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CapitaLand announces new management contract wins in Guangzhou & Chengdu
SINGAPORE (June 19): CapitaLand Retail, a wholly owned subsidiary of CapitaLand, has clinched two new management contracts in China that together, add 1.2 million sq ft in retail gross floor area (GFA) from Guangzhou and Chengdu.
June 19, 2018
M&A
Ascendas Hospitality Trust acquires Osaka portfolio of hotels for $126.1 mil
SINGAPORE (June 18): Ascendas Hospitality Trust (A-HTRUST) is acquiring a portfolio of three hotels in Osaka, Japan, for 10.29 billion yen ($126.1 million) via Ascendas Hospitality REIT.
June 18, 2018
Acromec awarded two contracts totaling to $6.6 mil
SINGAPORE (Dec 22): Acromec, the specialist engineering service provider in the field of controlled environments, has secured two high-specification contracts worth $6.6 million in total.
December 22, 2017
Broker's Calls
Frasers Commercial Trust upgraded to 'buy' with portfolio expansion into Europe
SINGAPORE (Dec 18): OCBC Investment Research is upgrading its call on Frasers Commercial Trust (FCOT) to “buy” from “hold” with a higher fair value estimate of $1.51.
December 18, 2017
Adding Keong Hong to portfolio on improving market sentiment
SINGAPORE (July 17): The property market continues to improve, with a consortium led by Chip Eng Seng Corp putting in a record bid of $1,110 psf per plot ratio at the new Bidadari Estate. A joint venture (JV) involving Keppel Land and Wing Tai had the sec
July 15, 2017
Fintech
Credit Suisse launches new advisory solution in Singapore and Hong Kong
SINGAPORE (July 12): Credit Suisse has launched its new “human-led, digitally-enabled advisory solution”, Credit Suisse Invest, which is now available to professional investors and accredited investors maintaining accounts in the bank’s Hong Kong an
July 12, 2017
Adding DBS to the portfolio on optimism over improving economy
SINGAPORE (July 8): One mistake we made with the Singapore Market Portfolio was not including a healthy exposure to the three local banks at the beginning of the year. While a surge in non-performing loans in the offshore and marine sector in 2016 trigger
July 08, 2017
Broker's Calls
Maiden acquisition keeps Frasers Logistics a favourite ‘buy’ pick among brokers
SINGAPORE (June 7): Four brokerages have expressed positive sentiment on news of Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust’s (FLT) latest announcement of its maiden portfolio acquisition, and are thus unanimously reiterating their recommendations to buy the
June 07, 2017
Property
Mapletree acquires portfolio of US & Canada assets worth $2.2 bil
SINGAPORE (June 2): Mapletree Investments, the Temasek-backed property development, investment and capital management company, acquired a portfolio of assets from Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors worth US$1.6 billion ($2.2 billion).
June 02, 2017
Broker's Calls
Uncertainties remain for Frasers Commercial Trust after delivering marginal growth in 2Q
SINGAPORE (April 24): OCBC Investment Research is reiterating its “buy” call on Frasers Commercial Trust (FCOT) with an unchanged fair value estimate of $1.39 after the trust’s 2Q17 results met expectations, with DPU up 2.4% on-year at 2.51 cents.
April 24, 2017