8 Things to Note about the New UOBAM Ping An ChiNext ETF

For those of you who are looking to diversify your investment portfolio to invest in the Chinese market, yet at the same time not well-versed in Chinese to study the annual reports of individual companies, the new UOBAM Ping An ChiNext ETF is one you can consider. With this new ETF, you’ll be able to get instant access to the ChiNext Market, which is less accessible to foreign retail investors. In this post, you’ll learn about the essentials you need to know about this newly launched ETF, which I hope will give you a better understanding at the end of it…

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My Review of United Overseas Bank’s Q3 FY2022 Business Update

With a global network of 500 branches and offices across 19 countries in Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America, United Overseas Bank, or UOB (SGX:U11) is the first of the three Singapore-listed banks to release its business update for the third quarter of financial year 2022 ended 30 September 2022 early this morning (28 October 2022.) As a shareholder of the Singapore bank, I have studied the documents posted and in this post, you’ll find my review of some of the bank’s key financial figures and ratios…

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My Review of Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust’s Results for 1H FY2022/23

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (SGX:N2IU) is the last of the 3 listed Mapletree REITs to release its financial results for the first half of the financial year 2022/23 ended 30 September 2022 after market hours yesterday (27 October 2022.) This is the first time the enlarged REIT have released its financial results following its merger with Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust in August 2022 and renamed (from Mapletree Commercial Trust.) In this post, I’ll be reviewing its latest financial results, how the REIT’s portfolio occupancy and debt profile have been affected (positively and/or negatively) from the merger, and also its distribution payout to unitholders for the period under review (i.e. 1H FY2022/23)…

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Mapletree Industrial Trust’s Q2 and 1H FY2022/23 Results – My Review

Industrial and data centre REIT in Mapletree Industrial Trust (SGX:ME8U) have released its financial results for the second quarter, as well as for the first half of the financial year 2022/23 ended 30 September 2022 yesterday evening (26 October 2022.) As a unitholder of the blue-chip REIT, I have studied its latest set of results and in this post, you’ll find my review of its financial performance, portfolio and debt profile, along with its distribution payout declared for the current quarter under review…

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Key Highlights of Keppel DC REIT’s Q3 FY2022 Business Update

Keppel DC REIT (SGX:AJBU), Singapore’s first pure-play data centre REIT with a total of 23 data centre properties in its portfolio at the time of writing, have released its business updates for the 3rd quarter of FY2022 ended 30 September 2022 after market hours yesterday (26 October 2022.) In this post, you’ll find my review of the REIT’s latest set of financial figures, as well as its portfolio occupancy and debt profile…

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What You Need to Know about Suntec REIT’s Q3 FY2022 Business Update

Suntec REIT (SGX:T82U), whose portfolio comprises of retail and office properties in Singapore, Australia, and the United Kingdom worth a total of S$12.1bn at the time of writing, have made available its business update for the third quarter of FY2022 (ended 30 September 2022) early this morning (26 October 2022.) In this post, you’ll read about my review on the REIT’s latest set of financial performance, portfolio occupancy and debt profile, as well as its distribution payout to unitholders…

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Frasers Centrepoint Trust’s 2H and Full-Year Results for FY2021/22 – What You Need to Know

Early this morning (26 October 2022), Frasers Centrepoint Trust (SGX:J69U) – a predominantly suburban retail mall REIT with a total of 9 retail mall properties and 1 commercial property, released its results for the 2nd half, as well as for the full year ended 30 September 2022 (i.e. FY2021/22.) In this post, you’ll find my review on the REIT’s latest set of financial results, portfolio occupancy and debt profile, as well as its distribution payout declared to its unitholders…

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Key Aspects from Mapletree Logistics Trust’s Q2 and 1H FY2022/23 Results to Take Note of

Mapletree Logistics Trust (SGX:M44U), whose portfolio comprises of 186 logistics properties in 9 countries, and a total assets under management of S$12.9bn, have made available its financial results for the second quarter, as well as for the first half of the financial year 2022/23 ended 30 September 2022 after market hours this evening (25 October 2022.) In this post, you’ll find key aspects (along with my review) about the logistics REIT’s latest financial results, portfolio occupancy and debt profile, as well as its distribution payout to unitholders declared for the current period under review…

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My Review of CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust’s Q3 FY2022 Business Update

With a total of 26 retail, office, and integrated development properties in Singapore, Australia, and Germany, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (SGX:C38U), or CICT for short, is the first REIT in my long-term investment portfolio to have made available its results for the 3rd quarter of FY2022 after market hours last Friday (21 October 2022.) In this post, you will find my review of the REIT’s financial performance (as this is the 3rd quarter, the REIT only reported a snippet of its financial results), along with its portfolio occupancy and debt profile…

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How to Profit from Bullish and Bearish Markets with UBS’ Daily Leverage Certificates (DLCs)

Daily Leverage Certificates, or DLCs for short, offers a way for short-term traders to profit from either market direction. If you are new to this exchange-traded investment product, not to worry, as in this article, you’ll learn about the basics you need to know about them, including more information about what DLCs are, how to trade them, misconceptions people have about trading DLCs, pros and cons about trading them, and finally, what you can do if you want to get your feet wet in trading DLCs without using your own money…

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