Investor Presentaiton
6 Strong Corporate Governance & Stable Regulatory Regime
Governed by robust regulatory framework under Property Fund
Guidelines
REITs in Singapore are regulated by the MAS via key property fund guidelines with the following attributes:
Regulated guideline on maximum debt
Total borrowings and deferred payments to assets should
not be above the regulatory aggregate leverage limit as
prescribed under the Property Funds Appendix issued by
MAS. The limit was increased to 50% on 16 April 2020 to
provide greater flexibility for REITs to manage their
capital structure during the current pandemic.
Constantly updated valuation
■ Valuation of properties is conducted annually at the end of
the financial year.
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Per MAS guidelines, a valuer should not value the same
property for more than two consecutive financial years.
■ The valuers for 2019 were:
Colliers
INTERNATIONAL
CUSHMAN &
WAKEFIELD
savills
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Limits on property development
Maximum 10% of assets can be tied up in property
development activities or investments in uncompleted
property developments.
Additional 15% allowance utilised solely for
redevelopment of an existing property held by the REIT
for at least three years.
Statutory duty on a REIT manager and its individual
directors to prioritise the interests of unitholders over
those of the REIT manager and its shareholders, in the
event of a conflict of interest.
JLL
KJPP Rengganis, Hamid & Rekan
Property-Bus Valuation Advary Servic
Transparency and corporate governance
In line with MAS property fund guidelines and internal
policies, LMIR Trust has a high level of transparency
and follows a strict code of corporate governance
including relating to asset purchases and
divestments and interested party transactions.
LMIR Trust is governed under one of Asia's largest and most established REIT regimes
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