{
  "id": 18446359,
  "title": "Rising innovation in sectors will reward SMIDs in due course, says Natixis IM Singapore CEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/rising-innovation-in-sectors-will-reward-smids-in-due-course-says",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-06T05:10:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Singapore",
    "slug": "the-business-times-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/rising-innovation-sectors-will-reward-smids-due-course-says-natixis-im-singapore-ceo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dora Seow, CEO of Natixis Investment Managers (IM) Singapore, conveys optimism about the future of small and mid-cap stocks (SMIDs) in Singapore. She anticipates that sectors such as artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, fintech, healthcare, and clean energy will be key drivers of growth for these companies. Seow attributes this potential to the ongoing innovation in the region and the increasing inflow of business capital into the city-state. The Singapore CEO highlights recent global supply chain disruptions, along with the diversification of energy and defence sources, as factors that will bolster the SMIDs' performance. Natixis IM Singapore, part of the larger Natixis IM network, has secured a \"significant\" mandate from the Monetary Authority of Singapore in the third tranche of the Equity Development Market Programme (EQDP). This allocation represents a major step towards expanding the company's presence in the region beyond its traditional investment focus, according to Fabrice Chemouny, head of international distribution at Natixis IM. Natixis IM operates a multi-affiliate active management federation model, which features autonomous investment teams backed by the overarching support of Natixis IM. Seow acknowledges Singapore's relative resilience against recent volatility in other Asian markets, thereby viewing the country as a \"Switzerland of Asia\" with a strong stock-market reputation. Natixis IM is contemplating further expansion into Asia, driven by the increasing interest of regional clients, particularly pension plans, insurance companies, and sovereign wealth funds, in investing in local strategies. The company aims to capitalize on the growing demand for pension and wealth-management services in the Asia Pacific (Apac) region.",
  "summary": "She is confident that ‘good, up-and-coming companies’ will take the stage in time",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}