Singapore Exchange targets Asian ETF market with launch of thematic sector indices

Dec 8th, 2015 | By | Category: ETF and Index News

SGX Index Edge, the newly launched index division of the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX), has introduced 11 new equity indices targeting sector-specific exposure within the Singapore economy. The new additions are part of SGX’s Thematic Indices, a project aimed at increasing transparency in the Asia-Pacific region, and the building blocks for investable products such as exchange-traded funds.

Singapore Exchange expands investors’ toolkit with 11 sector-focused equity indices

The newly launched indices profile specific sectors of Singapore’s equity market. These include real estate, healthcare, minerals, oil& gas, and maritime & offshore sectors.

Launched in October 2015, SGX Index Edge provides indexing solutions for issuers while also supplying enhanced profiling and risk/return analysis to asset managers and investors. The new indices cover equities from the real estate, healthcare, minerals, oil & gas, and maritime & offshore sectors. The move is set to encourage the creation of tracking assets such as ETFs, allowing investors to better tailor their desired equity exposure.

Loh Boon Chye, Chief Executive Officer of SGX, said, “These indices enhance SGX’s existing sector strengths and provide valuable profiling of some of the most vibrant areas in our securities market, where we see an opportunity to enhance liquidity. The themes covered by these indices complement SGX’s educational initiatives as well as listings and securities strategy. This launch is an important step that supports our priority of strengthening our business and we continue to explore new ways of enhancing access to, and understanding of, our markets.”

The suite of new indices launched by SGX Index Edge include:

SGX All Healthcare Index
SGX Maritime Index
SGX MOE Index
SGX MOG Index
SGX Oil & Gas Index
SGX Offshore Services Index
SGX Real Estate 20 Index
SGX Real Estate Developers & Operators Index
SGX Real Estate Index
SGX S-REIT Index
SGX S-REIT 20 Index

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