Singapore equities

Can SGX draw both Reits and tech stocks?

Two corporate transactions have been quietly telling a bigger story about Singapore’s market this week. One involves a landmark S$3.9 billion deal that puts one of Orchard Road’s most recognisable ass...

Average daily turnover on SGX has risen to about S$2 billion this year from S$1.3 billion in early 2025.

The Singapore equities market is buzzing. Market players are hoping it can last

There are more enquiries on local equities, as well as a growing calendar of investment events

Addvalue is one of the few SGX-listed companies with a business profile overtly aligned with today’s geopolitical currents.
MARK TO MARKET

Addvalue should rethink value-unlocking move

The business it plans to spin off may garner a lofty valuation on Nasdaq, but its own shares may be plagued by a holding company discount

The enhanced disclosures on executive pay, dividend policy and investor relations are clearly linked to the Value Unlock programme announced late last year.
MARK TO MARKET

SGX RegCo stiffens its back with proposal for enhanced disclosures to drive value creation

The frontline market regulator should ask boards for more transparency on their thinking on capital management

The Singapore Exchange Regulation has launched a  consultation on the proposal for tighter rules on executive pay, dividend policy and investor relations, with any changes expected to be implemented in phases from 2027.

SGX RegCo’s disclosure push may strain smaller firms, raise box-ticking risk, analysts warn

Ultimately, how companies approach the exercise will decide if the proposed rules will improve transparency and accountability, they add

Tan Boon Gin, CEO of SGX RegCo, sees the proposed rules "pushing both boards and shareholders to think more about value creation and forming a foundation for two-way engagement".

SGX RegCo proposes tighter disclosures on pay, dividends and investor relations to lift valuations

It is seeking feedback on raising baseline standards for transparency and focusing on value creation

The benchmark Straits Times Index is down 13.37 points at 5,007.83.

Singapore stocks fall, bucking regional trend; STI down 0.3%

Across the broader market, gainers outnumber losers 397 to 219 after 2.1 billion securities change hands

From left: Don Guo, chief investment officer, SMU; Gillian Tan, assistant managing director (development and international), MAS; Ng Yao Loong, head of equities, SGX; and Pauline Ng, head of Asean equity, emerging markets and Asia-Pacific equities at JP Morgan Asset Management, at a panel discussion during the IMAS conference.

SGX seeks greater sector diversity in IPOs

A wider mix of investors and EQDP fund managers is also critical, say MAS and JP Morgan Asset Management

Boards and management teams of listed entities should always think of small, loyal shareholders, including retirees
SENSE & CENTS

A loyal shareholder reflects on riding through tough times in equities markets

Holding onto Singapore stocks may be irrational, but the hope is that doing so will pay off in the long term

OCBC believes SMID stocks remain well placed to benefit from Singapore’s structural growth, particularly through value unlocking opportunities and relatively attractive income yields.

OCBC sees upside in SGX small and mid-caps on Singapore growth tailwinds despite Middle East tensions

Improvement in average daily turnover across SMID stocks most pronounced after announcement of EQDP asset managers