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

NetLink NBN Trust designs, builds, owns, and operates fiber network infrastructures. The Company offers fiber network resources, including ducts, manholes, and cables. NetLink NBN Trust also focuses on leasing telecommunication infrastructures to telecommunication service providers. NetLink NBN Trust serves customers in Singapore.designs, builds, owns, and operates fiber network infrastructures. The Company offers fiber network resources, including ducts, manholes, and cables. NetLink NBN Trust also focuses on leasing telecommunication infrastructures to telecommunication service providers. NetLink NBN Trust serves customers in Singapore.

10 in 10 with NetLink NBN Trust - The Fibre of a Smart Nation

First Real Estate Investment Trust is a healthcare real estate investment trust. The Trust invests in and owns a diversified portfolio of healthcare and healthcare-related real-estate assets in Asia.

<ul><li>Healthcare S-Reits stay defensive with robust fundamentals JLL’s latest Healthcare Real Estate Outlook report also identified that healthcare-related assets remain one of the most resilient commercial real estate sectors.</li><li>Notably, Parkway Life Reit (PLife) and First Reit are two listed healthcare Singapore Reits (S-Reits) that invest in income-producing, healthcare-related commercial properties in both Singapore and overseas markets such as Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia.</li></ul>

Healthcare S-Reits stay defensive with robust fundamentals JLL’s latest Healthcare Real Estate Outlook report also identified that healthcare-related assets remain one of the most resilient commercial real estate sectors.Notably, Parkway Life Reit (PLife) and First Reit are two listed healthcare Singapore Reits (S-Reits) that invest in income-producing, healthcare-related commercial properties in both Singapore and overseas markets such as Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia.

REIT Watch - Healthcare S-Reits stay defensive with robust fundamentals

DBS Group Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries provide a variety of financial services.  The Company offers services including mortgage financing, lease and hire purchase financing, nominee and trustee, funds management, corporate advisory and brokerage .  DBS Group also acts as the primary dealer in Singapore government securities.

<ul><li>LMS Compliance directors augment interests OCBC led the buyback consideration tally for the abbreviated four-session week, acquiring 125 million shares at an average price of S$14.21 per share.</li><li>His total interest in Bonvests Holdings is 84.71 per cent.</li><li>His preceding acquisition was on Jun 11, with 11,300 shares purchased also at S$0.96 per share.</li></ul>

LMS Compliance directors augment interests OCBC led the buyback consideration tally for the abbreviated four-session week, acquiring 125 million shares at an average price of S$14.21 per share.His total interest in Bonvests Holdings is 84.71 per cent.His preceding acquisition was on Jun 11, with 11,300 shares purchased also at S$0.96 per share.

LMS Compliance directors augment interests

Yoma Strategic Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

Yoma Strategic Holdings Limited develops real estate; sells private residential properties; and designs, constructs and project manages real estate developments in Myanmar and the People's Republic of China.

<ul><li>As of 20 June, the FTSE ST All-Share Index generated a 3.9% total return in 2Q24, outpacing the FTSE Asia Pacific Index (+2.7%) and FTSE ASEAN All-Share Index (-1.9%).</li><li>The 10 strongest performers of the FTSE ST All-Share Index in 2Q24 (to 20 June) averaged 37% total returns, and were led by Yoma Strategic, Samudera Shipping and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding.</li><li>On the other side of the FTSE ST All-Share Index constituent performances, Food Empire Holdings has declined 19% in 2Q24 (to 20 June), reducing its total return since the end of 2019 to 95%.</li></ul>

As of 20 June, the FTSE ST All-Share Index generated a 3.9% total return in 2Q24, outpacing the FTSE Asia Pacific Index (+2.7%) and FTSE ASEAN All-Share Index (-1.9%).The 10 strongest performers of the FTSE ST All-Share Index in 2Q24 (to 20 June) averaged 37% total returns, and were led by Yoma Strategic, Samudera Shipping and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding.On the other side of the FTSE ST All-Share Index constituent performances, Food Empire Holdings has declined 19% in 2Q24 (to 20 June), reducing its total return since the end of 2019 to 95%.

Singapore’s Biggest Index Movers in 2Q24 

Dyna-Mac Holdings Ltd. offers engineering, procurement and construction services to the offshore oil and natural gas, marine construction and other industries.  The Company builds topside modules for floating production storage and offloading, semi-submersibles, manifolds, buoys, process piping, and tanks for petrochemical and pharmaceutical plants.

<ul><li>kopi-C with Dyna-Mac’s CEO: ‘We went from near-bankruptcy to having a record order book’ Offshore oil and gas contractor Dyna-Mac’s CEO AC Lim shares how he overhauled the company’s business practices to bring it back from the brink and achieve remarkable growth.</li><li>When Lim Ah Cheng, also known as AC Lim, became offshore oil and gas contractor Dyna-Mac’s chief executive officer in 2020, the firm was in crisis.</li></ul>

kopi-C with Dyna-Mac’s CEO: ‘We went from near-bankruptcy to having a record order book’ Offshore oil and gas contractor Dyna-Mac’s CEO AC Lim shares how he overhauled the company’s business practices to bring it back from the brink and achieve remarkable growth.When Lim Ah Cheng, also known as AC Lim, became offshore oil and gas contractor Dyna-Mac’s chief executive officer in 2020, the firm was in crisis.

kopi-C with Dyna-Mac’s CEO: ‘We went from near-bankruptcy to having a record order book’

Mr. Howie is the Singapore Exchange’s Market Strategist, responsible for communicating developments in Singapore’s stock market. He is the author of the SGX My Gateway Report, which has been educating investors since 2012. The report now has one of the largest subscriber bases in the Singapore market.


Geoff Howie
SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income
• Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

10 in 10 with NetLink NBN Trust - The Fibre of a Smart Nation

10 in 10 with NetLink NBN Trust - The Fibre of a Smart Nation

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - Healthcare S-Reits stay defensive with robust fundamentals

Healthcare S-Reits stay defensive with robust fundamentals JLL’s latest Healthcare Real Estate Outlook report also identified that...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

LMS Compliance directors augment interests

LMS Compliance directors augment interests OCBC led the buyback consideration tally for the abbreviated four-session week, acquiring 125 million...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore’s Biggest Index Movers in 2Q24

As of 20 June, the FTSE ST All-Share Index generated a 3.9% total return in 2Q24, outpacing the FTSE Asia Pacific Index (+2.7%) and FTSE ASEAN...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

kopi-C with Dyna-Mac’s CEO: ‘We went from near-bankruptcy to having a record order book’

kopi-C with Dyna-Mac’s CEO: ‘We went from near-bankruptcy to having a record order book’ Offshore oil and gas contractor Dyna-Mac’s CEO AC Lim...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)