perpetual securities (perps)

Perpetual securities, cheaper than equity but more expensive than debt, are a double-edged sword.

Clearly, companies in many countries have issued perps, but none more so than in Asia and, in particular, China.

Perpetual securities are helpful for REITs by keeping their gearing levels manageable, but they should be used sparingly

The securities bear a distribution rate of 5.375% for the first five and a half years.

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(Apr 1): If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, looks like a duck, swims like a duck, then it probably is a duck. Why are companies so intent on classifying perpetual securities (perps) as equity, instead of what they really are: financial liabiliti