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08/06/2026

Seeing an opportunity is one thing. Knowing who to share it with is another.

With the launch of the SDAX Referral Programme, there's now even more reason to bring others along on the journey.

If there's someone in your network who may benefit from the investment opportunities available on SDAX, introduce them to the platform and earn rewards of up to SGD 2,288 when they onboard and invest.

Don't just move ahead alone. Because, some opportunities are better shared.

Learn more here: https://www.sdax.co/referralprogramme/

04/06/2026

The people we choose to bring along often shape the journey ahead.

Sometimes, the greatest opportunities are not just the ones we discover for ourselves, but the ones we choose to share.

On 8 June 2026, we'll be introducing something new to the SDAX community!

Until then, we leave you with a simple question...
𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮?

02/06/2026

Not all competitive advantages are created equal.

For much of the past decade, scale and efficiency dominated. Today, the ability to connect markets, industries, capital and people may be becoming just as important.

Trade routes are evolving. Technology investment is reshaping industrial activity. Businesses are becoming more selective about where they invest, build and grow.

What appears to be a collection of unrelated developments may in fact be pointing to the same underlying shift. The growing importance of locations that can bring different parts of the economy together.

The value of being a hub is not a new idea. What is changing is how much that role may be worth. Few places illustrate that more clearly than Singapore.

For further enquiries, please contact us at [email protected].

For much of the past decade, efficiency was the defining principle of globalisation. Supply chains stretched across continents, production migrated to the lowest-cost locations, and trade moved through increasingly interconnected networks. Success was measured by speed, scale and cost. As long as go...

26/05/2026

The global economy is still expanding, but not in a way that signals confidence.

Across markets, growth is being sustained by adjustment rather than momentum. Inventories are being built ahead of disruption. Supply chains are being reworked to manage rising costs. Consumers are becoming more selective, even as activity continues.

What is often interpreted as resilience is, in many cases, precaution.

The more important shift is what is driving outcomes. Costs are rising again, not because demand is strong, but because supply is constrained. That type of pressure behaves differently. It spreads more gradually, but once embedded, it is harder to reverse.

You can already see how this plays out across regions. Southeast Asia is adjusting through margins and operations. Singapore reflects both sides at once, where structural demand supports growth even as cost pressures reshape it.

Markets still appear comfortable with the current balance. The data, however, suggests that balance is becoming more fragile.

For further enquiries, please contact us at [email protected].

The global economy is still expanding, but increasingly in ways that reflect caution rather than confidence.Across industries and regions, behaviour is shifting. Manufacturers are building inventories not in response to demand, but in anticipation of disruption. Companies are reworking supply chains...

25/05/2026

Sustainability is becoming more closely embedded in how capital is allocated, how risk is assessed, and how trust is established over time.

At SDAX, this is evident in the publication of our first Sustainability Report, which sets out how ESG is being formalised across the platform and integrated into how we operate.

FY2025 saw a number of key developments:
• Emissions measured across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 for the first time
• 20.4% reduction in total emissions vs FY2024
• ISO 27001 certification maintained for the third consecutive year
• Zero significant market disruptions. Zero data breaches
• 100% completion of compliance and ESG training

More importantly, this signals how the platform is evolving. As expectations continue to develop, the standards applied on platforms like SDAX will increasingly influence asset quality, transparency and long-term resilience.

From FY2026, all issuers on our platform will be required to disclose their sustainability practices, reinforcing a more consistent approach to ESG across private markets.

As our CEO, Sunil Mascarenhas noted:
“We are positioning SDAX to move in step with these changes, including progressively strengthening disclosure expectations for issuers and deepening engagement across our ecosystem.”

Click the link to read the full report. For further enquiries, please contact us at [email protected].

Sustainability is becoming more closely embedded in how capital is allocated and how risk is assessed. Increasingly, the focus is shifting from intent to ex*****on, with greater emphasis on how ESG considerations are measured, disclosed and applied in practice.For platforms operating at the point wh...

19/05/2026

Inflation is starting to move higher again, but the driver has changed.

Across major economies, the pressure is coming through energy, supply chains and production costs rather than demand. That distinction matters. Cost-driven inflation behaves differently. It spreads more gradually, shows up in unexpected places, and tends to be harder to unwind once it takes hold.

You can already see early signs of this shift. In Singapore, rising fuel costs are feeding into essential services, forcing adjustments across operators and policymakers. These are not isolated developments. They are part of how a supply shock moves through a real economy.

Markets still appear to be pricing a relatively smooth adjustment. That outcome depends on supply conditions stabilising in ways that are not yet visible.

What is changing is not just inflation itself, but how it is being transmitted through the system.

For further enquiries, please contact us at [email protected].

The expectation that inflation would continue to ease is starting to come under pressure.What is emerging instead is a different pattern. Price pressures are rising again, but not because demand has strengthened. In both the United States and China, the latest readings point to higher costs driven b...

12/05/2026

The global economy still appears to be moving forward.

Manufacturing activity has strengthened, labour markets remain relatively resilient, and sectors linked to technology and infrastructure investment continue to support growth across several major economies.

The underlying picture is becoming more divided.

Businesses are still investing, expanding inventory and preparing for future demand, but much of that activity is increasingly shaped by caution rather than confidence. Supply chains remain under pressure, input costs continue to rise, and companies across markets are positioning themselves for a more uncertain operating environment.

At the same time, consumer-facing sectors are beginning to tell a different story.
In Singapore, retail activity and tourism remain reasonably healthy, yet food-and-beverage closures have risen sharply and inflation-adjusted restaurant sales have now declined for twelve consecutive quarters. Similar patterns are emerging elsewhere, where investment-led sectors continue to perform while more price-sensitive areas of the economy soften under the weight of higher costs.

The issue is no longer whether growth still exists.

It is whether confidence across the economy is beginning to fragment beneath the headline numbers.

For further enquiries, please contact us at [email protected].

Recent economic data continues to suggest that the global economy remains on relatively firm footing. Manufacturing activity strengthened further in April, labour markets across major economies have stayed resilient, and businesses in several sectors continue to expand despite geopolitical tensions....

07/05/2026

Most of us grow up thinking investing means stocks, bonds, maybe an ETF or two.

But some of the world’s largest investors have always invested differently. Private Equity. Private credit. Commodities. Real estate. Assets and businesses that sit outside public markets.

Not because they’re impossible to understand.

But because access was limited.

That’s changing.

In this edition of Investment, Decoded, we break down:

• What alternative investments actually are
• Why investors love them
• How they differ from public markets
• And what to know before considering them

Alternative investments aren’t replacing traditional portfolios. But they are becoming a bigger part of how portfolios are built today.

Tap to read more, or speak to us at [email protected] about how they could fit into yours.

https://www.sdax.co/insights/what-are-alternative-investments/

05/05/2026

Recent economic data continues to suggest that growth remains intact across much of the global economy. Manufacturing activity is holding up, central banks remain on pause, and several key indicators continue to point to expansion rather than contraction.

The underlying picture is less straightforward.

Much of that resilience appears increasingly concentrated in a narrower set of supports. Inventory-building, precautionary stockpiling and demand linked to the global artificial intelligence investment cycle are helping sustain activity, even as cost pressures rise and more exposed sectors begin to show strain.

That divergence is becoming more visible across markets. In the United States, manufacturing momentum has strengthened, but much of the improvement appears linked to businesses bringing forward purchases ahead of further disruption. In China, export and technology-related demand continue to support factory activity even as domestic-facing sectors soften. In Singapore, semiconductor strength is offsetting weakness in petrochemicals and other energy-sensitive industries.

The result is an economy that remains resilient at the headline level, but in a way that is becoming less broad-based and potentially less durable than markets may assume.

The more important question now is not whether growth is holding, but how much of that strength reflects sustainable momentum rather than temporary support.

Recent economic data has given markets reason to remain constructive. Growth has held up across major economies, central banks have largely stayed on hold, and corporate activity in several sectors continues to point to expansion rather than contraction.