Which REIT has the highest fees? Does having an internal manager help? And what is the impact of having a strong sponsor? We crunch the numbers for you Fees paid to REIT managers can be a touchy subject but we will attempt to poke the subject with a stick in this issue. Firstly, we have updated our ...

CAPITALAND was formed in 2000 from the merger of Pidemco Land and DBS Land. Since then, the company has reinvented itself consistently over the past two decades.

Maybank Kim Eng analysts Thilan Wickramasinghe and Gene Lih Lai are convinced that a new phase is about to unfold for the Straits Times Index (STI). In a Sept 7 research note, the analysts note that earnings momentum is losing some steam, with half of Maybank Kim Eng’s coverage sectors witnessing ...

SHARES of CapitaLand will change hands for the last time at the close of Sept 9, 2021 before they are suspended from 9am the following day, announced the property giant in a regulatory filing after market close on Monday.

SHARES of CapitaLand will change hands for the last time at the close of Sept 9, 2021 before they are suspended from 9am the following day, announced the property giant in a regulatory filing after market close on Monday.

Since Sept 2002, which is as far back as the FTSE REIT Index goes, REITs have outperformed the Straits Times Index by two times. Including distributions reinvested, the FTSE REIT Index has gained 520% these 20 years while the STI, with dividends reinvested, is up just 242%. In the past 10 years, the...

Analysts at Maybank Kim Eng, OCBC Investment Research and UOB Kay Hian are positive on the Singapore REITs (S-REITs) under their coverage. While OCBC analyst Chu Peng has not given an overall recommendation for the sector, Maybank Kim Eng analyst Chua Su Tye has maintained “positive” on S-REITs....

Investors have often wondered why seemingly undervalued stocks never seem to get off the ground. Hongkong Land is a prime example of this. Why can’t the stock price narrow the discount between its price and its net asset value (NAV)? In March this year, CapitaLand’s management gave the market a...

SHAREHOLDERS of CapitaLand have had plenty to cheer about over the last few months.

As CapitaLand reported its results for the 1HFY2021 ended June, analysts from CGS-CIMB Research and OCBC Investment Research have maintained their “add” and “hold” calls respectively. The property group’s earnings of $922.2 million stood broadly within expectations of both brokerages. CGS-...