Ascendas REIT’s portfolio occupancy slipped 2.5% in Q2

24 Oct 2014 - Singapore Business Review
Net property income slipped 1.4%. Ascendas REIT’s portfolio occupancy slipped 2.5% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter of FY15. Physical portfolio occupancy came in at 85.6%, down from 88.1% in the last quarter. According to OCBC, the decline in occupancy was due mainly to the acquisition of Aperia, ...
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Keppel Corporation Limited Leads the Market Lower This Week

19 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), Singapore’s share market barometer, has given up all the gains it has made in the year to date – and more. On the first trading day of January, the index closed at 3,175 points. It then hit a peak of 3,374 points for the year on 31 July 2014. On Friday, it ended the ...
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REIT Investors: Here’s What To Look Out For In The Future

16 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) had recently proposed changes to be made to the regulations governing the real estate investment trust (REIT) market in Singapore. For me, one of the most interesting changes involves the leverage limit to which REITs are subjected to. Under the current rules, ...
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3 Shares That Beat the Market Today

15 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Although we don’t believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on changes — just in case they’re material to our investing thesis. The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) has inched up by 0.14% to 3,199 points with 17 of its 30 constituents clocking gains for ...
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New REIT Regulations Proposed by MAS: Here’s What Investors Should Know

11 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released a consultation paper on Thursday which contained several proposals to strengthen the real estate investment trust (REIT) market. The stated objectives of the proposals were to enhance transparency and improve the attractiveness of REITs to issuers and ...
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Are REITs Managers’ Fee Justified?

1 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
I recently came across some information on the breakdown of the management fees for REITs listed in Singapore. Interestingly, I noticed that there is a wide difference between the managers on how they structured their fees. Here are a few interesting findings. Four main type of fees Generally, there ...
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Keeping Score of the STI

29 Sep 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
In the year thus far, the Straits Times Index (SGX:^STI) has generated a total return of 6.8%. This brings the average annualised total return of the Index to 10.1% over the past three years. The year-to-date return of the STI was similar to that of the Dow Jones Industrial Average which generated a ...
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Singapore's Market for the Week: Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust Leads the Market Lower

20 Sep 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (SGX: A17U), which focus on business parks and industrial properties, slumped around 5% for the week to close at S$2.24. Meanwhile, the the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), Singapore’s market barometer, slipped by 1.2% to 3,305 points during the same period. In all, ...
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The Three Numbers That Fortify CapitaMall Trust

3 Sep 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
From JCube in the West to Tampines Mall in the East, and from Sembawang Shopping Centre in the North to Raffles City in the South, CapitaMall Trust (SGX: C38U) has a mall for you. The Real Estate Investment Trust, which operates 16 separate retail properties in Singapore, is also one of the Garden City’s ...
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Differences between Ascendas REIT and Global Logistic Properties Ltd That You Need To Know

22 Aug 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (SGX: A17U) is the newest addition to the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI). It is also the second index constituent after Global Logistic Properties Ltd (SGX: MC0) that focuses on owning industrial properties. But, just because they own the same types of properties ...
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