” CapitaMall Trust, Singapore’s largest property trust by market value, said on Jan 25 that a third of its portfolio would be in overseas property assets by 2012 as it expands outside Singapore”
Highlighted by its CEO, Puan Seck Guan( The Edge25/1/07):-

Singapore shopping malls account for more than 95% of its property portfolio. CapitaMall.

has a 20% […]

The government is considering more incentives to stimulate the competitiveness of the local real estate investment trust (REIT) sector, Deputy Second Finance Minister Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin said. (The Edge (29/1/07)
While launching the prospectus of Amanah Raya REIT, he also highlighted the potential of REIT in Malaysia by disclosing the following statistics:
·         REIT is […]

SIDC, the training and education arm of the Securities Commission imparted some good information to the public pertaining to M & A ( The Star (29/1/2007)):

definition of mergers  & acquisitions and
the process and
shareholders’ roles in such situations. 

On DEFINITON mergers and acquisitions:-

as M&A is part and parcel of the business world, an investor to know what […]

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Are you familiar with the Rule of 72?

This article seeks to familiarise ourselves with this simple but yet useful tool whereby we can approximately predict how fast our money or debt will grow, how much returns we will need to earn to achieve our financial […]

Normally, a company with a good historical track record in terms of finance and operations – such as having a strong customer base, a strong management team, quality assets, as well as being involved in the right business – will be able to price its IPO shares higher.
Before we begin, let’s understand the process flow […]