What To Look Out For In A REIT

29 Jan 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Real Estate Investment Trusts, or “REITs” for short, have been slowly gaining popularity over the past decade. This should not come as a surprise as there are some real advantages for the existence of a REIT. Establishing a REIT is a “win-win” solution for both asset owners and retail investors. For ...
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Distributions Up 13.9% at Starhill Global Real Estate Invmt Trust

27 Jan 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Starhill Global REIT (SGX: P40U) released its fourth quarter results last Friday after the markets closed. It is one of the largest real estate investment trusts listed in Singapore with a market capitalization of S$1.7 billion as of 31 December 2013. The REIT invests mainly in prime retail and office ...
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Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust Sees Distributions Fall

24 Jan 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (SGX: T82U), the second largest retail REIT listed in Singapore, released its full-year results yesterday. The largest retail REIT listed here is CapitaMall Trust (SGX: C38U), which released its latest quarter earnings on Wednesday. Suntec REIT saw its gross revenue ...
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DPU at CapitMall Trust Surges 9% for 2013

23 Jan 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Our sunny island’s first & largest real estate investment trust (REIT), CapitaMall Trust (SGX: C38U), or CMT, released its fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q 2013) and the full year of 2013 (FY 2013) results on Wednesday. For the quarter, gross revenue increased 7% to S$186 million, net property income rose ...
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Three Shares that Beat the Index Today

22 Jan 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Singapore’s stock market went essentially unchanged from yesterday as the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) closed at 3,134 points. 10 of the index’s 30 constituents had endured losses for the trading session while 19 others had managed to make some gains. What were some of the shares that beat the benchmark ...
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Three Things To Like About CapitaMalls Asia

17 Jan 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The first thing to like about CapitaMalls Asia (SGX: JS8) is its name. It speaks volumes. The company is part of the S$13 billion property developer CapitaLand (SGX: C31), which was formed some 14 years ago when a subsidiary of DBS (SGX: D05), namely DBS Land, merged with Pidemco Land. Parent company, ...
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Three Shares that Beat the Market Today

6 Jan 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Singapore’s stock market continued its downward momentum that carried over from last Friday with a 0.2% dip to 3,124 points for the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI). There were 17 shares within the index’s 30 constituents that ended today with some gains. 11 others weren’t as fortunate as they made losses. ...
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Strategy for 2014: Income or Growth?

29 Dec 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Central bankers from some of the world’s biggest economies have indicated that interest rates are unlikely to rise anytime soon. Ben Bernanke, the head of the US Federal Reserve has said that the target for the federal fund rate is likely to remain near zero for a considerable time. Mark Carney, the ...
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One Surprising Fact about One of the Straits Times Index’s Lowest Dividend Yields

26 Dec 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
As of 25 Dec 2013, all the 30 constituents of the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) had paid a dividend for their last completed financial year. However, as I’ve mentioned before, there exists distinct dichotomies among the blue chips that make up the index in terms of their fundamentals. And, one of the ...
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CapitaMall Trust’s Smart Financing Move

19 Dec 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Real estate investment trust Capital Mall Trust (SGX: C38U) announced yesterday evening that it had issued S$100m worth of 3.15% fixed rate notes due 18 Dec 2020 under its S$2.5b Multicurrency Medium Term Note Programme. This follows a 13 Nov 2013 announcement that it had issued 10b yen (approximately ...
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