Kore rises 8.3% after H2 results, early resumption of distributions

Kore rises 8.3% after H2 results, early resumption of distributions

The manager plans to start with a ‘conservative payout ratio’, which will be raised to a ‘sustainable level aligned with long-term portfolio performance’ [SINGAPORE] Shares of Keppel Pacific Oak US Reit (Kore) rose in early trade on Tuesday (Feb 3) after the office-focused US Reit posted H2 earnings and announced that it is resuming distributions…

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Q3 reporting season kicks off with growth in S-Reits’ distributions

Q3 reporting season kicks off with growth in S-Reits’ distributions

[SINGAPORE] The latest earnings season for Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) has commenced, with seven trusts reporting their latest financial results or business updates over the past week. Of the seven, the six that provided information on distributable income have all reported year-on-year (yoy) growth. This came on the back of mostly higher revenue…

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How Moving Tax Strategy into Q3 Gives Businesses Time to Optimize Salary, Distributions, HSAs, Trusts, and Philanthropy

How Moving Tax Strategy into Q3 Gives Businesses Time to Optimize Salary, Distributions, HSAs, Trusts, and Philanthropy

Businesses and individuals habitually sprint toward December with a shoebox of receipts and a desperate to-do list. That instinct, leave tax planning until Q4, makes sense emotionally but is expensive practically. As Carlos H. Lowenberg Jr., founder of Masterpiece Capital, says, “Planning in Q3, not Q4, turns tax season from a fire drill into an…

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Acrophyte Hospitality Trust mulls suspending or reducing distributions under strategy review

Acrophyte Hospitality Trust mulls suspending or reducing distributions under strategy review

The manager says it faces challenges in funding the capital expenditures that many of its properties require [SINGAPORE] The managers of Acrophyte Hospitality Trust are considering temporarily suspending or reducing distributions, equity fundraising or a portfolio recalibration through brand repositioning, among other options, as part of its ongoing strategy review for the hospitality stapled group.…

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Bitcoin drops anew on fears of sales from Mt Gox distributions

Bitcoin drops anew on fears of sales from Mt Gox distributions

BITCOIN is under pressure again on concerns about possible sales of the token by creditors of the failed Mt Gox exchange, which has begun returning a roughly US$8 billion hoard of the largest digital asset. The original cryptocurrency slid about 5 per cent to trade at US$54,400 as at 9.25 am on Monday (Jul 8)…

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More S-Reits could be at risk of suspending distributions

More S-Reits could be at risk of suspending distributions

THE high interest rate environment has been punishing for locally-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) amid rising finance costs, and valuations also coming under pressure As at the latest financial results for the financial period ended Dec 2023, six of the 40 S-Reits and property trusts have partly or fully halted distributions to unitholders, amid…

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