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Please find below the constituent changes to the GPR/APREA Indices, which will become effective as of 23 March 2020 (start of trading):

在全球金融危机之后(2009年及之后)开始投资 的基金所获得的回报(从净内部收益率和净倍数 来看)都比之前的基金大得多。较新年份的基金 仍处于其基金生命的早期,因此这些年份的数字 可能会随着基金的成熟而发生变化。
 

  • COVID-19: Comparable to GFC shock and bigger, but unlike GFC, is a socio-biological calamity-driven stress and  has  engulfed the entire world. Damage is physical and psychological.
  • Global economic decline projected in upcoming quarters- loss of investor confidence, consumption slowdown, loss of jobs (World GDP growth could even fall to 0% in initial two quarters of 2020, on the lower side*).
  • Post COVID-19, however, the world to witness large-scale transformation and business boost.
  • The impact of the pandemic has been pervasive with economic dislocations now reverberating across the world, hitting consumption, tourism, and supply chains. Financial market volatility has also increased with equity prices dragged lower through 2020.
  • While REITs have not been spared in the current selloff, the recent price drops have upped the distribution yields of the region’s REITs, which rose to 4.4% in February, from 4.0% in January, according to the GPR/APREA Composite REIT Index.
  • Historically, returns for REITs have demonstrated lower volatility over the longer term, supported by their stable dividend pay-outs. The main reason is that the overall performance, especially for office and industrial, is tied to relatively long-term leases.

Heightened political tensions, along with the weak economy and the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, continued to affect business sentiment. Office tenants remained cautious and continued to seek downsizing and other cost-saving options, resulting in a 30% reduction in monthly rental costs because of downsizing and relocation since January 2020. In some sectors, such as banking and finance, office tenants put their plans on hold. Recent news about MNCs surrendered Grade-A office space highlighted the challenges office landlords face.

  • 中国上市房地产股票在2月份反弹并创下最佳表现。政府为遏 制冠状病毒爆发所做的前所未有的努力从而增强了投资者的信 心。预计中国将采取更多的财政和货币刺激措施,以增强消费 者和企业的信心。
  • 由于动荡继续控制市场,包括REITs在内的日本上市房地产股 受到的冲击最大。国际奥委会宣布,由于新型冠状病毒 COVID-19的影响,东京2020年夏季奥运会将推迟,预计时间 可能会推迟到2021年。
  • 马来西亚上市的房地产股票在中小型市场中表现最佳,其房地 产投资信托基金领先于亚太房地产投资信托基金。在前总理马 哈蒂尔(Mahathir Mohamad)辞职之后, 马来西亚新总理穆 希丁(Muhyiddin Yassin)宣誓就职。
     

•   Chinese listed real estate equities rebounded and recorded the best performance in February. The unprecedented effort from the government to contain the coronavirus outbreak has buoyed investor confidence. Additional fiscal and monetary stimulus measures are expected to strengthen consumer and business sentiment.

•   Japan listed real estate stocks including REITs were the hardest hit as volatility continued to grip the markets.  The International Olympic Committee announced that the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games will be postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the games are likely be pushed to 2021.

•   Malaysia listed real estate equities were top performers among mid and smaller markets, with its REITs leading the Asia Pacific REITs. This performance comes on the heels of the recent appointment of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, following the resignation of Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.

The APREA-Preqin Quarterly Monitor uses interactive infographics to showcase the performance of closed-end private real estate funds focused on Asia-Pacific (APAC). Benchmark your APAC- or global focused funds against those of your peers, see how fund performance has evolved over the past decade and analyze fund returns based on different vintage years and strategies.

Preqin captures performance data from a variety of sources including direct contributions from institutional investors and fund managers, as well as the latest financial reports, public filings and annual reports. The Index is updated as of Q2 2019, and will be refreshed every quarter (early October, January, April and July) with a six-month lag to ensure figures are meaningful. Vintage analyses are based on the most up-to-date data collected by Preqin as of December 2019.

Since each VPO is expected to conduct an examination of a member prior to issue of a certificate of practice, the Registration Authority may recognise the examination conducted by the VPO, dispensing with the need for the Valuation Examination in terms of Rule 5(1) (a) to be conducted by the Registration Authority.

The Finance Bill 2020 proposes to levy tax on the dividend paid by InvITs/ REITs to the unitholders in the hands of the unitholders, which was until this proposed amendment exempt from tax. An efficient tax structure provided under the Income Tax Act 1961 enabled the successful listing of two public InvITs in 2017, two privately placed but listed InvITs and India’s first REIT in April 2019 which attracted investment from large long-term foreign investors and also domestic institutional investors.