Posts Tagged ‘Reits’
Both sides called trading halt as Reit row escalates
THE war of the Reits between MacarthurCook Industrial (MI-Reit) in one corner and Cambridge Industrial Trust (CIT) in the other hit a new level yesterday when both firms called trading halts to make announcements.
Their simmering row has mostly been confined to full-page newspaper advertisements but it has intensified in the run-up to Monday’s key meeting to vote on MI-Reit’s financing plans.
CIT … more
DBS: Bringing the Reit to life in S’pore
THE emergence of real estate investment trusts (Reits) as a highly popular instrument here, and applying for initial public offerings (IPOs) via the ATM, are all part and parcel of the financial landscape now.
However, they required much burning of the midnight oil to ensure they came to fruition, and DBS Bank was in the thick of these developments. By launching financial instruments that were new… more
REIT investors move from fear to fundamentals (Reuters)
Reuters – Many real estate investment trusts (REITs) spent the first quarter avoiding a financial funeral, but when they report second-quarter earnings in the next weeks, some may be feeling a new sense of longevity.
Results for two Reits paint different scenarios
TWO real estate investment trusts (Reits) – CapitaRetail China Trust (CRCT) and Ascott Residence Trust (ART) – posted sharply differing second-quarter results yesterday.
ART’s distributable income lost 17 per cent to $11 million while CRCT’s gained 14.2 per cent to $12 million, compared to the second quarter last year.
CRCT owns eight retail malls in China. Its first-half distributable income … more



