Following a dismal 1Q19 where there were more misses than beats against consensus estimates, CIMB thinks that the tide has now shifted towards earnings predictability, value and yield in 2Q19 results. The case for investors to look into these factors is further reinforced by a dovish interest rate outlook.  In the coming months, these three themes will be key investment strategies for most investors as we enter the upcoming results season. Based on these three investment themes, CIMB has highlighted its top eight picks. In the first part of this two-part series, we will focus on the S-REIT and property plays: CapitaLand Commercial Trust, Mapletree Commercial Trust, Suntec REIT and UOL Group. Investors Takeaway: 4 Value REIT And Property Plays To Switch Into By CIMB CapitaLand Commercial

1. SPH REIT  --  5th Apr 20192. SPH  --  9th Apr 20193. First REIT  --  10th Apr 20194. Kep Infra Trust  --  15th Apr 20195. Kep DC Reit  --  15th Apr 20196. Kep-KBS US Reit  --  16th Apr 20197. Kep Reit  --  17th Apr 20198. Soilbuild REIT  --  17th Apr 20199. Kep Corp  --  18th Apr 201910. CapitaComm Trust  --  18th Apr 201911. MapletreeInd Trust  --  22nd Apr 201912. MapletreeCom Trust  --  23rd Apr 201913. FrasersCom Trust  --  23rd Apr 201914. Suntec Reit  --  24th Apr 201915. CapitaMall Trust -- 24th Apr 201916. Frasers Cpt Trust  --  24th Apr 201917. CapitaR China Trust  --  24th Apr 201918. SGX  --  25th Apr 201919.

UOL Group Limited (SGX: U14) saw a strong increase in net profits for its latest earnings report. Here are five things you should know.

Four central bank interest-rate decision, and results from OCBC, UOL, Thai Beverage and Genting Singapore are some of next week's highlights.

FTSE Russell, together with Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX), maintains the Singapore stock market’s primary benchmark – the Straits Times Index (STI). In addition to the STI, FTSE Russell maintains other indices of SGX-listed stocks for the purposes of benchmarking portfolio performance and creation of financial products like mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). These indices represent different sectors, company sizes, and themes. Read Also: S&P500 vs Straits Times Index: Which Is “Better” For Beginner Singapore Investors? One of these indices is the FTSE ST Small Cap Index, which FTSE Russell describes as “a free float-adjusted, market capitalisation-weighted index representing the performance of small-capitalised companies, whic

In the first quarter of 2019, local benchmark Straits Times Index ended flat as investors juggled between worries about higher US recession risks and the impending outcome of the US-China trade talks. The only bright spot was the S-REIT sector as it outperformed on the Fed’s dovish interest rate hike forecast. The slowdown in hike came from lower GDP growth expectations and rising unemployment, leading to the inversion of US yield curve to heighten recession fears. According to DBS, here are three investment strategies for you to jumpstart your portfolio. Investors Takeaway: 3 Investment Strategies To Jumpstart Your Portfolio By DBS Strategy 1: ‘Peak’ Interest Rate, Uncertain Growth Environment Calls For Greater Focus On Yield/Defensive Stocks According to the Fed’s dot plot, they

The Straits Times Index is made up of the 30 strongest and most liquid stocks listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). For many of us, they represent the companies most of us would be very familiar with or have businesses that we would be familiar with. Some of these companies include DBS, UOB, OCBC, SingTel, CapitaLand, Keppel Corp, Singapore Airlines, Genting Singapore, City Developments, SGX, Venture Corp, Sembcorp Industries, SPH and, of course, 17 other companies. How The Straits Times Index (STI) Performed So Far In 2019 We are well into the second quarter of 2019, which means many of these companies will be releasing their operating performance for the first quarter of 2019 very soon. Look out for these announcements in the coming weeks. Read Also: Complete Guide To Investing In The

Singapore retained the crown for being the world’s second most expensive property market, with the average residential property costing around USD $1,063 psf, behind only to Hong Kong. Earlier in the month, Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) released their flash estimate of Singapore’s private residential property price index for 1Q2019, which fell 0.6% from the previous quarter. Source: URA Last week, we covered some of the best performing REITs listed on SGX for 1Q2019. For this week, we’ll look at the other side of the property sector: real estate developers. Read Also: 4 Stocks This Week (Best Performing REITS 1Q2019) [5 Apr 2019]: Sasseur REIT; Capitaland Retail China Trust; Keppel-KBS US REIT; Mapletree Logistics Trust There are around 70 real estate developers and operators

1. SPH Reit  --  4th Jan 20192. SPH  --  11th Jan 20193. First Reit  --  16th Jan 20194. FrasersCom Trust  --  18th Jan 20195. Kep Reit  --  21st Jan 20196. Frasers Cpt Trust  --  21st Jan 20197. Mapletreelog Trust  --  21st Jan 20198. Kep DC Reit  --  22nd Jan 20199. Kep Infra Trust  --  22nd Jan 201910. MapletreeInd Trust  --  22nd Jan 201911. MapletreeCom Trust  --  23rd Jan 201912. Kep T&T  --  23rd Jan 201913. Suntec Reit  --  23rd Jan 201914. CapitaMall Trust  --  23rd Jan 201915. SGX  --  24th Jan 201916. Kep-KBS US Reit  --  24th Jan 201917. Kep Corp  --  24th Jan 201918. Frasers L&T  --  24th Jan