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Elite Commercial REIT enjoys 13% rental hike from bulk of portfolio following regular review
The rent review is pegged to UK's CPI
April 19, 2023
Global Economy
How vulnerable are Asian economies as more financial shocks erupt?
We are in for a tumultuous time in the global economy and in financial markets.
October 06, 2022
Investing strategies
What to know about the UK market this year
Despite the slowing down of the UK economy, the FTSE 100 index has maintained steadily with little fluctuation
June 08, 2022
SGX Research Series: 10 in 10
Elite Commercial REIT a resilient bet amid the challenging environment
The REIT is seen as a strong investment proposition amidst the current low-interest-rate environment and global uncertainty.
April 01, 2021
Property
Stamford Land mulls divestment of hospitality properties to go asset light
As at Sept 30 2020, its NAV was 65 cents per share, its share price closed at 39 cents on March 26.
March 27, 2021
Broker's Calls
'Buy' ComfortDelGro on strong domestic recovery: RHB
The recent exit of HDT Singapore Taxi and a potential merger between Grab and Gojek should help ComfortDelGro's taxi business.
December 17, 2020
Geopolitics
Britain weighs response to Iran Gulf crisis with few good options
DUBAI/LONDON (July 22): Britain was weighing its next moves in the Gulf tanker crisis on Sunday, with few good options apparent as a recording emerged showing that the Iranian military defied a British warship when it boarded and seized a ship three days
July 22, 2019
M&A
Heeton-led consortium acquires Crowne Plaza hotel in London for $149 mil
SINGAPORE (April 14): A consortium led by Heeton Holdings has fully acquired LC London, which owns the Crowne Plaza London Kensington hotel in London, UK, for £84.3 million ($148.9 million).
April 14, 2019
Property
China's loss is Singapore's gain in UK property
SINGAPORE (June 28): Brexit worries may be damping sentiment in Europe but in Asia, real-estate investors don’t appear too concerned.
June 28, 2018
UOB's 1Q18 global outlook
Brexit overhang to continue weighing on GBP/USD in 2018, says UOB
SINGAPORE (Dec 11): The next year will be a critical one for Brexit negotiations, with its outcomes to largely determine whether the United Kingdom can successfully complete its departure from the European Union by its April 2019 deadline.
December 11, 2017