Listed Real Estate Asia, KT Capital Group

Jacob Cheng

Jacob has 7 years of professional buy-side experience in real estate investment and listed equities.  Jacob worked as a portfolio manager/analyst in Global Listed Real Estate team in AMP Capital and Macquarie Asset Management.  Prior to that, Jacob has spent 5 years in APG asset management, in the listed real estate team.  As one of the largest RE funds in Asia, he co-managed EUR6bn investment portfolio with the team with a focus on Hong Kong and China property.  He led the USD200m cornerstone investment in Wanda Commercial Properties IPO (the largest mall operator and developer in China).  Prior to this, Jacob has 3 years of experience in investment banking in Bank of America Merrill Lynch, covering equity, debt and M&A transactions across real estate, consumer& retail and TMT sectors.  Jacob specializes in fundamental bottom up research.  Aside from work, Jacob has a personal interest in spirituality and personal development.  He practiced meditation and has published a book about meaning of life in 2016.

Listed Real Estate Asia

LONG Singapore REITs: Capturing the Yield Compression Cycle and Asset Recycling Renaissance

SG RE Developers: The Physical Market Recovery, Improved Capital Recycling, & Valuation Dislocation

FCT SP: One of the Top Beneficiaries from Singapore Rate Steep Decline

Asia Monetary Easing: Tailored for Income-Generating Real Estate

CICT SP: Buy Singapore REITs on Steep Interest Rate Decline (3M SORA)

KT Capital Group

Principal investments and advisory firm that focuses on connecting the CIS countries with East Asia.

Principal investments and advisory firm

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Macro Relief: The sharp decline in Singapore’s 3M SORA lowers financing costs and supports asset valuation through expected cap rate compression across the group's diverse property portfolio.</li>
<li>Execution Premium: UOL has demonstrated best-in-class performance in the recovering residential segment, highlighted by rapid sales take-up in high-margin, prime-location projects, providing robust earnings visibility.</li>
<li>Financial Fortress: UOL operates with a conservative net gearing ratio that is unparalleled among major listed peers, providing the strategic capacity required for opportunistic land banking.</li>
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Macro Relief: The sharp decline in Singapore’s 3M SORA lowers financing costs and supports asset valuation through expected cap rate compression across the group's diverse property portfolio.
Execution Premium: UOL has demonstrated best-in-class performance in the recovering residential segment, highlighted by rapid sales take-up in high-margin, prime-location projects, providing robust earnings visibility.
Financial Fortress: UOL operates with a conservative net gearing ratio that is unparalleled among major listed peers, providing the strategic capacity required for opportunistic land banking.


LONG UOL – The Rerating Imperative in Singapore Real Estate

UOL Group

LONG UOL – The Rerating Imperative in Singapore Real Estate