REITAS-DBS PB Event

REITAS was pleased to once again partner with DBS Private Bank for our annual DBS–REITAS Private Banking Luncheon, bringing together REIT management teams and private banking clients for a thoughtful afternoon of discussion on the evolving S-REIT landscape.

The programme began with a “Meet the Management” session featuring six S-REITs and providing investors with the opportunity for direct engagement with management teams.

The luncheon programme opened with welcome remarks from Mr Shee Tse Koon, Group Executive and Group Head, Consumer Banking & Wealth Management, DBS Bank, and Nupur Joshi, CEO of REITAS. This was followed by a REITs market update by Derek Tan, Head of Property, DBS Group Research — always a much-anticipated segment of the annual luncheon given his comprehensive and practical take on the sector and where investors may want to focus. The programme then continued with two C-suite panel discussions on key themes shaping the sector.

The panel discussions covered:

• “From Bricks to Bytes – Reshaping Workspace Requirements, Data Centres and Industrial Spaces”, featuring Chua Hsien Yang of Keppel REIT and Loh Hwee Long of Keppel DC REIT, moderated by Dale Lai

• “What’s New in Living?”, featuring Serena Teo of CapitaLand Ascott Trust and Tony Bin of Centurion Accommodation REIT, moderated by Geraldine Wong

We were also pleased to have a strong presence of REIT CEOs and C-suite leaders throughout the luncheon, creating further opportunities for investors and industry leaders to engage and exchange perspectives.

The discussions reflected several themes currently shaping the sector — portfolio repositioning, the resilience of Singapore assets, growing selectivity around overseas exposure, and the increasing importance of structural growth areas such as data centres and living-sector accommodation.