Category: Uncategorized

I had the opportunity to attend the AGM which was held this evening at the Mandarin Orchard Grand Ballroom at 2.30pm. I arrived sometime around 15 minutes and there were already long queues forming for the registration. The AGM was packed and there were a few folks who had to stand when they arrived a…

REITs Symposium is back again this year after another round of sell-out in both 2017 and 2018. I was there at the event back in 2017 and it was an eye opener as I managed to attend some of the information presentation and find out more information on some of the Reits that I owned…

This is a follow up from the previous article on Genting which I’ve written not too long ago. You can view them Here if you have not done so.  The big news on Genting is finally out of the bag which we’ve been waiting for sometime. Redevelopment of RWS Expansion Resort World Sentosa Pte Ltd, a wholly…

Most of us have a natural instinct of understanding the basic foundation of risk. For example, when we are crossing in the middle of the road, we look instinctively interested to both left and right to see if there’s any incoming vehicles that might hit us. We know the risk is higher if we cross…

I’ve been keeping it inside my (war)-chest for a long time now. And finally I’ve got to just let the cat all out of the bag today. Retiring in Singapore demands a high level of both savings and income and this needs to be at least in the 8 digits figure. If you are short…

Bukit Sembawang Estates Limited (B61.SI) is a property holding company that is listed on the Singapore Exchange. Bukit Sembawang started it’s humble beginning as a rubber company back in 1911 before transitioned into a property developer in the 1950s. In 1968, Bukit Sembawang was incorporated in Singapore as a public listed company focusing on property…

Genting Singapore Ltd (G13.SI) is a company that is publicly listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited on 12th December 2005 and has been a constituent of the FTSE Straits Times Index, a.k.a blue chip status ever since. Their core business involves gaming and integrated resort development across Singapore, Australia,…

No.  Counters No. of Shares Market Price (SGD) Total Value (SGD) based on market price Allocation % 1. Starhill Reit 377,000 0.70 263,900.00 29.0% 2. Vicom   31,300 6.48 202,824.00 22.0% 3. Netlink Trust 236,000 0.795 187,620.00 21.0% 4. First Reit 152,000 0.995 151,240.00 17.0% 5. Manulife Reit   81,000 US$0.85   92,759.00 11.0% 6….

I received an email from a reader who has just started working about a year in his corporate career and he wrote to me asking the optimal allocation he should be allocating his monthly income to his Expenses, Savings and Investments. This is hard to answer because first I do not know him well enough…

Starhill Reit announces two news today which I have earlier anticipated after management hinted at the need for an AEI on their Malaysia properties. The first is the renewal of the Master Tenancy Agreements for both the Malaysian properties – Starhill Gallery and Lot 10 Property. The 2 properties were acquired in 2010 and were…