There are quite a few Re-balancing going on  before Indian Variant Covid wave hits our shores.1. Moving some shares from CICT to FCT. My Rationale is that Suburb will do much better in the long run to ride over Mall impact with recent outbreak. This is the second time I reduced my stake in CICT but for different reason. The result did not meet my expectation when price level was at 2.27. FCT

1.  SPH Reit  --  12th Jul 2021  (Business Update)2.  Mapletreelog Trust  --  19th Jul 20213.  SPH  --  19th Jul 2021  (Business Update)4. Suntec Reit  --  22nd Jul 20215.  Frasers Centrepoint Trust  --  22nd Jul 2021  (Business Update)6.  SATS  --  22nd Jul 2021  (Business Update)7.  MapletreeCom Trust  --  23rd Jul 2021  (Business Update)8.  SIA Engg  --  23rd Jul 2021  (Business Update)9.  Keppel DC Reit  --  26th Jul 202110.  Keppel Pac Oak US Reit  --  26th Jul 202111.  Mapletree NACT  --  26th Jul 2021  (Business Update)12.  Keppel Reit  --  27th Jul 202113.  MapletreeInd

The SRS portfolio received $1,172.80 from Frasers Centrepoint Trust and $715.75 from Suntec REIT this week. I have a buy order for Venture at $18.50 that was not done and eventually the price moved away from me.The portfolio also turned slightly positive this week and you can see the snapshot below.  The cash balance remained substantial at $207,994.32 to be deployed and the intent is to

This is shocking news-so many new measures within a day to restrict movement with effect from 16th May 2021 onwards- which is as good as a mini Circuit Breaker 2.0. All retail REITs, Frasers Centrepoint Trust, Lendlease, SPH REIT and Starhill Global began their sharp diving after lunch. Firesales 2.0 came again. Probably good time to start accumulating from today some of the retail mall REITs. Lendlease with 33% holdings in offices in Sky Italia Milan and JEM office tower will probably weather this 1 month storm better. Mapletree Commercial Trust price drop but still looks expensive with a yield that is barely 4%.This mini CB 2.0 is going to kill retail shops again. Singapore government needs to get more vaccine supplies and increase the vaccination rates like USA and Israel. Else we

With access to properties and relatively good yields, Singapore investors enjoy investing in REITs. Given that the low-interest-rate environment is here to stay, REITs continue to be able to refinance their debt at attractive levels. The one thing REIT investors need to be watchful about is how COVID-19 will change the way we live, work and play – as these will affect the various property types differently and also in different geographic regions. Even one year after COVID-19 was first reported, hospitality REITs continue to be impacted. Meanwhile, logistics, data centre and healthcare REITs are more relevant than ever. Read Also: [2020 Edition] Complete Guide To Start Your REITs Investing Journey In Singapore How Singapore REITs Performed In 1st Quarter 2021 To get a broad overview of h

FCT has solid properties mainly in key locations next to MRT. Their returns grow with the Singapore economy and the mass population reside near to their malls.  The remarkable ones are Northpoint north wing and Waterway point which have Condo residences above their malls in Integrated concept to transport hub and community services. See below. Basically community revolves around this malls. They

The Straits Times Index (STI) is comprised of 30 of the largest and most liquid companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Account for nearly 80% of the entire value of all listed companies on the SGX, the STI is commonly referred to as Singapore’s benchmark or market return. We can gain exposure to the STI by investing in one of the two STI ETFs listed on the SGX. With one investment decision, we become broadly diversified to 30 high quality companies and will earn the Singapore market return. Read Also: Complete Guide To Investing In The Straits Times Index (STI) ETFs In Singapore How Did The STI Perform In Q1 2021? While many of us may be attracted to invest in U.S. or Chinese companies, the STI has been no slouch in 2021. According to SGX, the STI delivered a world-leading ret

This article is for education purposes only, and not to be taken as advice to buy/sell. Please do your own due diligence before committing to any trade/investment. If you have been following the market, the new talk of the town these days has been interest and inflation rates. With Dow Jones Index ending February by shaving off more than 1,000points (-3.22%), you might wonder how we can best position ourselves to brace for potential market volatility. In this article, I will share why REITs are still my choice of investment for 2021 and key catalysts for the market! I will follow up with a brief write-up on 2 SG blue-chip reits I am currently positive on. Ready?   Catalyst #1 – Treasury Yields and Inflation Rates Treasury Yields Treasury yields are one of the common indicators that

The year 2020 was full of surprises. COVID-19 was one of them. It is depressing to describe the ordeal that many of us went through over the past year but the pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we live. Most of us are still working from home by default which makes office assets look redundant. Tourists are a rare sight nowadays as most international flights are still grounded and hotels are struggling to fill their rooms. City malls are also scrambling to bring shopper traffic back as they used to depend on office workers and tourists for footfall in the past. On the other hand, industrial properties like logistics and data centre assets have performed really well in the post-pandemic world. More people are shopping online and it has naturally led to increased demand for war

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust (FLCT) is a Singapore-listed real estate investment trust that owns a portfolio of 100 industrial and commercial properties across five countries – Australia, Germany, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. As of 30 September 2020, its portfolio is valued at S$6.2 billion. Here are 10 things I learned from the 2021 Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust AGM. 1. Gross revenue grew to a record S$332 million, an increase of 53.0% from $217.1 million in FY2019 and net property income (NPI) was S$258.3 million, an increase of 46.2% compared to a year ago. CEO Robert Wallace attributed FLCT’s higher top and bottom line to the merger with FCOT and strong portfolio performance across its properties that provided stability and diver

Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) is a SGX-listed real estate investment trust that owns retail malls located in the suburban regions of Singapore. FCT’s portfolio of properties comprises 11 retail malls and an office building with worth approximately a total of S$6.7 billion. The retail malls are Causeway Point, Northpoint City North Wing (including Yishun 10 Retail Podium), Anchorpoint, YewTee Point, Changi City Point, Waterway Point (40% interest), Tiong Bahru Plaza, White Sands, Hougang Mall, Century Square and Tampines 1. 2020 was indeed a challenging year for REITs, with retail REITs being the worst hit sector globally as the COVID-19 pandemic brought about national lockdowns and social distancing. FCT was not spared from the crisis, as people and businesses in Singapore were

2020 was a precarious year for property owners. Globally, travel has grinded to a halt, impacting hospitality properties. Even Retail, office and industrial properties have been affected to varying degrees, given the strict COVID-19 management measures. 2020 also feels like the harbinger of the new normal – accelerating trends to an extreme level. We already knew work-from-home was on the rise, online shopping growth was outpacing sales in brick-and-mortar stores, food delivery services were taking over F&B outlets and more. For REIT owners, distribution income was affected due to various countries implementing some form of cost sharing initiatives as shutdowns and “circuit breakers” we enforced. More than that, REIT investors also have to consider the longer term impacts of COVI

Let me start 2021 off on SG TTI with something fun. On the 1st trading day of 2021, I fired off a mini proton cannon shot at 1 listed company in SGX. Long-time readers would know that prior to that, I don’t own anything on SGX. Not directly in the personal portfolio at least. (Own some shares of FCT indirectly via a holding company, that’s about it) I intend to add a little more to this position before I’m done. See if you can guess what company this is. Here’s the solitary clue: Ah. Now that I look at it, this sure is a dead giveaway. But maybe cos I know the answer… so everything looks damn obvious. LOL. Let’s see how many folks get it right. In my last post, I used the Rose of Jericho as a reference to year 2020. So what lies ahead after a ye

The massive sell-down in Mar brought many REITs to rare, multi-year lows. This re-ignited my interest in REITs, as I have been out of them for many years due to their increasing debt levels and decreasing yields. However, I passed up the opportunity while I analysed what could be the impact of COVID-19 on REITs. Despite the massive government interventions, things do not look good for retail and F&B companies. And when tenants struggle, their landlords will also suffer. In this blog post, I will examine the potential impact of COVID-19 on 2 retail companies and 2 F&B companies.Before we begin, it is good to recap what are the measures the government has taken to cushion the impact on retail and F&B companies. Wage SupportThrough 4 extraordinary budgets, the government will

It’s finally Christmas and it's the season I look forward to every year and the time for cold weather travel to ski on powder snow. Unfortunately, this time is different. I booked a few flights for travel this year and all got cancelled (including the travel bubble one). If there’s anything good in not being able to travel is that I managed to save more money. I continued investing in stocks and I am blessed that my portfolio has done well this year, particularly my Growth portfolio. Thanks to the circuit breaker, the times spent at home has allowed me to do more personal reflection, come out with an investment strategy and act on it. Despite the US stock market hitting record highs, I believe next year will still be a good year for equities market. The past few months rally is fuelled

November turns out to be a busy month with so many events happening around the world. The biggest news was that Biden won the US Presidential election, and stock market breathed a sigh of relief as Republicans likely gain the senate majority, making the prospect of Biden’s tax hike unlikely.   Also global markets gotten another boost when the news of the major development of Covid 19 broke during premarket hours, expect for tech stocks went on a steep selloff . While investors cheer for a vaccine breakthrough, my stock portfolio performance had been lukewarm at best, as many of my SG portfolio gains were offset by drop in tech stocks. Nevertheless, my portfolio is still in the green with 15.78% (XIRR) returns YTD. Whereas on the east side, Jack Ma’s blunt China’s bank talk

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In March this year, I wrote about the possibility of REITs having to raise capital through rights issues if Covid-19 were to cause severe declines in asset valuations (What Happened to REITs during the GFC?). Eight months on, this has not occurred, and although I believe that the likelihood of this has diminished, we cannot completely ignore it. In October, I initiated a position in Capitaland Mall Trust (CMT) at a price of $1.91, which has now merged with Capitaland Commercial Trust (CCT) to form Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT). As a shareholder, I was curious to assess the likelihood of CICT having to raise capital through a rights issue, by analysing its gearing ratio and asset valuations. I have not ran the numbers to determine the gearing ratio of the merged entity, alt

 Quick notes on 3 HK property cos:Link REIT  - Yield 4.55% (at HKD 63, year ending March 2020 results), 100% payout ratio, mostly 50 year property leases  - Neighbourhood shopping centers, a bit like FCT in Sg.  Largely unaffected by economy/covid.  - Good LT track record growing assets without raising cash from shareholders, but yield too low for me, esp with 100% payout ratio.Wharf REIC:  - Yield 6.3% (at HKD 32.10, end Dec 2019 results), only 50% of CFO paid out, mostly freehold property.   - 75% operating profit from one mall: Harbour City.  Overall high exposure to luxury/tourism: 81% rental from leather, fashion or jewellery.   - Luxury brands are reducing their footprint in HK: eg: LV closing their Times Square store after Wharf

It has been a long time since I last updated my investment portfolio. The March'20 market crash was very sudden. I have remained invested mostly throughout this dark period. The major change I made was to shift out more of my more stable REITs from my CDP account into the margin account to avoid the possibility of a margin call in the event of a sucker's rally and to prepare for another potential market crash.1. Retail REITsThe retail REITs which I am holding in the margin account such as SPH REIT, Frasers Centrepoint Trust and Lendlease right now are still down by 20% to 30% from the pre-market crash. Dividends have been cut drastically also. I remain cautiously optimistic that once the COVID-19 vaccine become successfully rolled out by end of the year or early next year, the devastating