Minority investor fury at Manulife US Reit, Sabana Reit and Dasin Retail Trust has turned the spotlight on the effectiveness of the statutory protections under the external-manager model adopted by most Singapore Reits and business trusts. But switching to an internal-manager model is not a simple matter. 

Synopsis: Listen to senior correspondent Ben Paul’s analysis and insight on market trends and corporate issues in Singapore in this podcast series based on his weekly column in The Business Times.

Highlights of the podcast:

02:06 Perilous outlook for Reits, property trusts in 2024

04:32 Manulife US Reit sponsor less than generous

10:32 Sabana, Dasin unitholders want internal managers

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13:09 Manager-internalisation pathway will boost market

16:30 Should investors bank on Manulife US Reit’s recovery?

Written and hosted by: Ben Paul (benpaul@sph.com.sg)

Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: Ben Paul & Howie Lim

Engineered by: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

A podcast BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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