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,…
Croesus Retail Trust & Mapletree Commercial Trust – Preferential Offers
Phew, it's been another busy month, and I was involved in my military reserve training at the start of the month ( "NSmen ICT" or "reservist training" in the local lingo), so…
Sime Darby takes over Saizen REIT – Trustable Management?
Whoops, it's been more than two months since I've last blogged! I've been really busy at work, and July seems to be quite a relatively boring month for the market (relatively…
A Review Of Maybank-Kim Eng’s Monthly Investment Plan
On the back of the minimum commission charges being imposed by Standard Chartered, I'm writing this review of Maybank-Kim Eng (MBKE in short) Monthly Investment Plan as there weren't any detailed…
When the Music Stops – No More Minimum Commissions on Standard Chartered
Well, an era of no minimum commissions has ended for retail investors in Singapore - Standard Chartered has sent out love letters to clients like me, informing us of the…
OUE Hospitality Trust Rights Issue – Opportunity, or Fallacy?
Sure-win lottery? I really wanted to write an article on this over the Labour Day weekend at the start of May, but somehow procrastination set in, and with my busy…
Investing with CPFIS – Keep It Simple
After reading TurtleInvestor's blog post on investing with his CPF money, I felt compelled to write my own post about my experience with investing using my CPF money. Sometimes, it's best…
Orchard Road Report 1Q2016 – Budget Day For Yourself?
While on my monthly stroll down Orchard Road today (mostly empty on the sidewalks, as almost everyone's in a shopping centre or in the air-conditioned underpasses), a crowd outside the OCBC branch…
Saizen REIT – Free Shares, Free Money!
In what seemed like a crazy year since 2015, this was literally one of the dark horses of my recent purchases. I hesitated to blog about this until the counter…