🚀🔥 SG IPO Reform Momentum: When the Bar Gets Lower, Will YOU Step In?

Singapore’s IPO market hasn’t just woken up — it’s roaring back to life, and MAS might be about to pour jet fuel on the engine.

If you’ve been watching from the sidelines, this might be the moment where “SG IPOs very sian” becomes “Eh… maybe can buy already?” 👀

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📈 From Sleepy to Leading SEA: What Just Happened?

As of 14 November, Singapore sits #1 in Southeast Asia with 9 IPOs raising USD 1.6B.

To put that into perspective:

• Last year: 4 IPOs, USD 34M (yes… million 😅)

• This year: 9 IPOs, USD 1.6B

• That’s 2× deals and an insane 47× surge in capital raised

This isn’t a rebound — this is an IPO resurrection.

Question is: Can Singapore sustain this pace… or will reforms decide the next chapter?

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🏛️ MAS Is Preparing a “Lower Bar” — Smart Move or Dangerous Game?

The proposed reforms include:

🔹 Faster approval timelines

🔹 Lower listing costs (big relief for SMEs & tech players)

🔹 More flexibility for foreign issuers

🔹 Better liquidity mechanisms for smaller counters

🔹 Potential easing on profitability requirements

If these changes go through, Singapore could transform from a conservative, high-bar venue to a dynamic, growth-friendly listing destination.

But here’s the catch:

Lowering the bar brings in more deals…

But also raises the question: Will quality drop or will SG finally attract the big names?

What’s your take? 🤔

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🏢🖥️🚀 What Would YOU Subscribe To If More IPOs Hit SGX?

Let’s be honest — retail investors here are picky.

So if the floodgates open, what are you buying?

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🏢 1. REITs — The Singaporean Love Language

You can criticise anything here… except REITs.

Singaporeans love:

✔️ Predictable yield

✔️ Steady distributions

✔️ Hard assets

But rising rates have caused pain.

If a fresh, high-quality REIT lists (especially overseas assets or specialised segments), will you subscribe?

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🖥️ 2. Data Centres — The “AI Boom” Play

If a pure-play DC REIT or operator lists, I genuinely think it will be massively oversubscribed.

AI → exponential compute needs → huge demand for DCs.

Data centre listings globally have been red hot.

If one pops up on SGX, do you think it becomes the next crowd favourite?

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🚀 3. Tech IPOs — The High-Risk, High-Reward Dream

Singapore hasn’t had many big tech winners on SGX.

But MAS’s new rules might attract:

• Regional SaaS companies

• AI infrastructure firms

• Fintechs scaling across ASEAN

• High-growth digital platforms

If a hot ASEAN unicorn lists here, would you trust SGX to price it fairly?

Or would you still prefer US/HK?

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🌍 Can Singapore Become a True Gateway for Global Capital?

This is the bigger picture.

Liquidity breeds liquidity.

If Singapore can attract more quality listings, it could finally solve the long-time complaints:

💬 “SGX very illiquid lah”

💬 “Counters move very slow”

💬 “After IPO drop until cannot recognise”

MAS’s reforms could make SGX:

✔️ More competitive

✔️ More attractive for overseas issuers

✔️ More vibrant for retail traders

✔️ More relevant for institutions and sovereign funds

But will global players bite?

Or will Singapore forever be “too safe to be sexy”? 😅

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💡 My Take

SG doesn’t need to be NASDAQ.

It just needs to become the default listing hub for ASEAN.

We’ve got:

• A stable regulatory environment

• High-quality investors

• Regional HQ status for many global firms

• A thriving wealth ecosystem

• Strong REIT and infrastructure expertise

If MAS gets this right, Singapore could shift from “underwhelming IPO market” to SEA’s capital-raising powerhouse.

Question 🙋🏻‍♀️ : Will you jump on if the bar gets lower? 🔥