ACDSF - Asian REITs Discovery Weekly: Lifting The Gearing Limit Of Singapore REITs High Gearing REITs And REIT Consolidation Wave Continues
Introduction
This week's Asian REITs Discovery Weekly continues to hunt for potential investment candidates in the following categories: 1) REITs in specific property segments, geographies or possessing some unique characteristics; 2) screening REITs on quantitative factors; and 3) REIT investment ideas derived from financial results, mergers & acquisitions and other capital raising activities.
Property Sub-Segment/Category: Singapore-listed REITs And Gearing Limit
On July 2, 2019, The Monetary Authority of Singapore published a consultation paper proposing a review of the current one-tier 45% gearing (defined as aggregate borrowings as a percentage of total gross asset value of