This morning (30 May 2023), the Singapore Exchange have officially launched a new product by the name of Singapore Depository Receipts (SDRs) under the Thailand-Singapore DR Linkage, where you can now buy and sell shares of 3 Thai blue-chip companies on your local brokerage platforms the same way you buy and sell shares of any Singapore-listed companies. If you’re unfamiliar with this, not to worry – you can read more about it in today’s post, along with getting a better understanding about each of the 3 Thai companies in terms of its businesses, financial performances, and dividend payouts over the last 5 years…
A Look into my Latest Portfolio Addition: CapitaLand India Trust (SGX:CY6U)
CapitaLand India Trust (SGX:CY6U) is the latest addition to my long-term investment portfolio on Tuesday (16 May 2023.) Just like for all my new investments, I will always write a post to share about reasons for making this move, and this one’s no different – in this post, you’ll find 5 main reasons why I’ve invested in the India-based Singapore-listed REIT…
CapitaLand Investment’s Group of REITs – What You Need to Know
There are a total of 5 REITs listed in Singapore managed by CapitaLand Investment (SGX:9CI), the largest fund manager in the country, where it is also the largest unitholder in each of the REITs and business trusts. In this post, I’d be sharing with you more about each of the 5 CapitaLand REITs – in terms of the asset types it invests in, its 10-year performance (financial, portfolio occupancy and debt profile), and also highlights of its Q1 FY2023 business update…
What You Need to Know about EC World REIT’s Q1 FY2023 Results
Earlier this evening (12 May 2023), China-based e-commerce and port logistics REIT in EC World REIT (SGX:BWCU) released its financial results for the 1st quarter of the financial year ended 31 March 2023 (i.e. Q1 FY2023.) As a unitholder of the REIT, I have studied its results and in this post, you’ll find my review of its latest financial performance, portfolio occupancy, and also its debt profile…
Between DBS, UOB, and OCBC, Which Bank had the Most Resilient Q1 FY2023 Result?
All 3 Singapore-listed banks have since released their business updates for the first quarter of the financial year 2023 ended 31 March. In this post, I’ll be putting their financial results and ratios side-by-side to find out which bank recorded the strongest growth. At the same time, you’ll also find out which of the 3 banks is currently the ‘cheapest’, as well as the ‘most expensive’ based on their current valuations…
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation’s Business Updates for Q1 FY2023: My Review
With a business presence in 19 countries and regions (however, its key markets are in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Greater China), Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (SGX:O39), or OCBC for short, have made available its business updates for the first quarter of the current financial year ended 31 March (i.e. Q1 FY2023) early this morning (10 May 2023.) In this post, you’ll find my review of the Singapore-listed bank’s key financial figures and ratios…
7 REITs that Invests in Specialised Asset Classes
One of the things retail investors may look at is whether the REIT invests in different asset classes, or specialise in one asset class – in today’s post, I will be talking about the latter, where you’ll find 7 Singapore-listed REITs that invests in properties belonging to a specific asset class…
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT’s Q1 FY2023 Business Update: What You Need to Know
Singapore’s first and largest listed business space and industrial REIT with over 220 properties in its portfolio valued at S$16.7 billion, CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (SGX:A17U), have released its business update for the first quarter of the financial year ended 31 March 2023 (i.e. Q1 FY2023) after market hours this evening (02 May 2023.) In this post, you’ll find the essentials you need to know about its portfolio occupancy and debt profile reported for the current quarter under review…
My Review of DBS Group Holdings Limited’s Q1 FY2023 Business Update
The largest bank in Singapore by total assets and market capitalisation, DBS Group Holdings Limited (SGX:D05), have made available its business updates for the first quarter of the financial year ended 31 March 2023 (i.e. Q1 FY2023) early this morning (02 May 2023.) In this post, you’ll find my review of the Singapore-listed bank’s key financial figures and ratios, as well as its dividend payout declared for the period under review…
My Review of Mapletree Logistics Trust’s Q4 and Full Year 2022/23 Results
Mapletree Logistics Trust (SGX:M44U) is the first Asia-focused logistics REIT in Singapore with 185 logistics properties in 9 countries in its portfolio with an assets under management of S$12.8 billion. Yesterday morning (01 May 2023), the REIT have made available its results for the 4th quarter, and also for the full year ended 31 March (i.e. FY2022/23.) In this post, you’ll find my review of its latest financial results, portfolio occupancy and debt profile, and also its distribution payout to unitholders for the current period under review…

