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Leslie Yee

Reporter · SG

Indexed articles, last 90 days
17
Latest publication
Sep 28, 2026
Outlet visibility, for The Business Times
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Leslie Yee

    Higher rates manageable for Reits, but mind rich fees and alignment of manager-investor interests (opens the original)

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    When Reits underperform, sponsors’ pain is eased by earning substantial management fees [SINGAPORE] The real estate investment trust (Reit) sector in Singapore had a rocky start, with the first attempted Reit listing in 2001 failing due to insufficient demand. Nonetheless, the sector has grown strongly since the first Reit successfully debuted on the local bourse in 2002. Eight members of the 30-strong benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) are Reits. Helped by successful capital raisings, various

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Leslie Yee

    Can CDL become a powerhouse in fund management? (opens the original)

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    Kudos to the company for sharing strategic plans with clear targets; other family-linked groups should too [SINGAPORE] The father-son tussle between Kwek Leng Beng and Sherman Kwek for board control at City Developments Limited (CDL) that came out in public late February last year was the talk of the town. Executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng took his son, group CEO Sherman Kwek, and several other board directors to court over an “attempted coup” to allegedly seize control of CDL’s board. Peace ens

  3. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Leslie Yee

    CapitaLand Investment’s retrenchments: Mind the downsides of a profitable business laying off staff (opens the original)

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    No employer provides an iron rice bowl, but there is value in a company being loyal to staff [SINGAPORE] Global real asset manager CapitaLand Investment (CLI) posted a robust set of results for the first half. Driven by higher fee income from its listed and private fund management platforms, operating profit after tax and minority interests grew 13 per cent year on year (yoy) to S$293 million. Together with portfolio gains from asset recycling, net profit attributable to shareholders climbed 14

  4. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Leslie Yee

    Developing Gillman Barracks and Sunset Way: Don’t mourn losing some green spaces (opens the original)

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    Singapore has to constantly transform to meet evolving ‘live, work and play’ needs [SINGAPORE] Losing an unblocked view because a new block of flats is being built in front of one’s apartment. Having a favourite space taken away to make room for new flats; or, seeing a building, which one has nostalgic memories of, undergo redevelopment. What about losing a chunk of scarce forest for property development? Unfortunately, all these are very much part of life for many Singapore residents. Since ind

  5. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · Leslie Yee

    Cheering DBS’ stellar performance and Temasek’s dominance in economy, stock market (opens the original)

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    Success of Temasek’s Singapore portfolio companies helps rather than hurts local entrepreneurs [SINGAPORE] Of late, Singapore’s largest company by market capitalisation DBS Group Holdings has been reporting a string of impressive results. For the second quarter, DBS’ net profit rose 9 per cent to a record S$3.08 billion, beating the S$2.88 billion consensus forecast in a Bloomberg survey of five analysts. The bank raised its full-year guidance after record earnings in the first half, betting tha

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