BT Mark to Market: Reits are under pressure. Is it time to invest? (Ep 42)
It has been a tough first quarter for Singapore Reits thanks to higher interest rates. BT’s Ben Paul and Raphael Lim talk about what happens next.
Higher interest rates and the reduced availability of debt is weighing on the whole Reit sector. Should investors look for winners among the biggest losers in the sector? Or, among the ones that have sustained their performance?
BT’s Ben Paul and Raphael Lim offer some answers.
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:
01:45 Higher debt costs driving the whole sector
04:46 Should Kore have halted its distributions?
14:46 Sponsor failures fuelling internalisation push
19:41 One Reit that grew despite tough backdrop
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Written and hosted by: Ben Paul (benpaul@sph.com.sg)
With Raphael Lim, correspondent, The Business Times
Edited by: Emily Liu & Lee Kim Siang
Produced by: Ben Paul & Emily Liu
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