Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX)

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.sgx.com

Modern-day Singapore was built upon trade, and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) is proudly carrying on that tradition. The exchange, which has more than 700 listed companies, was formed in the 1999 merger of the Stock Exchange of Singapore and the Singapore International Monetary Exchange. Securities products include stocks and bonds, ETFs, warrants, and infrastructure funds. In addition to securities and derivatives trading, SGX offers its customers securities clearing and other technology services. About half of the listings on the SGX are for foreign companies. The company is listed on its own exchange.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending June, 2009:
Sales: $409.0M
One year growth: (27.4%)
Net income: $210.2M
Income growth: (40.1%)

Officers:
Chairman: J. Y. Pillay
SEVP and COO: Muthukrishnan Ramaswami
SEVP and Head Post Trade and Retail and CFO: Seck Wai Kwong

Competitors:
ISE
London Stock Exchange
NYSE Euronext

Asia-Pacific's first demutualized and integrated securities and derivatives exchange. The exchange was established on December 1, 1999, with the merger of the Stock Exchange of Singapore and the Singapore International Monetary Exchange. On November 23, 2000, SGX became the first exchange in the Asia-Pacific region to be listed via a public offering and a private placement. The stock is listed on its own exchange and is a component of benchmark indices such as the MSCI Singapore Free Index and the Straits Times Index. www.sgx.com.