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Leslie Yee

Leslie Yee

SENIOR CORRESPONDENT

Leslie Yee is a Senior Correspondent with BT. His focus is on property, where he writes a weekly column The Level Ground. Leslie has a monthly podcast PropertyBT and helps to produce the newsletter Property Insights. He also writes a monthly column on wealth and investing Sense and Cents as well as contributes corporate commentaries.Leslie has over 25 years of experience in banking and real estate. He has worked for foreign financial institutions and regional property groups in Singapore and overseas. Leslie holds a degree in Economics and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

emaillyee@sph.com.sg
Should ST Engineering execute well in capturing burgeoning defence opportunities, expect investors to view the company’s stock highly favourably.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Can ST Engineering aspire to challenge DBS to be king of the local bourse?

Growing leading companies outside the banking sector will make the local stock market more vibrant

Workers displaced by AI could create new businesses, pursue artistic interests, set up social enterprises or launch community initiatives.
SENSE & CENTS

Scenario of AI-driven jobless economic growth need not scare investors and society

Singapore can win in the age of artificial intelligence, and this will benefit local equities

As Singapore's Reit sector matures, Reits need to stand out by having unique selling points.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Investment story trumps size for Reits; the key is to be sufficiently differentiated 

Lessons can be learned from the contrasting fortunes of Centurion Accommodation Reit and UI Boustead Reit

As household size is hardly growing, is there a need to build super-large landed homes?
THE LEVEL GROUND

Think twice about rebuilding that old landed property into a super-big house to max out GFA

Mind the high construction and recurring costs of building a gigantic home for owner occupation 

Young adults, worried over job security, should not hold back from applying for HDB BTO flats.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Worried over job prospects? Young adults should go forth fearlessly to buy an HDB BTO flat

Bank on creating wealth from purchasing a subsidised home amid rising uncertainty

David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-chairman of The Carlyle Group, warns against “just trying to do deals for the purpose of doing deals, as opposed to getting high rates of return”.

Private equity giant Carlyle can grow bigger but needs to stay on its toes: co-founder David Rubenstein

Billionaire is a workaholic who encourages other wealthy people to give back

Newport Residences spans levels 23 to 45 of the 45-storey Newport Plaza, which will also have Grade A offices, F&B spaces and branded serviced apartments.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Should buyers get more excited over relatively ‘cheap’ freehold Newport Residences?

The project’s underperformance versus River Modern may not be justified

UOL could look to privatise Singapore Land Group or sell its investments in UOB and Haw Par Corporation as optimal strategies.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Quantify, be ambitious: Time for CDL, UOL to unveil plans to further boost share price

Hongkong Land’s strategy update provides a useful reference

Don't scoff at earning at least 2.5% per annum on CPF savings in an unpredictable world.
SENSE & CENTS

Think hard about embracing the new CPF life-cycle investment scheme 

In an increasingly volatile world, hold some risk-free investments 

Applying a 10-year MOP to homeowners can be extremely harmful to housing mobility.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Allow flexibility on 10-year minimum occupation period for homeowners with sufficient deterrents

Needs and financial circumstances of owners of HDB Plus and Prime flats and new EC units can change

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