Singapore REITs Symposium 2023

1Day

10+Sessions

30+Speakers

The One Event Where Industry Experts, REIT Management & Investors Come Together To Share Insights.

20 May 2023

9am to 6pm

Suntec City Convention Centre
Summit 1 & 2 (Level 3)

Singapore’s Largest REITs Event Is Back!

With global headwinds such as interest rates, inflation, muted economic growth and mixed market sentiments – how is each REIT sector being resilient? How long will it take for the REIT market to recover? What will happen when interest rates remain high? How will REIT and property managers adapt in this “new normal”?

Join us as we explore the latest trends, opportunities, and strategies for maximizing returns in REITs.

Our keynote speakers will include REITs representatives such as CEOs, industry experts, and panelists who will be sharing their insights on the current market conditions, as well as provide valuable tips and insights on how to evaluate and invest in REITs.

This event will enable you to network with peers, exchange ideas, and gain a deeper understanding of each REITs’ sectors’ opportunities and headwinds.

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The one event for you to gain insights of REITs across 10+ sessions

Hear from our panel of speakers across 1 day

Adrian Chui CEO & Executive Director of ESR-LOGOS REIT

Ang Sock Cheng CFO of Keppel Capital

Benjamin Kuah CFO & Head, Investor Relations at Paragon REIT

Bruce Zhang Portfolio Manager at CSOP Asset Management

Cecilia Tan CEO of Sasseur REIT

Chan Iz-Lynn CEO of BHG Retail REIT

Chan Kum Kong Managing Director, Head of Research & FinLit Equities at SGX

David Kuo Co-Founder of The Smart Investor

Dinesh Dayani Co-Founder of DollarsAndSense

Donald Han CEO of Sabana Industrial REIT

Edward Choy Professional Moderator

Elena Arabadjieva COO & Head of Investor Relations at Cromwell European REIT

Emelia Tan Director, Research & FinLit Equities at SGX

Gabriel Yap Executive Chairman of GCP Global

Gerard Yuen CEO of United Hampshire US REIT

Harmeet Singh Bedi CEO of Prime US REIT

James Yeo Founder of SmallCapAsia

Joel Cheah CFO of Elite Commercial REIT

Kenny Loh REIT Specialist & Independent Financial Advisor

Lim Jun Yuan Full Time Investor & Founder of The Singaporean Investor Blog

Nupur Joshi CEO of REITAS

Olivia Higgins Lead Presenter & Host at Moomoo Singapore

Patrick Daniel Chairman of ShareInvestor, Former Interim CEO & Current Director of SPH Media Trust

Russell Ng CEO of AIMS APAC REIT

Sanjeev Dasgupta CEO of CapitaLand India Trust

Song Seng Wun Economist at CIMB Private Banking

Tan Teck Leng Deputy Chief Investment Officer at Phillip Capital Management

Terence Wong Founder & CEO of Azure Capital

Timothy Phillips Head of Content & Investment Lead at ProsperUs

Victor Tan Executive Director & CEO of First REIT

Victor Wong Executive Director, Head of Sustainability Office at UOB Asset Management

Willie Keng CEO & Founder Of Dividend Titan

Winston Lum Senior Portfolio Manager, Nikko Asset Management Asia Limited

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CapitaLand China Trust (CLCT) is Singapore's largest China-focused real estate investment trust (REIT). CLCT's portfolio constitutes 11 shopping malls, five business parks and four logistics parks. The geographically diversified portfolio has a total gross floor area (GFA) of approximately 2.0 million square metre (sq m), located across 12 leading Chinese cities. CLCT was listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST) on 8 December 2006. The REIT's objective is to invest on a long-term basis, in a diversified portfolio of income-producing real estate and real estate-related assets in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau that are used primarily for retail, office and industrial purposes (including business parks, logistics facilities, data centres and integrated developments). CLCT's retail properties are strategically located in densely populated areas with good connectivity to public transport. The malls are positioned as one-stop family-oriented destinations that offer essential services and house a wide range of lifestyle offerings that cater to varied consumer preferences in shopping, dining and entertainment. CLCT's portfolio comprises a diverse mix of leading brands including ZARA, UNIQLO, Xiaomi, Li-Ning, Haidilao, Nike, Sephora, Starbucks Coffee and Swarovski. The malls are CapitaMall Xizhimen, CapitaMall Wangjing, CapitaMall Grand Canyon and CapitaMall Shuangjing in Beijing; Rock Square in Guangzhou; CapitaMall Xinnan in Chengdu; CapitaMall Qibao in Shanghai; CapitaMall Nuohemule in Hohhot; CapitaMall Xuefu and CapitaMall Aidemengdun in Harbin and CapitaMall Yuhuating in Changsha.

The portfolio of five business parks is situated in high-growth economic zones, with high quality and reputable domestic and multinational corporations operating in new economy sectors such as biomedical, electronics, engineering, e-commerce, information and communications technology and financial services. The business parks and industrial properties exhibit excellent connectivity to transportation hubs, and are easily accessible via various modes of transportation. The properties are Ascendas Xinsu Portfolio in Suzhou, Ascendas Innovation Towers and Ascendas Innovation Hub in Xi'an and Singapore- Hangzhou Science & Technology Park Phase I and Phase II in Hangzhou.

The portfolio of four high-quality modern logistics parks are located in key logistics hubs near transportation nodes such as seaports, airports and railways to serve the growing domestic logistic needs of China's Eastern, Central and Southwest regions. Fitted with high-tech and modern features to meet a wide range of e-commerce and logistics requirements, the properties are anchored by strong domestic tenants, including China's leading technology-driven supply chain solutions and logistics services providers. The tenants cater to a variety of sectors from logistics and warehouse, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing to e-commerce. The properties are Shanghai Fengxian Logistics Park in Shanghai, Kunshan Bacheng Logistics Park in Kunshan, Wuhan Yangluo Logistics Park in Wuhan and Chengdu Shuangliu Logistics Park in Chengdu.

CLCT is managed by CapitaLand China Trust Management Limited (CLCTML), a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore-listed CapitaLand Investment Limited (CLI), a leading global real estate investment manager with a strong Asia foothold.

Elite Commercial REIT (the "REIT") is a Singapore real estate investment trust established with the investment strategy of principally investing, directly or indirectly, in commercial assets and real estate-related assets in the United Kingdom ("UK"). Listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited ("SGX-ST") on 6 February 2020, Elite Commercial REIT is the first and only UK-focused REIT listed in Singapore.

The REIT's portfolio ("Portfolio") comprises 155 predominantly freehold1 quality commercial buildings located across the UK with an aggregate value of £466.2 million2,3. The Portfolio has a total net internal area of approximately 3.9 million square feet and a total site area of approximately 72 hectares. Of the total portfolio, 58 of the properties were acquired on 9 March 2021 during the REIT's maiden acquisition.

The Portfolio offers a stable cash flow with over 99.0% of the gross rental income derived from the AA-credit rated UK Government and a long weighted average lease expiry of 4.8 years2. The leases are on full repairing and insuring4 ("FRI") basis and a majority of them include rental escalations that are linked to the UK Consumer Price Index. The Portfolio is primarily occupied by the Department for Work and Pensions ("DWP"), the UK's largest public service department that is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance. DWP is a uniquely resilient occupier and the Portfolio is part of the crucial public infrastructure through which DWP provides services to the community.

The REIT's key objectives are to provide Unitholders with regular and stable distributions and to achieve long-term growth in distribution and net asset value per unit, while maintaining an appropriate capital structure through disciplined execution of its key strategies.

The REIT is managed by Elite Commercial REIT Management Pte. Ltd., which is owned by Elite Partners Holdings Pte. Ltd. (68.0%), Sunway RE Capital Pte. Ltd. (15.0%) and Jin Leng Investments Pte. Ltd. (17.0%).

Of the 155 properties, 150 properties are freehold properties, and 5 properties are on long leasehold tenures.
As at 31 December 2022.
Portfolio value is the fair value of investment properties, based on independent professional valuations.
Under a full repairing and insuring lease, commonly known as triple net lease, the responsibility for the repair of the external and internal parts as well as the structure of the property is placed with the tenant for occupied assets.

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (“MPACT”) is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) positioned to be the proxy to key gateway markets of Asia. Listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Limited (“SGX-ST”), it made its public market debut as Mapletree Commercial Trust on 27 April 2011 and was renamed MPACT on 3 August 2022 following the merger with Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust.

Its principal investment objective is to invest on a long-term basis, directly or indirectly, in a diversified portfolio of income-producing real estate used primarily for office and/or retail purposes, as well as real estate-related assets, in the key gateway markets of Asia (including but not limited to Singapore, China, Hong Kong¹, Japan and South Korea).

MPACT’s portfolio comprises 18 commercial properties across five key gateway markets of Asia – five in Singapore, one in Hong Kong, two in China, nine in Japan and one in South Korea. They have a total NLA of 11.0 million square feet and valued at S$17.1 billion.

Within Singapore, they are:

VivoCity – Singapore’s largest mall located in the HarbourFront Precinct;
Mapletree Business City (“MBC”) – a large-scale integrated office, business park and retail complex with Grade A building specifications, supported by ancillary retail space, located in the Alexandra Precinct;
mTower – an established integrated development with a 40-storey office block and a three-storey retail centre, Alexandra Retail Centre (“ARC”), located in the Alexandra Precinct;
Mapletree Anson – a 19-storey premium office building located in the Central Business District (“CBD”); and
Bank of America HarbourFront (“BOAHF”) – A premium six-storey office building located in the HarbourFront Precinct.

Outside Singapore, they are:

Festival Walk, Hong Kong – a landmark territorial retail mall with an office component;
Gateway Plaza, China – a Grade A office building with a podium area in Lufthansa sub-market within Beijing;
Sandhill Plaza, China – a Grade A business park development in Zhangjiang Science City, a key business and innovation hub in Pudong, Shanghai;
Japan Properties – nine freehold properties comprising five office buildings in Tokyo (IXINAL Monzen-nakacho Building, Higashi-nihonbashi 1-chome Building, TS Ikebukuro Building, Omori Prime Building and Hewlett-Packard Japan Headquarters Building); an office building in Yokohama (ABAS Shin-Yokohama Building) and three office buildings in Chiba (SII Makuhari Building, Fujitsu Makuhari Building and mBAY POINT Makuhari); and
The Pinnacle Gangnam, South Korea – a freehold Grade A office building with retail amenities located in Gangnam Business District, Seoul.

MPACT is one of the three REITs sponsored by Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd (“MIPL” or the “Sponsor”), a leading real estate development, investment, capital and property management company headquartered in Singapore.

MPACT is managed by MPACT Management Ltd. (“MPACTM” or the “Manager”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MIPL. The Manager aims to provide unitholders of MPACT (“Unitholders”) with a relatively attractive rate of return on their investment through regular and steady distributions, and to achieve long-term stability in Distribution per Unit (“DPU”) and Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per Unit, while maintaining an appropriate capital structure for MPACT.

⁽¹⁾ Where “Hong Kong” is mentioned, it refers to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.