The chatter since the KREIT debacle was that the management structure of Singapore Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) are under close scrutiny. Are they working for themselves or working for you the shareholder? For those interested in investing in REITs they may want to pick up a copy of The Edge ($3.00) whose cover story is on this issue.  There are quite a few articles on Food Empire, Olam and MRO companies like ST Engineering and SIA Engineering. Here are some key points from the article Some of the past history of REIT misbehavior:

• Some REITs do not pay enough attention to their funding as they pursued asset growth
• MacArthurCook Industrial REIT (Aims Amp Industrial REIT) committed itself to acquiring an industrial property but couldn’t pay up
• K-REIT Asia, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Frasers Commercial Trust turned to their respective parents for financial support
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