Personal Portfolio Review

Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust: Should You Receive Your Distributions in Cash or in New Units of the REIT?

Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust have made available the option for their unitholders to receive their distributions declared in the fourth quarter of FY2020 in cash, in new units of the REIT, or a mixture of both. In this post, I will be sharing with you how you, as a unitholder, can calculate the amount of new units you can receive if you opt for this option, along with the pros and cons of receiving your distributions in a form of new units to the REIT, so as to help you make a better decision…

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Key Summary from OCBC’s 83rd Annual General Meeting for FY2019 on 18 May 2020

OCBC held its virtual AGM for the financial year ended 31 December 2019 yesterday afternoon (18 May), which I have attended as a shareholder to learn about the latest updates from the bank’s management. In this post, you’ll find a key summary of the AGM which I have compiled for the benefit of those who did not attend the meeting…

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OCBC’s Q1 FY2020 Results Update: What You Need to Know (and My Thoughts)

OCBC is the last of the 3 Singapore banks to release its business updates for the first quarter (of FY2020) ended 31 March. As a shareholder of the bank, I have studied its latest updates and in this post, you’ll find notes that I have taken (for personal consumption) containing the most important aspects to take note of, along with my thoughts about the bank’s latest set of results…

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Key Summary of UOB’s Q1 FY2020 Financial Updates (along with My Thoughts)

UOB provided an update of its performance for the first quarter of the financial year 2020 early this morning (06 May) before trading hours. I have studied the bank’s updates and in my post today, you’ll find a summary of the most important statistics to take note of, key summary by the bank’s CEO, my thoughts about the bank’s latest set of results and finally, how does it compare against DBS’…

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Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust’s Q4 and FY2019/20 Results – A Summary, and My Thoughts

Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust, whose portfolio consists of properties located in Hong Kong, China, and Japan, had released its fourth quarter and full-year results for FY2019/20 ended 31 March 2020 last Wednesday (29 April.) As a unitholder of the REIT, I have studied its latest results in detail to learn about the latest in terms of its financial performance, debt and portfolio occupancy profile, along with its outlook ahead. You’ll find all of them in this post, along with my thoughts as a unitholder on its latest results…

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A Look at CapitaLand Mall Trust’s Q1 FY2020 Results (and My Thoughts)

Retail REIT CapitaLand Mall Trust, which is also a component in Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index, released its latest Q1 FY2020 results last Thursday (30 April) after trading hours. In this post, you will find the most important aspects of the REIT’s latest results, a quick summary of the highlights by the REIT’s CEO, along with my personal thoughts to share…

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DBS Group Holdings’ Updates for Q1 FY2020 – A Summary and My Thoughts

DBS Group Holdings released its latest trading updates for the first quarter of financial year 2020 this morning before trading commenced, and in this post, you’ll find a summary of the most important statistics, CEO’s outlook for the remaining quarters ahead, and my personal thoughts on the bank’s latest set of results…

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Ascendas REIT’s Update for Q1 FY2020: Key Highlights and My Thoughts

As Ascendas REIT have switched to half-yearly reporting, it reported just the major key updates for the first quarter of financial year 2020 ended 31 March 2020 yesterday (28 Apr) after trading hours. I have went through the update and in this post, you’ll find key highlights from it, along with my thoughts to share…

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