Investors are increasingly wary of political risks amid integration between Hong Kong and mainland markets. For example, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has taken on Link REIT (00823.HK). But the sh ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-13
... the Link REIT and medical reform, which could only be seen as testing the political waters. Former legislator Ronny Tong said he recently invited Lam for a talk and Lam insisted on making a Powerpoin ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-07
... trade the REIT fund operated by Standard Life for at least 28 days. The companies' moves brought back memories of the UK's previous major property downtrend. In 2007, Britain's property market took a ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-06
... the Link REIT (00823.HK) and utility stocks like CLP Holdings (00002.HK) have fared extremely well. Some risk-on plays like Tencent Holdings (00700.HK) also outperformed and were sought after by fund ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-05
... cise Link REIT for behaving just like a commercial company that does not pay sufficient attention to its social responsibilities. How on earth did he think that Link would behave after the government ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-30
... d by Link REIT. The retail space Link controls accounts for only 8 percent of the total in the city, he said. As to Leung’s suggestion that the Link may be tying its incentive packages for managers to ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-30
... Holdings' REIT which owns the property. Apart from moving some key departments out of the Central district, Citigroup is also shifting a back office operation out of Hong Kong Island. The back office, ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-17
... like Link REIT (00823.HK) and some utility stocks. And they could also put some bet on relevant plays in gold and some agricultural commodities. Export and industrial plays could suffer as some countr ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-14
... rsty Link REIT, which now answers only to big institutional investors and pursues high returns at the expense of tens of thousands of grass-roots residents and small business owners across our public ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-07
... ging Link REIT into line, curbing MTR fare hikes and addressing public discontent with the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) scheme. Her goals may sound ambitious and her pledges impressive, but if we lo ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-06
... the Link Reit (00823.HK). Senior citizens have it even better. A similar “silver bond” will be offered this summer. On top of the 4 per cent gain, one can benefit from all the promotions our banks an ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-30
Ever since Link REIT (00823.HK) went public in 2005, it has remained at the centre of controversy over its aggressively profit-driven approach to running its shopping malls, car parks and public wet m ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-16
... hoy, Link REIT's chief executive, said earlier, it has become almost a routine for politicians to stage protests in front of his office whenever there are elections coming up. The fact that the pan-de ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-11
... developed REIT regime in the Asia-Pacific and that presents a wonderful investment opportunity for investors. Over time, an international real estate allocation, executed either via direct assets or R ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-11
Dozens of people staged a protest against the Link Real Estate Investment Trust (Link REIT) on Tuesday, decrying what they called the property management firm's "merciless" and profiteering attitude. ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-27
... d Fortune REIT will only raise the rents at the malls that it operates on a case-by-case basis, as the shopping centers are meant to serve local residents' needs. He made that promise despite the comm ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-20
... s. A Link REIT staffer reportedly told Wong that the company preferred chain store operators to rent space in the shopping center. Replying to a standnews enquiry, Link Asset Management Limited, which ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-12
... er of the REIT. Listed firms, local private investors and mainland investors were among the bidders. The seven properties fetched nearly HK$2 billion in total. If big investors are putting down some s ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-12
... g of Link REIT (00823.HK), which operates the Hong Kong Housing Authority’s retail property portfolio. Its latest exposé of a flats-swap swindle by a high-ranking official has prompted the Independen ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-07
... ust (Link REIT) outsourced the management contract to Uni-China, saying they were not consulted. Clashes broke out after Link REIT brought in its own people to run the stalls. In letters to stall owne ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-31