SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

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Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>kopi-C with Sasseur REIT’s CEO: "Consumption downgrade benefits us" Sasseur REIT, which focuses on outlet malls in China, has achieved strong growth despite the country’s economic slowdown.</li><li>Sasseur REIT is the first retail outlet mall REIT listed in Asia.</li></ul>

kopi-C with Sasseur REIT’s CEO: "Consumption downgrade benefits us" Sasseur REIT, which focuses on outlet malls in China, has achieved strong growth despite the country’s economic slowdown.Sasseur REIT is the first retail outlet mall REIT listed in Asia.

kopi-C with Sasseur REIT’s CEO: "Consumption downgrade benefits us"

<ul><li>REIT Watch - Performance of S-Reits within the STI On Thursday night (Oct 12), the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in slightly higher than markets had anticipated, leading to higher expectations that the Federal Reserve will likely implement one more interest rate hike before the year ends.</li><li>The three S-Reits with the lowest gearing ratios are: Sasseur Reit (26.2 per cent), Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust (28.6 per cent) and Paragon Reit (29.8 per cent).</li></ul>

REIT Watch - Performance of S-Reits within the STI On Thursday night (Oct 12), the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in slightly higher than markets had anticipated, leading to higher expectations that the Federal Reserve will likely implement one more interest rate hike before the year ends.The three S-Reits with the lowest gearing ratios are: Sasseur Reit (26.2 per cent), Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust (28.6 per cent) and Paragon Reit (29.8 per cent).

REIT Watch - S-Reits among top gainers in STI for week starting Oct 9

<ul><li>In terms of net fund flows over the month, retail investors net bought S$8.2 million of S-Reits while institutional investors net sold S$86.4 million in the sector.</li><li>However, there were 10 S-Reits and property trusts which recorded net institutional inflows in the month of July.</li><li>They were Keppel DC Reit, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT), CapitaLand India Trust (Clint), ESR-Logos Reit, Far East Hospitality Trust, Digital Core Reit, Paragon Reit, Sasseur Reit, First Reit, and BHG Retail Reit.</li></ul>

In terms of net fund flows over the month, retail investors net bought S$8.2 million of S-Reits while institutional investors net sold S$86.4 million in the sector.However, there were 10 S-Reits and property trusts which recorded net institutional inflows in the month of July.They were Keppel DC Reit, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT), CapitaLand India Trust (Clint), ESR-Logos Reit, Far East Hospitality Trust, Digital Core Reit, Paragon Reit, Sasseur Reit, First Reit, and BHG Retail Reit.

REIT Watch - Institutional investors net buyers of these 10 S-Reits in July

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust (FLT SP)

<ul><li>S-REITs actively manage impact of rising rates; average ICR at 4.3 times Higher interest rates have typically been associated with higher borrowing costs and therefore lower distributions available for unitholders.</li><li>To hedge the impact of rising rates, S-REITs have been actively managing interest rate exposures.</li></ul>

S-REITs actively manage impact of rising rates; average ICR at 4.3 times Higher interest rates have typically been associated with higher borrowing costs and therefore lower distributions available for unitholders.To hedge the impact of rising rates, S-REITs have been actively managing interest rate exposures.

REIT Watch - S-REITs actively manage impact of rising rates; average ICR at 4.3 times

<ul><li>10 S-Reits with lowest gearing ratios A key metric for Reits is the gearing ratio, also known as aggregated leverage, which is a metric closely monitored by investors and often used to access a Reit’s financial leverage.</li><li>As of end-February this year, the 40 actively traded S-Reits and Property Trusts had an average gearing ratio of 37.7 per cent, below the regulatory limit of 50 per cent if the minimum interest coverage ratio (ICR) is at least 2.5 times, imposed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).</li></ul>

10 S-Reits with lowest gearing ratios A key metric for Reits is the gearing ratio, also known as aggregated leverage, which is a metric closely monitored by investors and often used to access a Reit’s financial leverage.As of end-February this year, the 40 actively traded S-Reits and Property Trusts had an average gearing ratio of 37.7 per cent, below the regulatory limit of 50 per cent if the minimum interest coverage ratio (ICR) is at least 2.5 times, imposed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

REIT Watch – 10 S-REITs with lowest gearing ratios average 32% gearing

Singapore

Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust is a Singapore-based real estate investment trust that invests in a diversified portfolio of income-producing retail outlet malls and related real estate assets, primarily in China. Its portfolio includes four outlet malls located in Chongqing, Hefei, and Kunming. The company was founded in Singapore in 2017.

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kopi-C with Sasseur REIT’s CEO: "Consumption downgrade benefits us"

kopi-C with Sasseur REIT’s CEO: "Consumption downgrade benefits us" Sasseur REIT, which focuses on outlet malls in China, has achieved strong...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - S-Reits among top gainers in STI for week starting Oct 9

REIT Watch - Performance of S-Reits within the STI On Thursday night (Oct 12), the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in slightly higher than...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - Institutional investors net buyers of these 10 S-Reits in July

In terms of net fund flows over the month, retail investors net bought S$8.2 million of S-Reits while institutional investors net sold S$86.4...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - S-REITs actively manage impact of rising rates; average ICR at 4.3 times

S-REITs actively manage impact of rising rates; average ICR at 4.3 times Higher interest rates have typically been associated with higher...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch – 10 S-REITs with lowest gearing ratios average 32% gearing

10 S-Reits with lowest gearing ratios A key metric for Reits is the gearing ratio, also known as aggregated leverage, which is a metric closely...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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