LSEG Academy: Shaping the Future: Singapore's Straits Times Index and its Path to Growth*

  2025-03-28

Shaping the Future: Singapore's Straits Times Index and its Path to Growth*

Date: Friday, 11 April 2025 Time: 11:00 AM SGT Despite global trade policy uncertainty and a challenging global economic outlook, the Straits Times Index (STI) has continued to outperform many APAC equity markets and recently reached multiple all-time highs. What lies ahead for this rally, and can the index sustain its momentum?   Join us for this session with Belle Chang, Geoff Howie, and Wilson Teo, as they delve into Singapore's macroeconomic and equity landscape. Agenda: Singapore’s economic outlook Impact of US tariffs and China slowdown Case studies of Singapore’s stocks’ opportunities and risks Outlook of the STI

Speakers

Belle Chang, Senior Manager - Multi-Assets, Global Investment Research, FTSE Russell Belle Chang is a Senior Manager - Multi-Assets of Global Investment Research for FTSE Russell, an LSEG Business (London Stock Exchange Group), and her main research coverages include Asia Pacific multi-assets, macro and equities.   Immediately prior to joining FTSE Russell, Belle was a Senior Macro Analyst at UG Investment, an equity-focused hedge fund, where she led research on G10 and Asia FX, and US and European macro and fixed income strategy, and managed an FX trading portfolio. Prior to that, Belle was an Asia Credit Strategist and an AxJ FX and Rates Strategist at Morgan Stanley for five years.   Belle holds an MBA from Yale School of Management and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from National Taiwan University.

Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, SGX Mr. Howie is the Singapore Exchange’s Market Strategist, with 28 years of experience in financial markets and macroeconomic analysis. He is the creator and author of the SGX My Gateway Report which highlights local market highlights and developments, serving investors since 2012. The report is one of the most read and regarded in the Singapore financial markets, with one of the largest subscriber bases.    He has also led numerous content campaigns for SGX and is a leading market communicator to the investing public. He pens the weekly Inside Insights column in the Business Times, in addition to conducting regular interviews with CNBC, CNA, BFM and Money FM 89.3. Mr. Howie was also named a LinkedIn Power Profile in 2018.

Wilson Teo, Senior Academy Manager, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Investment Banking, Academia, & Corporates, LSEG Wilson Teo is a Senior Academy Manager at LSEG with over two decades of experience training central banks, buy-side and sell-side institutions, as well as corporate and academic clients in Asia. He delivers training on financial theories and market insights, including trading and investment strategies. Before joining LSEG, Wilson was a Proprietary Trader for one of the world's largest brokerage firms and later as a Hedge Fund Manager. Wilson graduated with a MSc in Finance (with Distinction and Honours), CAIA, FIA, CPM, THEC, BGS and once held Institute of Banking and Finance (Singapore)’s Capital Markets and Financial Advisory Services licenses. Outside of work, he manages his personal investment portfolio that has been achieving at least 10% return annually since 1997.