City Developments Ltd (CDL)

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CDL has just launched its rejuvenated City Square Mall, which underwent a S$50 million phased AEI that began in September 2023.

CDL eyes chances to unlock value from commercial portfolio, keeps options open for mature assets

Its revamped City Square Mall has about 26,000 sq ft more in gross floor area and new leases at higher rental rate

Vincent Yeo says CDLHT has "a lot of confidence in tourism development in Singapore", with any asset acquisition here "also a land-banking exercise".
TOPLINE

CDLHT eyes rebound after renovation drag as Singapore tourism outlook brightens

Despite stronger magnets elsewhere, Singapore can still play to its strengths in offering safety and global connectivity, says the CEO of the stapled group’s managers

Sherman Kwek, group chief executive officer (left) and his father, executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng, at a CDL media briefing on Feb 28. “We have taken decisive steps to unlock value from mature and non-core assets while selectively redeploying capital to drive growth," says Sherman Kwek.

CDL undertakes review to relook strategy, optimise portfolio and capital recycling

It plans to divest UK development platform by end-2026, says group CEO Sherman Kwek

UOL posted a 21% year-on-year rise in net profit to S$276.2 million for the six months ended Dec 31, 2025, from S$227.8 million.
HOT STOCK

Shares of property players rise on higher earnings; UOL up 6.3%, CDL gains 4.4%

UOL’s H2 net profit rises 21% while CDL’s was up over four times at S$538.5 million

CDL is estimated to have monetised about S$2 billion of assets in 2025, according to a DBS report.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

CDL may catch up with its soaring peers

The developer has been actively unlocking value, but is trading at a much steeper discount to RNAV than UOL

Previews for prime residential project Newport Residences, located within the mixed-use development Newport Plaza, will start on Jan 16.

CDL to launch freehold Newport Residences with prices upward of S$3,012 psf

One-bedroom units at the 246-unit CBD project are priced from just under S$1.3 million for the long-delayed project

As the curtain falls on 2025, The Business Times takes stock of a year punctuated by some significant shifts in Singapore’s political and corporate landscape.

Unwrapping 2025: Top 10 Singapore news events

[SINGAPORE] ‘Tis the season to look back. As the curtain falls on 2025, The Business Times takes stock of a year punctuated by some significant shifts in Singapore’s political and corporate landscape....

Developers are increasingly signalling that they are ready to enter a new growth phase, DBS Research says.

DBS bullish on developers, hikes up target prices for CDL, UOL, GuocoLand  

The increase comes on lower interest rates and plans by these firms to recycle capital and rejuvenate assets