Equity market development programme

Unwrapping 2025: Top 10 Singapore news events

[SINGAPORE] ‘Tis the season to look back. As the curtain falls on 2025, The Business Times takes stock of a year punctuated by some significant shifts in Singapore’s political and corporate landscape....

The average daily trading value at SGX reached S$1.53 billion in Q3 – the highest since 2021.

Singapore’s next mandate: Turning the SGX-Nasdaq ‘bridge’ into durable growth

Every player in our capital market ecosystem must pitch in to drive the success of the initiative

Flows into Singapore securities have accelerated, with overall ETF fund flows in 2025 reaching their highest level since 2021, signalling rising investor confidence.
INVESTING GLOBALLY & PROFITABLY

Singapore equities gain traction into 2026

Initiatives in 2025 have strengthened market performance

The Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Central Bancompany Inc., a holding company for a regional lender, jumped 7% in its trading debut after it raised $373.4 million in an initial public offering. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
THINKING ALOUD

Equity Market Development Programme: We’ve built the field, now will the players come?

While bolstering demand is important, revitalising the supply side of the market is equally essential for a vibrant equities ecosystem

Market players say that potential listees are following UltraGreen.ai’s trading debut closely, to see if SGX is a suitable listing venue.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

UltraGreen.ai’s post-IPO performance is an important gauge of investor interest

It represents the kind of high-tech players that investors have been clamouring to see listed on the local bourse

Teo Joo Wah, CEO of Lion Global Investors  speaking at the LionGlobal Singapore Physical Gold Fund event last week.

Asset manager Lion Global Investors bets on mid-caps and gold investments

CEO Teo Joo Wah notes that the mid-cap segment is more labour-intensive in terms of research effort but is optimistic that it will pay off

Sias' findings show that although overall governance scores have risen, smaller companies show less improvements than their bigger counterparts.

Raising governance standards of smaller firms for retail investors

This is also critical for small companies, for their long-term sustainability and for the health of Singapore’s broader capital market ecosystem

MAS will allocated S$30 million for grants to help listed companies develop competencies in the areas of corporate strategy, capital optimisation and investor relations.
THINKING ALOUD

Investor relations deserve attention for equity market reforms to work 

Communication between Singapore-listed companies and their shareholders, analysts and potential investors must improve for these firms to reach their potential

Avanda was appointed as one of the first three asset managers under MAS’ Equity Market Development Programme.

Endowus to offer Avanda’s Singapore equity strategy on its platform

The approach focuses on small and mid-cap opportunities, supporting MAS’ funding initiative