REITs are a popular and important part of the Singapore Exchange (SGX). There are close to 50 listed REITs, property-related business trust and REIT ETFs in Singapore. There are also numerous other unit trusts invested into Singapore and foreign listed REITs in Singapore. To get a better understanding of how well or badly Singapore REITs have performed, we dedicate significant time and resources to publish a report card each quarter. If you wish to catch up on previous quarters, you can refer to our regular REITs Report Card column. Read Also: Complete Guide To Investing In Singapore REITs How Has Singapore REITs Performed In The Year-To-Date 2019 To gauge how the Singapore REIT market has performed in the year-to-date (YTD) 2019, we can look at the iEdge S-REIT Index and the iEdge S-REIT

Even though the US and China are engaged in a bruising and prolonged trade war, investors need to remember that China continues to demonstrate gross domestic product (GDP) growth as a result of domestic consumption. In a country with a 1.5 billion population along with a rapidly-rising middle-class segment, retail is still seeing excellent growth prospects. In recent years, there have been a good number of real estate investment trusts (REITs) listed on the Singapore stock exchange that offers investors exposure to the Chinese economy. Some are pure-play REITs (i.e. REITs that have properties exclusively in China) while others are diversified REITs that own properties in many countries, including China. Here are three high-yield pure-play Chinese REITs that allow investors to gain exposur

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are known to employ a variety of methods to fund mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and these include options involving debt and equity. The most straightforward method used by REITs would be to take on more debt, but this will increase its leverage ratio (i.e. total debt divided by total asset) and may offer it less room to take on debt in future. The maximum leverage that a REIT can take up is 45%, so many REITs tap on capital markets as an alternative source of funding. Secondary share placements are a common source of fundraising and involve the issuance of new shares to a new group of investors who take up a stake in the REIT. Such placements will increase the issued share capital base of the REIT and be dilutive to distribution per unit (DPU),

Here are some stocks that saw interesting developments in the past week. Dasin Retail Trust (SGX: CEDU) This China retail real estate investment trust (REIT) halted trading to announce the launch of a private placement to raise up to S$68.8 million. The new units will be issued at S$0.836 per new unit, around a 3% discount to the market price of S$0.86 before the trading halt. Approximately S$61.3 million of the money raised will be used to fund the purchase of Doumen Metro Mall, with the remainder used to pay for expenses and fees related to the placement and acquisition. The private placement, if fully subscribed, seems to be decent for existing unitholders as the new units are at a discount to book value and are only a slight discount to the prevailing market price. The new units also

The Chinese yuan slumped to an 11-year low on Monday, 26 September to around 7.1425 to the US dollar. This was touted to be China’s retaliation to the US imposing more tariffs on Chinese products. Because of that, the Chinese yuan has also weakened considerably against the Singapore dollar over the last year. As of the time of writing, one Singapore dollar can be exchanged for 5.16 Chinese yuan, as compared to 4.98 just a year ago. The sudden devaluation of the Chinese currency will definitely have a knock-on effect on numerous Singapore-listed China companies that report their earnings and pay dividends in Singapore dollars. With that said, here are some companies that will be negatively affected by China’s currency devaluation. China-focused REITs There are a number of REITs

As one of the most popular investments in Singapore, we keep a close eye on the performance of S-REITs. After the corporate earnings announcements each quarter, we compile a comprehensive summary on our REITs Report Card column. How Singapore REITs Share Prices Have Fared In 2019, So Far Before we look at how individual REIT prices have moved, let’s look at the broad S-REIT indices in Singapore. There are two main indices – the iEdge S-REIT Index and the iEdge S-REIT 20 Index. The iEdge S-REIT Index comprises all the REITs listed in Singapore, while the iEdge S-REIT 20 Index, as its name suggests, only comprise the 20 largest and more tradeable REITs on the iEdge S-REIT Index. Read Also: Complete Guide To Investing In Singapore REITs The chart below depicts the iEdge S-REIT Index fluc

Dear readers, let us take a look at five highest dividends, undervalued Trusts and Reits. Each of these Trusts and Reits pays a Dividend yield of at least 8% and is undervalued (i.e. with a Price-to-Book ratio of less than 1). Without further ado, these five Trusts and Reits are: Daisin Retail Trust: Dividend Yield:… Continue reading FIVE HIGHEST DIVIDENDS, UNDERVALUED TRUSTS AND REITS REVEALED The post FIVE HIGHEST DIVIDENDS, UNDERVALUED TRUSTS AND REITS REVEALED appeared first on SINGAPORE STOCKS INVESTING.

Dasin Retail Trust (SGX: CEDU) announces the acquisition of a retail mall in China, its first since its IPO. Should investors be thrilled about it?