Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Temasek have formed a joint venture (JV) set to be Asia Pacific’s first exchange-led digital asset venture focused on capital markets workflows through smart contracts, ledger and tokenisation technologies, according to a press release.
The JV will look to partner with fixed income issuance platforms to connect to its post-trade and asset servicing infrastructure, providing issuers, arranger banks, lawyers, investors, and paying agents with an issuance-to-settlement network for Asia bonds.
It will also focus on other existing and emerging asset classes that have seen growing market demand, including funds and sustainable finance, the joint release added.
The partnership will combine SGX’s multi-asset experience and strengths in operating market infrastructure and Temasek’s expertise in blockchain technology and ecosystem connectivity.
The venture reportedly builds on the successful collaboration between SGX, Temasek, and HSBC that culminated with the issuance of Asia’s first public syndicated digital bond for Olam International in August 2020. SGX’s digital asset issuance, depository and servicing platform was used to issue four digital bonds by several issuers, with a total size of over $1b.
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But proceeds rose significantly due to rise in deal sizes. ASEAN initial public offering (IPO) activities in 2020 slipped by 13% and funds raised were down by 5% compared with 2019, but proceeds rose significantly due to rise in average deal size, according to Ernst & Young. In Q4 2020, IPO activity was lower by 15% in deal numbers and 20% in proceeds compared with 2019. Despite decline, ASEAN saw two notable IPOs of $1.32 (US$1b) or more in the…