Singapore REITs (S-REITs)

SINGAPORE (Aug 8): The manager of BHG Retail REIT, the pure-play China retail REIT, has declared a distribution per unit (DPU) of 2.74 cents in 1H17, up 0.7% from 2.72 cents in 1H16.

SINGAPORE (Aug 7): Warburg Pincus-backed e-Shang Redwood (ESR) is in advanced talks to buy struggling Sabana Shariah Compliant Industrial REIT, sources familiar with the process said, in a likely first consolidation step in Singapore's US$3.5 billion

SINGAPORE (Aug 3): Maybank Kim Eng Research is remaining “positive” on the Singapore REIT (S-REIT) scene, noting stronger occupancies across the industrial subsectors even as rental reversions, except for business parks, remained weak.

SINGAPORE (July 31): CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDLHT) is RHB’s preferred hospitality REIT pick given that it remains one of the best proxies to ride the expected rebound in Singapore hotel RevPARs.

SINGAPORE (July 26): Lim & Tan Securities likes ParkwayLife REIT (PLife REIT) for its long-term prospects, driven by rising demand for quality private healthcare in Asia Pacific given its fast-ageing population.

SINGAPORE (June 22): OCBC is maintaining its “overweight” status on Singapore’s office sector, on the belief that investor scepticism over the value of Singapore’s grade ‘A’ office buildings is unwarranted.

SINGAPORE (June 22): Maybank Kim Eng Research remains “positive” on Singapore REITs (S-REITs), with confidence that a firmer exchange rate regime poses no immediate threat to the industrial REITs.

SINGAPORE (May 18): DBS Vickers recommends investors to remain “overweight” on the office and industrial Singapore REIT (S-REIT) sectors due to the prospects of an improving Singapore GDP, as well as the expected easing of supply pressures come 2018.

SINGAPORE (April 18): Maybank Kim Eng Research is initiating coverage on the Singapore REIT (S-REIT) sector with a “positive” view, highlighting the industrial sub-sector as investors’ best option for growth.

SINGAPORE (Jan 12): HSBC Global Research expects to see a “relatively uneventful reporting period” as Singapore REITs (S-REITs) gear up to report their financial results for the quarter ended Dec 2016 over the coming weeks.