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7/21/2019 150703 Insights Impact of Reit Reforms in Singapore http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/150703-insights-impact-of-reit-reforms-in-singapore 1/8  www.dbsvickers.com ed-TH / sa- JC All systems go! Modest changes to REIT regime Higher development limits could spark more growth M&A and internalisation a potential catalyst  BUY FCT, FCOT, MINT and MAGIC Widely anticipated update from MAS. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has delivered a firm message in their latest update to the REIT consultation paper that corporate governance and transparency remains high priorities and in the meantime, ensures that interests between unitholders and REIT managers/sponsors are aligned. Our thoughts on key topics of interest to market are: No changes in fee structures.  Highly anticipated fee structure tweaks did materialise as MAS has elected to “leave it to market to decide”. The 1% and 0.5% fees payable to the REIT managers are also maintained, as the alternative proposal to peg on a “cost recovery” basis might be too hard to justify. We would however prefer to have a reduced fee payable (as per some S-REITs) relating to related party transactions. Gearing limits reduced to 45%. MAS has done away the need for a credit rating and settle for a standardised lower gearing limit of 45%, which might be a little low. S-REITs have on average maintained gearing at c.34%, but we have seen S- REITs acquiring assets overseas and as such, taken higher debt levels as a form of tax shelter and currency hedges. The lower limit could reduce financial flexibility and mean that S-REITs will be more prudent and selective in overseas ventures. We however believe that S-REITs will maintain their credit rating to retain pricing transparency and access to the debt capital markets. Higher development limits of 25% to spark more growth. Development limits are raised to 25% (vs 10% currently) but this allowance is subject to specific approvals from unitholders. We see this as a net positive for S-REITs, given limited acquisition growth prospects. This will enable S- REITs, especially ones with smaller portfolios to embark on development projects to optimise their portfolio returns. M&A; internalisation of REITs. A revised stance that MAS might allow REIT managers to manage two REITs and the internalisation of managers might aid the consolidation of the Singapore market, similar to the more mature US and Australian markets. Neutral impact on REITs. We see limited impact on S-REITs from the conclusions of this consultation paper. We like S- REITs with visible growth and ability to surprise through higher earnings growth potential. Top picks are FCT, FCOT, MINT and MAGIC. STI : 3,327.84 Analyst Derek TAN +65 6682 3716 [email protected] Mervin SONG CFA +65 6682 3715 [email protected] Rachael TAN +65 6682 3713 [email protected] STOCKS Source: DBS Bank  DBS Group Research . Equity 3 Jul 2015 Singapore Industry Focus Singapore REITs Refer to important disclosures at the end of this report  Price Mkt Cap Target Price Performance (%) S US m  S 3 mth 12 mth Rating Frasers Centrepoint Trust 2.08 1,409 2.20 3.0 9.5 BUY Frasers Commercial Trust 1.54 778 1.79 2.7 12.8 BUY Mapletree Industrial Trust 1.56 2,023 1.68 (1.0) 9.1 BUY Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust 1.02 2,060 1.12 (3.3) 17.2 BUY

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All systems go!

Modest changes to REIT regime

Higher development limits could spark more growth

M&A and internalisation a potential catalyst 

BUY FCT, FCOT, MINT and MAGIC

Widely anticipated update from MAS. The Monetary

Authority of Singapore (MAS) has delivered a firm message in

their latest update to the REIT consultation paper thatcorporate governance and transparency remains high priorities

and in the meantime, ensures that interests betweenunitholders and REIT managers/sponsors are aligned. Ourthoughts on key topics of interest to market are:

No changes in fee structures.  Highly anticipated feestructure tweaks did materialise as MAS has elected to “leave

it to market to decide”. The 1% and 0.5% fees payable to theREIT managers are also maintained, as the alternative proposalto peg on a “cost recovery” basis might be too hard to justify.

We would however prefer to have a reduced fee payable (asper some S-REITs) relating to related party transactions.

Gearing limits reduced to 45%. MAS has done away theneed for a credit rating and settle for a standardised lowergearing limit of 45%, which might be a little low. S-REITs have

on average maintained gearing at c.34%, but we have seen S-REITs acquiring assets overseas and as such, taken higher debtlevels as a form of tax shelter and currency hedges. The lower

limit could reduce financial flexibility and mean that S-REITs willbe more prudent and selective in overseas ventures. We

however believe that S-REITs will maintain their credit rating toretain pricing transparency and access to the debt capitalmarkets.

Higher development limits of 25% to spark moregrowth. Development limits are raised to 25% (vs 10%

currently) but this allowance is subject to specific approvals

from unitholders. We see this as a net positive for S-REITs,given limited acquisition growth prospects. This will enable S-REITs, especially ones with smaller portfolios to embark ondevelopment projects to optimise their portfolio returns.

M&A; internalisation of REITs. A revised stance that MASmight allow REIT managers to manage two REITs and the

internalisation of managers might aid the consolidation of theSingapore market, similar to the more mature US and

Australian markets.

Neutral impact on REITs.

We see limited impact on S-REITsfrom the conclusions of this consultation paper. We like S-

REITs with visible growth and ability to surprise through higher

earnings growth potential. Top picks are FCT, FCOT, MINT andMAGIC.

STI : 3,327.84

Analyst

Derek TAN +65 6682 3716 [email protected]

Mervin SONG CFA +65 6682 3715 [email protected]

Rachael TAN +65 6682 3713 [email protected]

STOCKS

Source: DBS Bank  

DBS Group Research . Equity

3 Jul 2015

Singapore Industry Focus

Singapore REITs 

Refer to important disclosures at the end of this report 

Price Mkt Cap

Target

Price

Performance

(%)

S US m  S

3 mth 12 mth

Rating

Frasers CentrepointTrust

2.08 1,409 2.20 3.0 9.5 BUY

Frasers CommercialTrust

1.54 778 1.79 2.7 12.8 BUY

Mapletree IndustrialTrust

1.56 2,023 1.68 (1.0) 9.1 BUY

Mapletree GreaterChina CommercialTrust

1.02 2,060 1.12 (3.3) 17.2 BUY

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Key Highlights in MAS

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has responded to

feedback received on the proposed regulatory changes regime

governing REIT and REIT Managers.

To recap, the proposed changes were mainly aimed at (i)

improving corporate governance for the Singapore REIT sector,

(ii) addressing the perceived agency issue between interests of

unitholders and REIT managers.

While we note that proposals for improving corporate

governance were widely accepted and will be implemented

going forward, we saw limited changes to hot topics like fee

structures, gearing limits, etc.

Summary of key changes to REITs and our thoughts on these

“hot topics”:

1.  Fee structure (no changes)

 

Proposed: New performance fee payable to REIT

manager to be based on a methodology/metrics to foster

better alignment of interest, e.g. pegged to NAV growth

or DPU growth

  Response from MAS: Will not prescribe a list of

permissible fee computation methodology as long as it

meets the principle

DBS's thoughts

: The proposals were seen prescriptive in the

first place, in our view. The REIT market has progressed, in

recent listings, to tag performance to growth in DPU and while

different structures have their pros and cons, we believe a

market-based approach should be sufficient to compel REIT

managers to align their fee structure in the best interest of

unitholders. 

2.  Acquisition fees/Divestment fees (no changes)

 

Proposed to be pegged on a cost recovery basis

 

Response from MAS: Will not change current calculation(typically fee of 1% of acquisition value; 0.5% of

divestment value), given that cost recovery is hard to

 justify

DBS's thoughts: No issues, though we would prefer REIT

managers to pay a slightly lower acquisition fee of 0.75% for

sponsor-related acquisitions (as per some REITs which have this

provision)

3.  Gearing limits (lowered to 45%)

 

Proposed a single-tier 45% gearing limit to all REITs,regardless of credit rating

  Response from MAS: To change limit to 45% (vs 35%

for unrated REITs and 60% for REITs with credit rating

DBS's thoughts:

 The lower gearing limit of 45% would limit

REITs from over-gearing themselves and result in better

financial prudence. However, given that REITs have been

acquiring overseas assets to diversify and grow their portfolios,

higher debt levels are taken usually as a form of tax shelter and

currency hedges. As such, going forward, higher-geared REITs

like (K-REIT- 41% gearing, OUEHT - 42% gearing, MAGIC –

41% gearing) may need to relook at their capital structures as

the market may be more comfortable that REIT managers stay

below 40%. In addition, the reduced financial flexibility may

limit the growth of the overall S-REIT market by creating an

additional hurdle to the establishment of REITs whose assets

are mainly located overseas.

4.  Increased development limits (from 10% of

property value to 45% of property value)

  Proposed to increase to 25% from 10% of property

value currently. The additional 15% allowance is only for

assets held by the REIT for at least three years and to

hold on to the property for a further three years.  Response from MAS: To implement but the use of the

additional 15% allowance has to undergo specific

unitholder approval

DBS's thoughts:

 While the additional development limits will

change the risk profile for REITs, we think the additional

headroom will aid the REITs in growing income, given

limited opportunities to grow through acquisitions in the

current climate. We may see more REITs looking at

optimising value/returns of their portfolios by

rejuvenating them via active redevelopment. Additionally,

REITs with larger portfolios may take on more greenfieldprojects on top of ongoing redevelopment activities.

While most REITs will benefit from this rule, we see the

smaller industrial REITs benefitting the most, given the

bite-size quantum for individual portfolios.

5.  Clarification that enables potential consolidation

  Following investor feedback, MAS has also clarified that

1. 

It is now prepared to consider applications from

REIT managers to manage more than one REIT

2. 

REITs can be both internally and externally

managed

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Summary of REIT gearing levels and potential upside from changes in development limits

Source: REIT Managers, DBS Bank

REIT

Market

Cap (S b) Gearing Rat ing

Deposited

Properties @

31Mar15

(S m)

Estimated value

of dev elopment

at 10% limit

(S m)

Estimated value

of dev elopment

at 25% limit

(S m) Sponsor

Off ice

CapitaCommercial Trust 4.6 29.9 A3 4,886 489 1,222 CapitaLand

Frasers Commercial Trust 1.1 37.2 BB 1,787 179 447 FCL

Keppel REIT 3.6 42.4 Baa2 3,589 359 897 Keppel Corp

Retail

CapitaRetail China Trust 1.4 28.6 n/a 2,251 225 563 CapitaLand

CapitaMall Trust 7.3 33.8 A2 7,516 752 1,879 CapitaLand

Croesus Retail Trust 0.5 50.4 n/a 941 94 235 Croesus Group

Frasers Centrepoint Trust 1.9 28.6 Baa1 2,400 240 600 FCLSPH REIT 2.7 26.0 n/a 3,164 316 791 SPH

Commercial

Mapletree Commercial Trust 3.1 36.4 Baa1 4,199 420 1,050 Mapletree Investments

Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust 2.8 36.2 Baa1 5,349 535 1,337 Mapletree Investments

Starhill Global Reit 1.9 28.7 BBB+ 2,847 285 712 YTL Corporation

Suntec REIT 4.3 34.8 Baa2 5,974 597 1,493 ARA

Industrial

Ascendas India Trust 0.8 25.0 n/a 1,012 101 253 Ascendas

Ascendas REIT 5.8 33.5 A3 7,868 787 1,967 Ascendas

Cache Logistics Trust 0.9 36.6 Baa3 1,221 122 305 CWT, ARA

Cambridge Industrial Trust 0.9 36.4 BBB- 1,391 139 348 NAB

Mapletree Industrial Trust 2.7 30.6 BBB+ 3,267 327 817 Mapletree Investments

Mapletree Logistics Trust 2.8 34.3 Baa1 4,631 463 1,158 Mapletree Investments

Soilbuild Business Space REIT 0.8 38.5 BBB- 1,088 109 272 Soilbuild Group

Hospitality

Ascendas Hospitality Trust 0.8 37.2 n/a 618 62 155 Ascendas

Ascott Residence Trust 2.0 38.7 Baa3 3,751 375 938 CapitaLand

CDL Hospitality Trusts 1.6 32.3 BBB- 2,298 230 575 M&C, City Developments

Far East Hospitality Trust 1.4 31.5 BBB- 2,479 248 620 Far East Organisation

Frasers Hospitality Trust 1.0 38.4 n/a 1,661 166 415 FCL

OUE Hospitality Trust 1.2 42.1 n/a 2,049 205 512 OUE

Healthcare

Parkway Life REIT 1.5 34.4 BBB 1,616 162 404 IHH

Religare Health Trust 0.8 13.6 n/a 824 82 206 Religare

Others

Keppel DC REIT 0.9 26.7 n/a 1,020 102 255 Keppel Corp

REITS not covered by DBS

AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT 0.0 31.4 BBB- 1,233 123 308 AIMS and AMP

Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust 1.0 31.6 Baa3 1,786 179 447 Lippo Group

Sabana Shari'ah Compliant REIT 0.6 38.0 BBB- 1,260 126 315 Vibrant Group

Saizen REIT 0.2 37.0 Ba3 480 48 120 Japan Regional Assets Manager

V iva Industrial REIT 0.6 43.4 n/a 853 85 213 Ho Lee Group and Kim Seng Holdings

FIRST Reit 1.0 32.6 n/a 1,172 117 293 Lippo Group

* Ascendas India Trust and Croesus Retail Trust are business trust which are not impacted by the REIT gearing limits

Source: REIT Managers, DBS Bank 

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Peer Comparison

REIT FYE Price Rec

Target

Price Mkt Cap

Total

Return Yield P/NAV

(S ) (S ) S 'm (%) FY15/16F FY16/17F FY17/18F FY15/16F

Office

CCT Dec 1.55 Hold 1.81 4,555 23% 5.9% 6.5% 6.8% 0.89

FCOT Sep 1.54 Buy 1.79 1,052 23% 6.5% 6.7% 6.8% 0.93

KREIT Dec 1.15 Buy 1.32 3,649 21% 6.0% 6.1% 6.3% 0.81

Retail

CRCT Dec 1.72 Hold 1.64 1,445 2% 6.4% 6.9% 7.5% 1.08

CMT Dec 2.12 Hold 2.19 7,343 9% 5.4% 5.5% 5.6% 1.17

CRT Jun 0.94 Buy 1.00 486 15% 8.5% 8.0% 7.9% 1.21

FCT Sep 2.08 Buy 2.20 1,906 12% 5.7% 5.8% 5.9% 1.12

SPH REIT Aug 1.05 Hold 1.03 2,652 3% 5.2% 5.2% 5.4% 1.13

Commercial

MCT Mar 1.46 Hold 1.63 3,087 17% 5.8% 6.1% 6.3% 1.18

MAGIC Mar 1.02 Buy 1.12 2,787 17% 7.1% 7.4% 7.3% 0.86

SGREIT Dec 0.88 Buy 0.91 1,919 9% 5.9% 6.5% 6.7% 0.93

Suntec Dec 1.72 Hold 1.76 4,306 8% 5.6% 5.9% 6.2% 0.83

Industrial

a-itrust Mar 0.91 Buy 0.96 836 12% 6.1% 6.1% 6.7% 1.34

A-REIT Mar 2.41 Hold 2.65 5,803 16% 6.2% 6.3% 6.3% 1.16

Cache Dec 1.15 Buy 1.28 900 19% 7.4% 7.6% 7.8% 1.19

CREIT Dec 0.69 Hold 0.73 888 13% 7.2% 7.3% 7.4% 1.02

MINT Mar 1.56 Buy 1.68 2,738 15% 6.8% 6.9% 7.4% 1.18MLT Mar 1.13 Buy 1.31 2,798 23% 6.6% 6.9% 7.1% 1.10

SBREIT Dec 0.86 Buy 0.91 795 14% 7.4% 7.6% 7.7% 1.08

Hospitality

ASCHT Mar 0.71 Buy 0.76 792 15% 8.4% 8.5% - 0.99

ART Dec 1.30 Buy 1.38 2,002 13% 6.8% 7.1% 7.6% 0.97

CDREIT Dec 1.61 Hold 1.77 1,584 17% 6.9% 7.0% 7.2% 0.98

FEHT Dec 0.79 Hold 0.76 1,398 4% 6.3% 6.3% 6.3% 0.81

FHT Sep 0.835 Buy 0.96 1,007 22% 7.4% 7.6% 7.7% 0.96

OUEHT Dec 0.935 Buy 0.98 1,243 12% 7.3% 7.4% 7.7% 1.04

Healthcare

P-Life Dec 2.40 Buy 2.66 1,452 16% 5.0% 5.1% 5.2% 1.40

RHT Mar 1.03 Hold 1.04 822 8% 7.1% 8.2% 9.0% 1.09

Others

KDCREIT Dec 1.06 Buy 1.12 936 12% 6.2% 6.7% 7.1% 1.19

Sector Average 62,226 6.4% 6.6% 6.7% 1.07

Source: REIT Managers, DBS Bank

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DBS Bank recommendations are based an Absolute Total Return* Rating system, defined as follows:

STRONG BUY (>20% total return over the next 3 months, with identifiable share price catalysts within this time frame)

BUY (>15% total return over the next 12 months for small caps, >10% for large caps)

HOLD (-10% to +15% total return over the next 12 months for small caps, -10% to +10% for large caps)

FULLY VALUED (negative total return i.e. > -10% over the next 12 months)

SELL (negative total return of > -20% over the next 3 months, with identifiable catalysts within this time frame)

Share price appreciation + dividends

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1.  DBS Bank Ltd., DBS Vickers Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd (“DBSVS”), their subsidiaries and/or other affiliates do not have aproprietary position in the securities recommended in this report as of 31 May 2015 except CapitaLand Commercial Trust, FrasersCommercial Trust, Keppel REIT, CapitaLand Retail China Trust, CapitaLand Mall Trust, Croesus Retail Trust, SPH REIT, Mapletree

Commercial Trust, Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust, Starhill Global REIT, Suntec REIT, Ascendas India Trust, AscendasREIT, Cache Logistics Trust, Cambridge Industrial Trust, Mapletree Industrial Trust, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Soilbuild BusinessSpace Reit, Ascendas Hospitality Trust, Ascott Residence Trust, CDL Hospitality Trusts, Far East Hospitality Trust, Frasers HospitalityTrust, OUE Hospitality Trust, Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust, Religare Health Trust, Keppel DC REIT

2.  DBS Bank Ltd., DBSVS, DBSVUSA, their subsidiaries and/or other affiliates beneficially own a total of 1% of any class of commonequity securities of Croesus Retail Trust, Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust, Starhill Global REIT, Soilbuild Business SpaceReit, Ascott Residence Trust, Far East Hospitality Trust, Frasers Hospitality Trust, Keppel DC REIT and 5% of Croesus Retail Trustmentioned as of 31 May 2015

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DBS Bank Ltd., DBSVS, DBSVUSA, their subsidiaries and/or other affiliates have received compensation, within the past 12months, and within the next 3 months may receive or intends to seek compensation for investment banking services from Croesus Retail Trust, Frasers Centrepoint Trust, Ascendas REIT, Soilbuild Business Space Reit, Ascott Residence Trust, FrasersHospitality Trust, Keppel DC REIT 

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