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

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§  Singapore lists over 100 stocks with market capitalisation above S$1 billion. These stocks have averaged a 7.5% gain in the 2017 YTD, taking their average 12 month total return to 15.4%. The three stocks that were the strongest performers over the past 12 months were GSH Corp, China Aviation Oil Singapore and Japfa.
 
§  Business Returns of the stocks were consistent with average Return on Equity (ROE) for the past 12 months and five years, at 11.7%.  The three stocks that have seen the biggest…
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§  Singapore lists over 100 stocks with market capitalisation above S$1 billion. These stocks have averaged a 7.5% gain in the 2017 YTD, taking their average 12 month total return to 15.4%. The three stocks that were the strongest performers over the past 12 months were GSH Corp, China Aviation Oil Singapore and Japfa.
 
§  Business Returns of the stocks were consistent with average Return on Equity (ROE) for the past 12 months and five years, at 11.7%.  The three stocks that have seen the biggest…



Billionaire Stocks Have Averaged 7.5% Gain in 2017 YTD

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

Smartkarma

Smartkarma unites the fragmented investment industry, connecting institutional investors, independent research providers, and corporates within a single network.

Research Reinvented

We warned of an under-appreciated risk on SCI's utility business in our earlier insight: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/sci-into-2017-stub-expensive-near-term-risk-in-india-under-appreciated" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:8342">SCI Into 2017: Utilities’ Risk Under-Appreciated, Stub Expensive</a>. What the company reported last week re-affirms our point that the Street has not expected SCI's India's utility to be this weak. I also had a call with the company prior to this insight to get updates pertaining to our discussion in this insight.The company's results are available here (<a href="http://infopub.sgx.com/FileOpen/SCI_FY2016_Financial%20Statements.ashx?App=Announcement&amp;FileID=440374" target="_blank">financial statement</a>, <a href="http://infopub.sgx.com/FileOpen/SCI_FY2016_Results%20Slides.ashx?App=Announcement&amp;FileID=440375" target="_blank">press release</a>, and <a href="http://infopub.sgx.com/FileOpen/SCI_FY2016_Results%20Slides.ashx?App=Announcement&amp;FileID=440375" target="_blank">presentation</a>…

We warned of an under-appreciated risk on SCI's utility business in our earlier insight: SCI Into 2017: Utilities’ Risk Under-Appreciated, Stub Expensive. What the company reported last week re-affirms our point that the Street has not expected SCI's India's utility to be this weak. I also had a call with the company prior to this insight to get updates pertaining to our discussion in this insight.The company's results are available here (financial statement, press release, and presentation…

SCI 4Q16: India Utilities Hit, Over-Optimism for Stub

ASEAN Insight Provider, CrossASEAN Research

Angus Mackintosh

ASEAN Insight Provider

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

In this week's ASEAN Weekly, we have <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/1208" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:1208">Nicolas Van Broekhoven</a> publishing his inaugural Insight on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/19384" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19384:1">Micro Mechanics (Holdings) Ltd (MMH SP)</a>, which looks like an interesting cash rich value play. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/48" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:48">Jason Tan</a> highlights Singapore's monetary dilemma, where it will now need to rely more on fiscal stimulus to lift the economy. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/35" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:35">Manu Bhaskaran</a> applauds Ahok's victory in the first round of the Jakarta Governor's election but he may need President Jokowi's help to win out next time round.<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/827" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:827">Control Risks</a> writes…

In this week's ASEAN Weekly, we have Nicolas Van Broekhoven publishing his inaugural Insight on Micro Mechanics (Holdings) Ltd (MMH SP), which looks like an interesting cash rich value play. Jason Tan highlights Singapore's monetary dilemma, where it will now need to rely more on fiscal stimulus to lift the economy. Manu Bhaskaran applauds Ahok's victory in the first round of the Jakarta Governor's election but he may need President Jokowi's help to win out next time round.Control Risks writes…

The Week That Was in Asean@Smartkarma - Policy Shifts, Taxing Diesel and Micro Lending

Asia Ex-J Consumer/ Transport analyst

Valerie Law, CFA

There were a couple of news items this week that convinced me that the Singapore government will not protect traditional businesses or practices, from disruption. Even the Singapore government has started to shift its career-advancement practices (<a href="http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/civil-servants-no-longer-grouped-by-education-level" target="_blank">civil servants no longer grouped by educational level</a>) and the channels it propagates messages. 1. First, a headline that can't be missed:  On Wednesday (22 February), the Business Times headline screams: Signal goes out to struggling firms: Buck up -…

There were a couple of news items this week that convinced me that the Singapore government will not protect traditional businesses or practices, from disruption. Even the Singapore government has started to shift its career-advancement practices (civil servants no longer grouped by educational level) and the channels it propagates messages. 1. First, a headline that can't be missed:  On Wednesday (22 February), the Business Times headline screams: Signal goes out to struggling firms: Buck up -…

Singapore: Traditional Firms Must Disrupt Themselves or The Market Will Do It

In this week's ASEAN offering we have some quite controversial commentary on the Singapore Banks, that suggest that there is more pain to come on credit costs. Three Insight Providers comment on Indonesia's current political standoff and the prospects for economy. We have a travel report and overview on Sri Lanka versus other Frontier Vietnam and Pakistan. We ask, can <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/497" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:497:1">Comfortdelgro Corp Ltd (CD SP)</a> win out against innovative competitors and improving public transport? We have interesting post…

In this week's ASEAN offering we have some quite controversial commentary on the Singapore Banks, that suggest that there is more pain to come on credit costs. Three Insight Providers comment on Indonesia's current political standoff and the prospects for economy. We have a travel report and overview on Sri Lanka versus other Frontier Vietnam and Pakistan. We ask, can Comfortdelgro Corp Ltd (CD SP) win out against innovative competitors and improving public transport? We have interesting post…

The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Banking Woes, the Rise of the Machines and Big Box Shopping

Singapore

Seatrium Ltd offers engineering solutions for the offshore, marine, and energy industries. The Company provides rigs and floaters, repairs and upgrades, offshore platforms, and specialized shipbuilding. Seatrium serves customers worldwide.

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Seatrium (STM SP)

Billionaire Stocks Have Averaged 7.5% Gain in 2017 YTD

Singapore currently has 102 primary-listed stocks with market capitalisation above S$1.0 billion. The 102 stocks provide a wide range of investment...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

SCI 4Q16: India Utilities Hit, Over-Optimism for Stub

We warned of an under-appreciated risk on SCI's utility business in our earlier insight: SCI Into 2017: Utilities’ Risk Under-Appreciated, Stub...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

The Week That Was in Asean@Smartkarma - Policy Shifts, Taxing Diesel and Micro Lending

In this week's ASEAN Weekly, we have Nicolas Van Broekhoven publishing his inaugural Insight on Micro Mechanics (Holdings) Ltd (MMH SP), which...

Angus Mackintosh

Singapore: Traditional Firms Must Disrupt Themselves or The Market Will Do It

There were a couple of news items this week that convinced me that the Singapore government will not protect traditional businesses or...

Valerie Law, CFA

The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Banking Woes, the Rise of the Machines and Big Box Shopping

In this week's ASEAN offering we have some quite controversial commentary on the Singapore Banks, that suggest that there is more pain to come on...

Angus Mackintosh

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