SGX Stock Loans in Singapore
Stock loans (securities-backed financing) against shares listed on Singapore Exchange (SGX) — for family offices, founders and controlling shareholders.
About Singapore Exchange.
Singapore Exchange is the principal cash-equity venue of Singapore. Founded in 1999 (merger of SES and SIMEX); predecessor exchanges from 1973, it operates under the oversight of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), and its leading benchmarks are Straits Times Index (STI). Listing standards are set out in the SGX-ST Listing Manual.
Southeast Asia’s leading cross-border listing venue, with a listing universe weighted toward REITs and business trusts. A broad tax-treaty network and a stable regulatory profile make Singapore a frequent booking location for cross-border financing structures.
What qualifies on SGX.
SGX ranks among the deepest equity pools anywhere; eligibility turns on the stock itself — its free float, daily traded volume, and how concentrated the line is.
For any given SGX position, our review looks at: free float and daily traded volume against the size of the transaction; your status (controlling shareholder, director, substantial shareholder) and the disclosure that follows; the issuer’s sector and listing segment; and what the transaction must do (LTV, tenor, currency, recourse, custody).
Framework cited on SGX.
The principal regulatory reference on SGX is Securities and Futures Act Section 137. How it applies to any single transaction — reporting levels, step thresholds — turns on the underlying rules and national-law overlays, which we map against your contemplated transaction at the structuring stage alongside the counsel you appoint.
The citations above are public regulatory references, given for orientation only and not as legal advice. Take independent legal advice in the relevant jurisdiction for any specific transaction.
What holders ask about SGX.
01How much can I borrow against an SGX-listed holding?
02Which SGX segments can I borrow against?
03What currency can the facility be drawn in?
A particular SGX holding to talk through?
Send a confidential enquiry, and a senior principal will reply within one business day.