What changed
Singapore Exchange Group CEO Loh Boon Chye said China’s industrial base, advanced manufacturing and technology are creating more opportunities for global investors. Speaking on November 12 at the 2026 Shanghai Stock Exchange International Investors Conference, he highlighted the China-Singapore ETF connectivity mechanism, which has listed 11 ETFs since launching in late 2023.
Why it matters
The message is less about a new deal than about making existing market links more useful. SGX and the Shanghai Stock Exchange are connecting ETF products so capital can move between markets more efficiently, giving investors another route into Chinese and Singaporean assets.
Loh tied that opportunity to conditions that markets cannot fake for long: companies must turn innovation into adoption and revenue, while governance and disclosure must give investors confidence. Software, artificial intelligence, healthcare and new energy were among the areas he identified as important to future growth.
That creates a clear test for the optimism. The remarks do not establish that investment inflows or returns will rise, and no new ETF, capital commitment or policy change was announced. The next question is whether the existing connection expands beyond 11 products as Chinese and Singaporean companies deepen cooperation in advanced manufacturing and technology.
Loh also pointed to the upcoming APEC leaders’ informal meeting in Shenzhen as a place where repeated discussions could help build further cooperation. His broader argument was straightforward: Asia’s market links matter when they produce practical ways for companies and capital to expand across borders.
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