Ascendas India Trust – Growth with Premium Office Space in India

Ascendas 1-Year ChartAscendas India Trust (CY6U.SI) is a property trust which owns IT parks and offices in India. The portfolio includes currently six properties spread across Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad with a total of 9.7m square feet and a value of 1.1b SGD. The Singapore based trust was founded in 2007 and is listed on SGX as the first Indian property trust in Asia. Shares can furthermore be traded in Germany and in the US. The trust is managed by Ascendas Property Fund Trustee Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of the Ascendas-Singbridge Group. Continue reading “Ascendas India Trust – Growth with Premium Office Space in India”

Folkestone Education Trust – A Safe Investment in Early Childhood Education

Folkestone_40Folkestone Education Trust (FET.AX) is a property trust which invests in childcare centers in Australia and New Zealand, basically a landlord in the childcare early learning sector. The company, which was formerly known as Peppercorn Investment Fund then as Australian Education Trust before it changed to its current name as part of a restructuring in 2004, was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Melbourne. Folkestone is listed as an A-REIT on the Australian ASX300 since May 2003. Continue reading “Folkestone Education Trust – A Safe Investment in Early Childhood Education”

MGCCT – Shop Till You Drop

MGCCT40Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust (RW0U.SI) is a real estate investment trust that has commercial properties in both Hong Kong and China. It is one of four listed REITs managed by Singaporean property developer Mapletree Investments, the real-estate arm of the state’s investment company Temasek Holdings. Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust’s (MGCCT) portfolio, with a value of 5.82bn SGD, comprises of Festival Walk, a premier retail and office building in Hong Kong, Gateway Plaza, a premier Grade-A office development with a podium area in Beijing, and Sandhill Plaza, a premium quality business park property in Shanghai. Continue reading “MGCCT – Shop Till You Drop”