setting up to be a crucial quarter for the major cloud infrastructure providers and broader tech as investors focus on the cost/benefits of AI.</li><li>Over the last decade, AMZN, MSFT, and GOOGL have garnered outsized investor attention, in part due to their size, but equally due to each of their rapidly growing tech infrastructure businesses (AWS, Azure, and GCP, respectively).</li><li>Based on the capex commentary from all three exiting the December quarter, investors are hoping for early signs of business AI traction, but also bracing for greater clarity around the costs.</li></ul>

Setting up to be a crucial quarter for the major cloud infrastructure providers and broader tech as investors focus on the cost/benefits of AI.Over the last decade, AMZN, MSFT, and GOOGL have garnered outsized investor attention, in part due to their size, but equally due to each of their rapidly growing tech infrastructure businesses (AWS, Azure, and GCP, respectively).Based on the capex commentary from all three exiting the December quarter, investors are hoping for early signs of business AI traction, but also bracing for greater clarity around the costs.

Cloud Infrastructure Monitor - Upcoming Earnings Season Marks a Crucial Point for Sector and AI

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Software-As-A-Service (SaaS): A Guide for Investors

Instead of buying software as a one-time purchase and installing it on a single device, SaaS allows users to access applications through the...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Tech Talk: The "Death" Of Windows 10 What Will People Do? Will It Cause a PC Upgrade Cycle?

Essentially, while Windows 10 will continue to function on existing devices, it will become increasingly vulnerable to security risks as new...

Water Tower Research

Tech Talk: AI Investing Questions Is Investing in AI That Different?

Investors are rightfully looking at AI investments, but it can be difficult to find the right ones. They might be just straight big tech companies...

Water Tower Research

Tech Talk: Next-Gen Data Centers Green and Crypto Data Centers

In this edition of Tech Talk, we focus on green and crypto data centers, highlighting their specific needs, characteristics, market dynamics, and...

Water Tower Research

Cloud Infrastructure Monitor - Upcoming Earnings Season Marks a Crucial Point for Sector and AI

Setting up to be a crucial quarter for the major cloud infrastructure providers and broader tech as investors focus on the cost/benefits of AI.

Water Tower Research

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