For those new to investing, putting your money in a benchmark country index is one of the easiest and safest ways to begin your journey. In Singapore, the benchmark index is the Straits Times Index (STI), and there are two STI ETFs – SPDR STI ETF and Nikko AM STI ETF – that we can invest in. What Is A Benchmark Index? A benchmark index of a country usually refers to the largest and most liquid stocks listed on its stock market. In Singapore, the Straits Times Index (STI) is made up of the 30 largest (by market capitalisation) stocks listed in Singapore. Combined, these companies comprise approximately 80% of the entire market value of stocks listed in Singapore. Hence, how the 30 stocks on the STI performs is representative of how the Singapore market performs. The STI is co

1.  SPH Reit  --  1st Apr 20222.  Kep Infra Trust  --  18th Apr 2022  (Business Update)3.  Kep DC Reit  --  19th Apr 2022  (Business Update)4.  Kep Pac Oak US Reit  --  19th Apr 2022  (Business Update)5.  MNACT  --  19th Apr 20226.  Kep Reit  --  20th Apr 2022  (Business Update)7.  MapletreeCom Trust  --  20th Apr 20228.  Kep Corp  --  21st Apr 2022  (Business Update)9.  ParkwayLife REIT  --  22nd Apr 2022  (Business Update) 10.  MapletreeInd Trust  --  26th Apr 202211.  CapitaLand China Trust  --  26th Apr 2022  (Business Update)12.  Sheng Siong  --  26th Apr 2022  (B

Singapore’s inflation, which reached multi-year highs in 2021 at 2.3%, up from -0.2% in 2020, is expected to remain high in 2022 as well. The prolonged war between Ukraine and Russia has added to the woes with a surge in food and energy prices due to supply shortages. Real estate is one asset class that performs well in a high inflation environment. While the purchase of physical properties requires large investment sums, REITS, on the other hand, offer a more palatable option to get exposure to the property market. Given that most of the safe management measures were lifted from 26 April 2022, and coupled with MAS’s expectation of GDP growth to be between 3% and 5% this year, some sectors could perform better than others in the second half of 2022. Here are four REIT sectors that we t

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial (CICT) is the largest REIT in Singapore and the third largest REIT in Asia Pacific. As of 31 December 2021, it owns a portfolio of 11 retail malls, 7 office buildings, and 5 integrated developments in Singapore and Germany valued collectively at S$22.5 billion. CICT is primarily exposed to the Singapore economy as 95.7% of its revenue streams originate from the country. I attended CICT’s recent annual general meeting to learn more about its past year’s performance and its outlook ahead as Singapore emerges from the pandemic. Here are eight things I learned from the 2022 CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust AGM. 1. Gross revenue grew 74.6% to S$1.3 billion and net property income (NPI) grew 85.5% to S$951.1 million in FY2021. The increase in rev

I thought that the current offer price of S$0.9372 per unit for SPH REIT by Cuscaden is just a half hearted and half baked one- in fact it is forced under SGX rule to make this chain offer- so do not expect too much from it and don't waste too much time pondering over it. Cuscaden looks like it is heavily bruised from the tussle with Keppel Corp over the recent Singapore Press Holdings acquisition. While it won a great battle for taking control of Singapore Press Holdings, it had burned a big hole in its bank account and it is clear that at this particular juncture, Cuscaden is ok for it to remain listed as it is. 3 things to take note of, regarding this upcoming acquisition offer for SPH REIT:1. The market price as at 29th April 2022 is S$0.975 per unit but chain offer price is at S$0.937

Technical Analysis of FTSE ST REIT Index (FSTAS351020) FTSE ST Real Estate Investment Trusts (FTSE ST REIT Index) decreased from 864.41 to 853.56 (-1.25%) compared to last month’s update. The Singapore REIT index reached a high of 873 on April 5th, before falling into the 850-862 range since April 7th, staying in that range ever since. Support Lines: Blue Resistance Lines: Red Short-term direction: Sideways Medium-term direction: Sideways Long-term direction: Sideways Immediate Support at 850, followed by 807. Immediate Resistance at 862, followed by 890 Previous chart on FTSE ST REIT index can be found in the last post: Singapore REIT Fundamental Comparison Table on April 3rd, 2022. Fundamental Analysis of 40 Singapore REITs The following is the compilation of 40 Singapo

REITs Symposium is BACK! This year, it’s a MEGA-Hybrid event, which will take place at Suntec Exhibition Hall on 21 May and broadcasted LIVE simultaneously to online viewers! Do express your interest if you want to participate on-site, spaces are limited!   14 REITs will be sending their top management to speak at this event, including SG’s biggest REIT: Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust, Ascendas REIT and many more! There will also be a panel discussion touching on the themes of sustainability, globalization, re-opening and ESG! Although listed in Singapore, over 80% of S-REITs and property trusts (by both number and market capitalization) own properties outside Singapore across the world, including Asia Pacific, South Asia, Europe and USA. Out of all the S-REITs liste

This article contains affiliate links. DollarsAndSense may receive a share of the revenue from your sign-ups that goes towards keeping the site sustainable. You can read our editorial policy for more information. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) is a popular type of investment in Singapore. In fact, it is so popular that Singapore has grown to become the largest REIT market in Asia ex-Japan with a market capitalisation of $108 billion comprising 42 REITs and Property Trusts. While there are many REITs with both local and overseas property portfolio, many REITs with purely overseas properties have also chosen to list on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Investors in Singapore are mainly drawn to REIT investments for two reasons. #1 REITs Are Essentially Property Investments. Singapore

Technical Analysis of FTSE ST REIT Index (FSTAS351020) FTSE ST Real Estate Investment Trusts (FTSE ST REIT Index) increased from 827.88 to 864.41 (4.41%) compared to the last month update. The Singapore REIT index rebounded off from the support level at 807 3 times, broke the 836 resistance turned support level and is now trading between the 836-890 range. Support Lines: Blue Resistance Lines: Red Short-term direction: Upwards Medium-term direction: Sideways Long-term direction: Sideways Immediate Support at 836, followed by 807. Immediate Resistance at 890. The REIT Index traded between 807 and 836 for much of March, before breaking the 836 resistance on March 17. It has entered a short-term uptrend since then, reaching 864.41 as of now. Previous chart on FTSE ST REIT index can be f

This post was written in collaboration with Futu Singapore (FUTU SG). While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the same objective lens. We are committed to providing the best information in order for you to make personal financial decisions with confidence. You can view our Editorial Guidelines here. What are REITs and how to start investing in them? When #adulting hit me on the head, one of the first types of assets I started investing in were REITs. As you know, REITs in Singapore are a popular investment vehicle. Naturally, I wanted in on the Singapore REITs bandwagon so I started investing in REITs. This was, of course, after I had researched REITs’ meaning, the different types of REITs (inclu

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Ever since the announcement by Lendlease Global Commercial REIT ("LREIT") on 14 February 2022 (Valentine's Day coincident release?) that it will be acquiring the remaining stakes in JEM, its unit price has taken a wallop. No, this is not just the impact of the Ukrainian Russo war or global interest rate hikes, but some investors seems to be upset at certain aspects of the deal such as the upcoming issuance of so many new units which reduces the NAV of LREIT to a mere S$0.80 per unit. For most companies, if they announced a mega deal, prices theoretically should go up but LREIT went all the way down from its S$0.90 per unit at beginning of the year till it hits an all time FY2022 low of S$0.795 per unit on 8th March 2022 a day after the EGM. So what exactly happened to LREIT? A mega-deal no

Technical Analysis of FTSE ST REIT Index (FSTAS351020) FTSE ST Real Estate Investment Trusts (FTSE ST REIT Index) decreased from 816.11 to 827.88 (1.44%) compared to the last month update. The Singapore REIT index rebounded off 800 in January 2022 and has stayed within the 800-836 range. Short-term direction: Sideways Medium-term direction: Sideways Long-term direction: Sideways Immediate Support at 800, followed by 775. Immediate Resistance at 836. Following the correction from 800, the REIT Index went on a short-term uptrend until the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, when the REIT Index hit the support level of 807 on both February 24th and 28th. In the past 2 months, it has challenged the resistance of 836 a total of 3 times. It is now at 827.88.       Previous chart on FTSE ST REIT

1.  SPH REIT  --  7th Jan 2022  (Business Update)2.  Keppel DC Reit  --  24th Jan 20223.  Parkway Life  --  24th Jan 20224.  MapletreeInd Trust  --  25th Jan 2022  5.  Keppel Reit  --  25th Jan 20226.  Frasers Cpt Trust  --  25th Jan 2022  (Business Update)7.  Starhill Global  --  25th Jan 2022 8.  Keppel Infra Trust  --  26th Jan 20229.  Keppel Pac Oak US Reit  --  26th Jan 202210.  Suntec Reit  --  26th Jan 202211.  MapletreeCom Trust  --  26th Jan 2022  (Business Update)12.  Keppel Corp  --  27th Jan 202213.  MNACT  --  27th Jan 2022  (Business Update)14. 

This post was written in collaboration with State Street Global Advisors. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain our editorial integrity and review products with the same objective lens. We are committed to providing the best information in order for you to make personal financial decisions with confidence. You can view our Editorial Guidelines here. “Buy ETFs!” is one of the most frequent pieces of investment advice newbies tend to hear. But when Singaporeans talk about exchange-traded funds (ETFs),  a popular category often comes to mind — the Straits Times Index or STI tracking family of ETFs. The most well-known of the bunch is the SPDR® Straits Times Index ETF (ES3), or the SPDR STI ETF. You see, the SPDR fund was the first ETF known

2021 wasn’t a great year for REITs. When everyone thought that the worst was over, the new variants Delta and Omicron emerged. This resulted in the tightening of pandemic measures in Singapore and the rest of the world. The new variants caught everyone by surprise, especially investors with exposure to REITs. REITs with a heavy concentration in the retail and office sectors remained laggards in terms of recovery as workers continued to work from home. Travel bubbles have helped but it wasn’t sufficient to stage a full recovery of tourist arrivals, so hospitality assets remain depressed. Industrial REITs with logistics and data centre assets, which benefited from lockdowns in 2020, did poorly in 2021. Performance of selected Singapore REITs. The returns in the chart don’t co

Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) is an SGX-listed real estate investment trust that owns retail malls located in the suburban regions of Singapore. FCT’s portfolio of properties, comprising nine quality suburban retail malls and one office property, is worth S$6.1 billion as of 30 September 2021. FCT has a fantastic track record even among retail REITs in Singapore; it has 15 consecutive years of distribution growth, aside from 2020 due to the pandemic. Things appear to be looking up for the local retail scene as Singapore moves toward treating COVID-19 as an endemic disease and pandemic measures slowly ease. Here are the eight things I learned from the 2022 Frasers Centrepoint Trust AGM. 1. Revenue grew 107.5% year-on-year to S$341.1 million for FY2021 while net property income

Technical Analysis of FTSE ST REIT Index (FSTAS351020) FTSE ST Real Estate Investment Trusts (FTSE ST REIT Index) decreased from 853.35 to 816.11 (-4.37%) compared to the last month update. The Singapore REIT index broke the support level of 816 to a low of 799 but has since rebounded to 816.  Short-term direction: Down  Medium-term direction: Down Immediate Support at 800, followed by 775. Immediate Resistance at 816. Due to the recent correction, Immediate Support is now 800 (partially a psychological support since 800 is a round number) and Immediate Resistance is now 816. In order to return to the range the Index was trading in for the past 18 months (between 816 and 890, the 2 thick red lines), the Index has to break above the Immediate Resistance of 816. This has happene

These days, owning Apple stock is as much a status symbol as owning an Apple watch. (Well, they’re both expensive…) But apart from making you more attractive, stocks and shares are also investment vehicles and can help grow your money. Sounds great, right? So why don’t more Singaporeans invest in shares? One reason is that the stock market is a big and confusing place. It’s hard to know where to start. If that sounds like you, read this 101 guide to investing in shares in Singapore. Contents What are stocks/shares? What kind of returns can you get from shares? How do you choose what shares to buy? Top 10 SGX stocks in 2021 How can you start investing on SGX? Can Singaporeans invest in foreign stock markets? What are stocks/shares? I’ve been using the words “stocks” and “s

 Self Reflection:Stock Market is a dangerous place. However, placing money in the bank would also erode value as the bank interest is near to nothing.The rule "Never lose money" would not be applicable to ordinary investors like myself, who bascially buy and hold.I am not a good stock picker as I had bought/sold some toxic stocks in the past. For example, Rickmers (41% loss), Hyflux (24% loss), Noble Group (15% gain)......There is also a 100% loss in Eagle HTr.  I took on a major project before Eagle's price collapsed.  As Murphy's law dictates, everything gone wrong, even the harddisk of my new laptop crashed with data non recoverable.  After I completed my project, then I found that Eagle has already been suspended. Luckily, only 1,000 shares involved from its IPO.Tal