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.

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>SINGAPORE-LISTED real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) continue to hold up despite decelerating global growth, with the iEdge S-Reit Index generating 2.1 per cent in total returns in the first half of 2023, outperforming the Straits Times Index’s 1.2 per cent and the FTSE EPRA Nareit Asia ex Japan Index’s -1.7 per cent.</li><li>The 10 S-Reits were Keppel DC Reit, Cromwell European Reit (Cromwell E-Reit), Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust, Frasers Hospitality Trust, Paragon Reit, Frasers Centrepoint Trust, Aims Apac Reit, ParkwayLife Reit, CapitaLand India Trust, and CapitaLand Ascott Trust.</li><li>Outperformance was driven across specialised, healthcare and hospitality sub-sectors at 7.5 per cent, 5.2 per cent, and 4.1 per cent total returns respectively.</li></ul>

SINGAPORE-LISTED real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) continue to hold up despite decelerating global growth, with the iEdge S-Reit Index generating 2.1 per cent in total returns in the first half of 2023, outperforming the Straits Times Index’s 1.2 per cent and the FTSE EPRA Nareit Asia ex Japan Index’s -1.7 per cent.The 10 S-Reits were Keppel DC Reit, Cromwell European Reit (Cromwell E-Reit), Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust, Frasers Hospitality Trust, Paragon Reit, Frasers Centrepoint Trust, Aims Apac Reit, ParkwayLife Reit, CapitaLand India Trust, and CapitaLand Ascott Trust.Outperformance was driven across specialised, healthcare and hospitality sub-sectors at 7.5 per cent, 5.2 per cent, and 4.1 per cent total returns respectively.

REIT Watch - 10 S-Reits which outperformed in H1

Far East Hospitality Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>10 S-Reits buck the trend despite Reits lagging in June The month of June (till Jun 28, 2023) saw the iEdge S-Reit index record flattish performance at 0.3 per cent total returns for the month, improving from the 3.0 per cent declines in May.</li><li>The 10 best performing S-Reits for the month of June (till Jun 28, 2023) averaged over 7 per cent in total returns.</li></ul>

10 S-Reits buck the trend despite Reits lagging in June The month of June (till Jun 28, 2023) saw the iEdge S-Reit index record flattish performance at 0.3 per cent total returns for the month, improving from the 3.0 per cent declines in May.The 10 best performing S-Reits for the month of June (till Jun 28, 2023) averaged over 7 per cent in total returns.

REIT Watch - 10 S-REITs buck the trend despite REITs lagging in June

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>For the first 12 weeks of 2023 the iEdge S-REIT Index generated a 3% total return, with the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global REITs Index declining 4%.</li><li>Within the S-REIT Sector, Industrial S-REITs averaged the highest median total returns over the past 12 weeks at 4%, while Office REITs booked the highest median decline in total return at -8%.</li><li>The 27 trusts of the Sector that booked net institutional outflow over the past 12 weeks represent 52% of the combined S-REIT Sector market value.</li></ul>

For the first 12 weeks of 2023 the iEdge S-REIT Index generated a 3% total return, with the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global REITs Index declining 4%.Within the S-REIT Sector, Industrial S-REITs averaged the highest median total returns over the past 12 weeks at 4%, while Office REITs booked the highest median decline in total return at -8%.The 27 trusts of the Sector that booked net institutional outflow over the past 12 weeks represent 52% of the combined S-REIT Sector market value.

<ul><li>The global Healthcare sector has expanded at a rapid pace over the recent years, driven by significant medical advances, accelerated drug approval processes for high unmet needs and overall increased access to healthcare.</li><li>The iEdge SG All Healthcare Index, which tracks the performance of the listed healthcare segment in Singapore, generated a 5% decline (in total return terms) in the first 2 months of 2023, with the top 10 constituents by weightage, averaging 0.8% gain in total returns.</li><li>Q & M Dental Group, reported a 12% decline in full year total FY22 revenue as Covid-19 testing revenue significantly decreased.</li></ul>

The global Healthcare sector has expanded at a rapid pace over the recent years, driven by significant medical advances, accelerated drug approval processes for high unmet needs and overall increased access to healthcare.The iEdge SG All Healthcare Index, which tracks the performance of the listed healthcare segment in Singapore, generated a 5% decline (in total return terms) in the first 2 months of 2023, with the top 10 constituents by weightage, averaging 0.8% gain in total returns.Q & M Dental Group, reported a 12% decline in full year total FY22 revenue as Covid-19 testing revenue significantly decreased.

Bright Spots in Singapore's Healthcare sector

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Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (Parkway Life REIT) invests primarily in income producing real estate and real estate related assets in the Asia Pacific region. The trust's real estate is used primarily for healthcare and healthcare-related purposes.

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

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Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

S-REIT Flows and Performances in 1Q23

For the first 12 weeks of 2023 the iEdge S-REIT Index generated a 3% total return, with the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global REITs Index declining...

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Bright Spots in Singapore's Healthcare sector

The global Healthcare sector has expanded at a rapid pace over the recent years, driven by significant medical advances, accelerated drug approval...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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