In learning how to invest in Singapore, you will often hear the words ‘dividend’ and ‘dividend yield’ being tossed around in analytical speak. However, what are these and how are they calculated. Dividend is a payment from the company to its shareholders. This payment is often a percentage of the company’s earnings over the last […]
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Mar
Mar
As investors who are learning how and where to invest money in Singapore, it is important to listen to the financial performance of firms in the fiscal year. Such presentations give you a clue on the latest developments and can often be found on the company’s website. However, it can be difficult to sit down […]
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Feb
Feb
For beginners learning to invest their own money in Singapore, it is beneficial to keep a keen eye on the acquisitions and divestments done by management. This is especially true for Real Estate Investment Trust (Reits), where making distribution per unit accretive acquisitions is core to its success. Making a wrong acquisition can destroy the […]
09
Feb
Feb
For beginners learning to invest their own money in Singapore, it is beneficial to keep track of the company’s financial performance. This allows you to make a decision as to whether you want to continue being invested in the economic future of a particular company or will wish to divest and seek other opportunities. Having […]
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Feb
Feb
Bond Definition: What is duration and the formula for it For those who are learning how and where to invest money in Singapore as a beginner, it can be interesting to invest in fixed income. Within Singapore, Fixed Income is not as common an investment vehicle as public equities. However, that does not prevent us […]
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Jan
Jan
Those who are learning how to invest their money in Singapore will be very interested in the Real Estate Investment Trust Space. For many, buying into a good REIT with high dividend yield and strong consistent DPU growth means that they will get to enjoy the distribution of the REIT’s earnings every quarter. However, apart […]
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Dec
Dec
As a beginner learning how and where to investment money in Singapore, you will come across this term ‘asset under management’ frequently. However, what is Asset Under Management and how is it different from total Assets? Who uses Asset under Management? Many investment management firms use the term. This can include real estate companies such […]
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Dec
Dec
Those who are learning how and where to invest their money as beginners, will often want to keep abreast of all the major acquisitions and divestments, especially when it comes to their REIT holdings. One such acquisition is Ascendas Reit’s Proposed SGD 1.66 Billion acquisition of business parks in Singapore and the United States. Of […]
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Dec
Dec
Financial Performance AREIT’s Gross revenue increased 5.3 % y-o-y, due in part to the full quarter contribution from the UK Logistics Portfolios acquired in August 2018 and October 2018. Net property income also increased 6.8%. Distribution per units (DPU) increased 2.3% to 7.983 cents after taking into consideration enlarged number of units in issue. Divestment […]
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Dec
Dec
We mentioned previously in Real Estate Investment Trust Reit Dividend Yield what Dividend Yield is. We also talked about the perks of investing in REITS in Why and how to invest in Reits. However, we have rarely talked about how a REIT works and that will be what we intend to flesh out today. A […]