Ascott REIT and AsiaPhos Rights Issue – The Pauper and The Prince
My humble apologies dear readers, as I was really caught up with work till date. There wasn't much time for me to put my thoughts onto "paper", so finally here…
After 13 Years, I Sold My Endowment Policy!
In a rare case of "happy endings" with insurance companies, I sold my NTUC endowment policy that I bought during my NS days to a company that buys them. After…
KrisEnergy Preferential Offer – Measured Risk Taking
After raising money back in 2005, KrisEnergy is back at the deal table due to their upcoming notes this year. Seems that it was a pretty good deal for the shareholders, as…
Sabana REIT Rights Issue – A Trap, or Simple Underperformance?
Usually, REITs don't issue rights at a severely discounted price to it's NAV unless they are in financial distress, and the recent rights issue from Sabana was heavily discounted, but…
2016 SGX Portfolio Breakdown, and a Li Chun (立春) Idea
So apparently I forgot to do a portfolio review at the start of 2016 (and I'm not sure why!), so I guess it's opportune to do a breakdown now. Looks…
FSMOne – New Trading Platform from IFAST
Yes, a new platform has arrived in Singapore as announced in the newspaper today, and while most people did not see this coming, I have been following the company's growth and…
Frasers Hospitality Trust Rights Issue – Opportune Time To Lower Gearing
Sorry folks for the late post (almost a month!), as I was really busy with work and life. Anyway, Frasers Hospitality Trust declared a rights issue at the end of September,…
Phillip SGX APAC Dividend Leaders REIT ETF – A Panacea For Low Yield?
Normally, I'm not an active blogger due to my day job, which requires me to dabble in technology and finance, but when an interesting piece of news comes across my…
IREIT Global – Management Shuffle, with a Twist
An interesting announcement by IREIT Global yesterday about the sale of the manager to a subsidiary of a private equity firm perked my interest to do a little bit of…
Soilbuild Business REIT Preferential Offer – Doing What’s Right?
A few weeks ago, Soilbuild Business REIT announced a preferential offer, and this came as no surprise to me, as they needed cash to purchase a Bukit Batok property from their sponsor,…