Personal Portfolio Review

Frasers Centrepoint Trust’s Q3 FY2023/24 Business Update: A Review of its Portfolio Occupancy and Debt Profile

Frasers Centrepoint Trust (SGX: J69U), the largest suburban retail mall owner in Singapore with 9 retail malls and 1 office property in its portfolio valued at S$7.1 billion, was among the first to release its business update for the 3rd quarter of the financial year ended 30 June (i.e., FY2023/24) yesterday evening (25 July). In this post, you will find a quick review of the REIT’s latest portfolio occupancy and debt profile…

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Key Highlights from EC World REIT’s Annual Report for FY2023

EC World REIT (SGX: BWCU) invests in properties in China used primarily for e-commerce, supply-chain management, and 3rd party logistics purposes, as well as real estate assets. Currently, its portfolio comprises 7 properties located within the largest e-commerce sectors of Hangzhou in the Yangtze River Delta and Wuhan. Last Friday (12 July), the REIT released its annual report for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 (i.e., FY2023 – the REIT sought for extension to conduct its AGM from the Singapore Exchange due to delays in divestment of 2 assets) and in this post, you will find key highlights in the report to take note of, along with questions I have submitted to the REIT’s management for their response, together with information about its upcoming AGM…

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Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust’s Annual Report for FY2023/24 – Key Highlights to Take Note of

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (SGX: N2IU), or MPACT for short, formed following the merger of Mapletree Commercial Trust and Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust in August 2022, invests in commercial properties used for retail and office purposes in key gateway markets in Asia. Currently, its portfolio comprises 18 properties valued at S$16.5 billion. Following the conclusion of the financial year on 31 March 2024 (i.e., FY2023/24), the REIT have published its annual report last Friday (28 June 2024), and in this post, you will find key highlights to take note of, together with details on its upcoming AGM…

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What You Need to Know: Highlights from Mapletree Logistics Trust’s FY2023/24 Annual Report

When it was listed in the Singapore Exchange back in 2005, Mapletree Logistics Trust (SGX: M44U) was the country’s first Asia-focused logistics REIT. Currently, it has 187 properties in 9 countries valued at S$13.2 billion. Following the conclusion of the financial year on 31 March 2024 (i.e., FY2023/24), the logistics REIT have published its annual report yesterday (25 June) morning and in this post, you will find key highlights to take note of, together with details of its upcoming AGM…

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Battle of the Titans: CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust vs. Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust

Both CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (SGX: C38U) and Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (SGX: N2IU) invest in properties primarily used for retail and office purposes. For those who only have sufficient funds for one, which should he/she invest? In this article, I will be putting the key statistics reported by the 2 REITs side-by-side to find out which potentially makes a ‘better buy’…

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Key Highlights from Mapletree Industrial Trust’s Annual Report for FY2023/24

Mapletree Industrial Trust (SGX: ME8U) invests in real estate assets used primarily for industrial and data centre purposes. Following the end of financial year on 31 March 2024 (i.e., FY2023/24), the REIT has published its annual report on Tuesday (18 June). In this post, you’ll find key highlights from the report, along with information about the upcoming AGM…

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From Singapore to the Wall Street: 5 Singapore-Headquartered Companies on the U.S. Exchange

While Singapore have a stock exchange, why do some of the Singapore-headquartered companies choose to list in the United States instead? 2 key reasons – access to a much larger capital pool, as well as liquidity. In today’s post, you will find 5 companies that are headquartered in Singapore, but listed on the US stock exchanges…

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EC World REIT’s Q1 FY2024 Results: What You Need to Know

EC World REIT (SGX:BWCU) is a China-based port logistics and e-commerce REIT listed on the Singapore Exchange, where it currently has 7 properties in its portfolio. Trading of the REIT has been suspended since 31 August 2023 due to a lack of funds necessary to repay its interest expenses due. The REIT released its financial results for Q1 FY2024 ended 31 March yesterday evening (13 May), and in this post, you will find my review of its latest financial performance, as well as its portfolio occupancy and debt profile…

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DBS, UOB, or OCBC – Which Singapore Bank Led the Pack in Q1 FY2024?

The trio of Singapore banks in DBS (SGX: D05), UOB (SGX: U11), and OCBC (SGX: O39) have released their business update for Q1 FY2024 ended 31 March. In this post, I have put their financial results and key financial ratios together to find out which of the 3 banks displayed the strongest improvement. I have also put their valuations (based on their closing price last Friday, 10 May) to find out which bank is currently the ‘cheapest’ and the ‘most expensive’…

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DBS, UOB, and OCBC’s Business Updates for Q1 FY2024: What You Need to Know

DBS (SGX: D05), UOB (SGX: U11), and OCBC (SGX: O39) are among the biggest banks in Singapore by assets, and they are very highly rated in terms of their credit ratings. Collectively, the 3 banks also hold a 47.9% weightage in Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index. Now that all 3 Singapore banks have already released its 1st quarter business update ended 31 March 2024 (i.e., Q1 FY2024), in this post, you will find a review of each of the bank’s financial figures and key financial ratios…

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