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REIT News: Mapletree Industrial Trust acquisition of Data Centers

Mapletree Industrial went into a joint venture with its sponsor, Mapletree Investment Trust, to acquire a portfolio of 10 Powered Shell Data Centers. The properties are valued at USD 557.3 million. The Joint venture in turn went into another Joint Venture with Digital Realty, 8th largest publicly traded REIT in the US, to invest in […]

REIT Definitions: Distribution Per Unit (DPU) Accretive

REIT Definitions: Distribution Per Unit (DPU) Accretive For those who are learning how and where to invest money in Singapore as a beginner, it is important to know what DPU accretive means. DPU Accretive also known as, Distribution Per Unit Accretive, is often used to talk about how much more cash a reit unitholder can […]

Why inflation is important for investors

There have been much discussion about the inflation in Singapore, and you can check out the latest inflation number from our consumer price index july 2019 update. While, inflation is a number widely reported in the press, not many people really know what inflation is and its implication for investors. In order to know how […]