Thought Leadership

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.  

Straight-talking CEO of real assets management firm, ARA Asset Management (ARA), John Lim, graced the stage at the Singapore Leadership Dialogue Luncheon organized by the Asia Pacific Real Estate Association (APREA) on August 1st held at the Tower Club. Part of an ongoing series, APREA’s Leadership Dialogue Luncheons have, in the past, hosted property luminaries including former GIC Group President Lim Siong Guan and former Chairman of Ascendas, Dr Teh Kok Peng. Widely recognized as…

Straight-talking CEO of real assets management firm, ARA Asset Management (ARA), John Lim, graced the stage at the Singapore Leadership Dialogue Luncheon organized by the Asia Pacific Real Estate Association (APREA) on August 1st held at the Tower Club. Part of an ongoing series, APREA’s Leadership Dialogue Luncheons have, in the past, hosted property luminaries including former GIC Group President Lim Siong Guan and former Chairman of Ascendas, Dr Teh Kok Peng.

Widely recognized as one of the pioneers for REITs in the region, including the listing of Asia’s first cross-border REIT, John’s vision has, in just 17 years, built ARA into one of Asia Pacific’s most successful and fastest growing real assets fund management companies. Since its co-founding with Cheung Kong Holdings in 2002 – a story that has its own place in corporate folklore – ARA Group and its associates now manage some S$80 billion in gross assets with a footprint that spans over 23 countries, including 21 public and private listed REITs across the Asia Pacific. In a lively, candid session, John, who is also the Chairman of APREA, shares his management philosophy and his worldviews, dishing out nuggets of wisdom and his take on the real estate investment landscape in Singapore and the region.