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

2020 was an unprecedented year. Many of us never expect that the medical advancement of mankind would ever face another pandemic like the Spanish flu 100 years ago...   Well, time to do a final review on my portfolio's performace in 2020.Top 30 positions of my portfolio at end 2020:1. SGX2. ParkwayLife Reit3. UOB4. FCT5. Keppel DC Reit6. OCBC7. CICT8. Frasers L&C Tr9. SATS10. AIMS APAC Reit11. Keppel Corp12. Mapletree Com Tr13. Ascendas Reit14. CDL HTrust15. Suntec Reit16. SingTel17. SPH Reit18. Capitaland19. Keppel InfraTr20. Starhill Global Reit21. VICOM22. Bukit Sembawang23. Netlink NBN Tr24. Sembcorp Indust25. ST Engg26. SIA Engg27. ARA LOGOS Log Tr28. Cromwell Reit Euro29. Frasers Property30. AstreaIVB4.35%Total dividends collected in 2020: $15,399.93Average monthly

STI closed at 2843.81DBS  ($25.04)UOB ($22.59)SPH   ($1.13)NetLink Trust ($0.965)SingTel ($2.31)StarHub ($1.31)CityDev ($7.97)Keppel Infra Trust ($0.545)Olam ($1.53)SIA ($4.28)SIA MCBZ300608 ($0.972)Keppelcorp ($5.38)SembCorp ($1.71)Sembmarine ($0.143)SIA Engineering ($1.97)CDL Trust ($1.27)AsiaPay TV Trust ($0.119)Capital China Trust ($1.39)Ascendas India Trust ($1.38)Lippo Malls Trust ($0.062)SuntecReit ($1.49)OUE Comm Trust ($0.385)StarHillGlobal Reit ($0.505)MapleLogistics Trust ($2.01)SATs ($3.98)First Reit ($0.235)KReit ($1.12)SoilBuild Trust ($0.535)HPH Trust ($0.26)AscotReit($1.08)SingPost ($0.705)Comfortdelgro ($1.67)Dutech ($0.24)Ezion ($0.046)*SunningdaleTech($1.53)Kimly($0.315)UOL ($7.71)ST Engineering($3.82)SBDEC17 GX17120W (25,000)SBOCT18 GX18100V (13,000)ATREA

1.  SPH REIT  --  6th Oct 20202. SPH  --  13th Oct 20203. Keppel REIT  --  19th Oct 2020  (Business Update)4. Mapletreelog Trust  --  19th Oct 20205. Keppel DC Reit  --  20th Oct 2020  (Business Update)6. Keppel Pac Oak US REIT  --  21st Oct 2020  (Business Update)7. Keppel Infra Trust  --  21st Oct 2020  (Business Update)8. CapitaCom Trust  --  21st Oct 20209. MapletreeCom Trust  --  22nd Oct 2020 10. CapitaMall Trust  --  22nd Oct 202011. Ascendas Reit  --  26th Oct 2020  (Business Update)12. MapletreeInd Trust  --  27th Oct 202013. Starhill Global REIT  --  28th Oct 2020  (Business Update)14. Kep Corp  --  29t

  Over his three decade-long career in the energy, power and infrastructure sectors, Matthew Pollard has become well-acquainted with the lessons that failure and near-failure can teach. After co-founding an entrepreneurial start-up in Hong Kong focused on mid-sized China power projects in the 1990s, the Bachelor of Arts graduate from New York’s Columbia University found himself, at one point, with only HK$10 in his bank account. That venture went on to arrange the investment of US$200 million into seven co-generation projects in China. The subsequent stages in Pollard’s career journey were equally instructive – he held the position of Vice President and Head of Greater China M&A at Enron International between 1998 and 2000. A year after his departure from the Texas-based en

 2020 marks the year that I've invested in Kep Corp for a decade and this is the 6th stock in my Investing Portfolio after Genting, First Reit, SingPost, CapitaMall Trust and SIA in the "10-years club".Probably nothing to cheer about given the price now is $4.28 (closing price on 18th Sep 2020) with reference to my holding price of $7.4156, a paper loss of 42.64%.  However, that was offset by the dividend collected for the past 10 years, 49.10% to make it overall still a profitable investment for 10 years.  For these 10 years of holding, there were some key events going on as a shareholder.  First, was given bonus share in 2010 as it helped to lower my initial investing price of $8.14/share to what it is today and K-Green Trust share when it decided to list it then

Having a strong sponsor or major shareholder is crucial for stock investment, especially during period of uncertainty such as COVID-19 stock crisis.  In this article, Dr Tee will review these 7 Temasek stocks with 4 major corporate actions: 1) Keppel Corp (SGX: BN4) – Abandon of Partial Acquisition by Temasek 2) Sembcorp Industries (SGX: U96) & Sembcorp Marine (SGX: S51) – Successful Demerger under Temasek 3) Singapore Airlines, SIA (SGX: C6L) – Impact of Rights & Bonds Issues for Survival 4) CapitaLand Mall Trust (SGX: C38U) & CapitaLand Commercial Trust (SGX: C61U) – Merger of CapitaLand (SGX: C31) Giant REITs with coming change in 30 STI component stock with Keppel DC REIT (SGX: AJBU) Temasek helps to manage national wealth of Sin

Apart from just manoeuvring an economic downturn in 2020, everyone is also combating a very real health threat. The combination of this has also led to major disruptions in the way we live, work and play, accelerating economic trends that should have been years in the making. Along with this, the properties – including REITs – that enable us to live, work and play have all been impacted. In the short term, volatility may spark sharp rises and dips in market prices, in the longer-term, some types of properties may become less relevant entirely. In our REITs Report Card, which we publish each quarter, we look at how S-REITs have performed as a whole and individually. How Have Singapore REITs Fared In The YTD 2020? The iEdge S-REIT Index is a free-float market capitalisation weighted inde

So the long awaited black swan, in the form of the invisible coronavirus, has finally arrives... The event this year is unprecedented.  How could we ever imagine such things as cross-border travel and businesses would come to almost a complete halt? I have been through the Lehman brothers' crash, although my portfolio was very much smaller at that time.  My REIT counters accounted for almost half of my portfolio this time, and it is time to do a review on their performace so far.1. Industrial Reits Grade A: Keppel DC Reit, Ascendas Reit, Frasers L&C Tr.- Strong performance, still above my average price.Grade B: Aims APAC Reit. - In green territory, still above my cost price (with dividends collected).Grade C: Cromwell Reit, ARA LOGOS Log Tr.- In red territory, even

I am becoming lazy to doing updates... Time flies and 2019 is gone.  All my tradings are done and all dividends are collected.  It is time to do a final review on my portfolio's performace in 2019.Top 30 positions of my portfolio at end 2019:1. SGX2. UOB3. CMT4. SATS5. OCBC6. FCT7. Keppel DC Reit8. ParkwayLife Reit9. AIMS APAC Reit10. Keppel Corp11. CDL HTrust12. Mapletree Com Tr13. SPH14. Suntec Reit15. SingTel16. SPH Reit17. Frasers Com Tr18. Ascendas Reit19. Starhill Global Reit20. Capitaland21. Frasers L&I Tr22. Keppel InfraTr23. Bukit Sembawang24. SIA Engg25. Sembcorp Indust26. VICOM27. ST Engg28. Frasers Property29. Cache Log Tr30. Netlink NBN TrTotal dividends collected in 2019: $17,124.43Average monthly dividends: $1,427.04 (7.2% up cf. 2018)Portfolio yield: 4.78

STI closed at 3222.83DBS  ($25.88)UOB ($26.41)SPH   ($2.18)NetLink Trust ($0.945)SingTel ($3.37)StarHub ($1.42)CityDev ($10.95)Keppel Infra Trust ($0.54)Olam ($1.81)Wilmar ($4.12)SIA ($9.04)Keppelcorp ($6.77)SembCorp ($2.29)SIA Engineering ($2.82)CDL Trust ($1.62)AsiaPay TV Trust ($0.169)Capital China Trust ($1.61)Ascendas India Trust ($1.55)Lippo Malls Trust ($0.225)SuntecReit ($1.84)OUE Comm Trust ($0.565)StarHillGlobal Reit ($0.725)MapleLogistics Trust ($1.74)SATs ($5.06)First Reit ($0.995)KReit ($1.24)Accordia Golf Trust ($0.67)SoilBuild Trust ($0.52)HPH Trust ($0.235)AscotReit($1.33)SingPost ($0.935)Comfortdelgro ($2.38)Noble ($0.081)Dutech ($0.27)Ezion ($0.046)SunningdaleTech($1.33)Kimly($0.245)UOL ($8.32)DBS$800M4.7%NCPS ($102.8)SBDEC17 GX17120W (25,000)SBJUN18 GX1806