News about investment

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): Sunway Developments Pte Ltd, a unit of Sunway Bhd, along with its joint venture partners have won a tender to acquire a 99-year leasehold land at Anchorvale Lane in Sengkang, Singapore from the Housing and Development Board of Singapore for S$240.

Axis Real Estate Investment Trust (Aug 5, RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 3): KLCC Stapled Group, comprising KLCC Property Holdings Bhd (KLCCP) and KLCC Real Estate Investment Trust (KLCC REIT), recorded a total realised distributable income of RM167.

Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust (July 29, RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 29): Rental income from DaMen Mall and Intermark Mall, which Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust (PavREIT) acquired at end-March, lifted the trust’s net property income (NPI) for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016 (2QFY16), by 13.

REAL estate investment trusts (REITs), as prospective property buyers, not only provide a new source of deals but is also an avenue for banks to cut property-related lending exposure as developers raise cash from property disposals to relieve their stretched balance sheets.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 14): Hong Leong Investment Bank Research (HLIB Research) has upgraded Malaysian Real Estate Investment Trusts (M-REITs) to “Overweight”, following Bank Negara’s move to cut the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 3% yesterday.

MALAYSIAN real estate investment trusts (M-REITs) are touted as safe haven assets for investors seeking safety in dividend yields post-Brexit.

MALAYSIAN real estate investment trusts (M-REITs) may soon be allowed to put as much as 15% of their total assets into development projects and vacant land for development and are already positioning themselves for the liberalisation that is slated for the end of the year, industry sources say.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 20): Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) has bought a tract of land measuring 143,225 sq ft (13,306 sq m) adjacent to its Sunway Carnival Shopping Mall in mainland Penang from its parent Sunway Bhd, for RM17.