Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

REITs

REIT IPO with UK properties to launch next week

Elite Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust is likely to lodge its prospectus next week. The portfolio – valued at around £320 million – comprises 97 freehold properties, all in the UK. Some 25% of the properties (by rental
DBS favours REITs, yield stocks with growth prospects amid 'less cloudy' outlook

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DBS favours REITs, yield stocks with growth prospects amid 'less cloudy' outlook

SINGAPORE (Dec 18): Against an outlook that is “turning less cloudy”, DBS Group Research has advised investors to adopt a “barbell approach” to strike a balanced risk-reward.

REITs

3 potential S-REIT mergers to watch out for: UOB Kay Hian

SINGAPORE (Dec 9): On the back of a slew of mergers and acquisitions among Singapore’s real estate investment trusts (S-REITs), UOB Kay Hian believes there could well be more consolidation of smaller S-REITs to come.

REITs

Size matters: UOB Kay Hian stays buoyant on Singapore REITs sector amid flurry of M&As

SINGAPORE (Dec 9): Singapore’s real estate investment trusts (S-REITs) continue to excite market watchers, amid a flurry of mergers and acquisitions this year.

REITs

Sponsor support crucial to REITs' success

SINGAPORE (Dec 9): On Dec 4, Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust announced a proposal to acquire a 98.47% stake in two freehold, multi-tenanted office properties located in Greater Tokyo from sponsor and major unitholder Mapletree Investments, for $482.

REITs

REITs have had a good run, yield compression may have come to an end

(Nov 18): Yields on 10-year Singapore Government Securities have been rising, albeit gently from a low base (see Chart 1). Similarly, yields on 10-year US Treasuries are also rising, from a low of 1.4% in September to 1.945% as at Nov 11 (see Chart 2). On

IPO

Singapore property trust IPOs surge to 6-year high

SINGAPORE (Sept 18): Singapore real estate investment trusts are on a money-raising spree.

Management & Corporate Governance

REITs, business trusts continue to improve in corporate governance: GIFT report

SINGAPORE (Aug 1): Real estate investment trusts (REITs) and business trusts (BTs) on the whole have continued to show improvements in corporate governance, according to the Governance Index for Trusts (GIFT) 2019 report.
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