Singapore Showcase: Global Prospects, Liquidity and Property as an Asset Class

• Global credit crunch: US sub-prime, is it still contained or contagion?
• Risks: Critical things to watch out for - US, China, oil prices, unwinding of risk
• Growth prospects for Asia
• Sources of global liquidity
• FX and interest rate outlook

Outlook of the Commercial Real Estate Sector for 2008

“Understand the key driving forces pushing Singapore’s sustainable growth and profitability from a commercial property demand and supply perspective.”

• Will rental rates continue to climb?
• Future supply of office space, will it be enough to meet demand
• Transitional Office, will it help to moderate the rise of office rental rates?
• Relocating some operations out of the CBD – To go or not to go?

Singapore Property Landscape - A Tax Perspective

• Basic taxation of property companies in Singapore and their issues
• Structuring a Singapore property acquisition from overseas
• REITs and their favoured status
• Hopes and horizons

Overview of Residential Property in Singapore

“With the impact of the integrated resorts on luxury property prices, where next for the residential property investor?”

• An update of the bull run
• A tale of two segments: Prime residential and suburban
• Past market drivers: Will they still work in 2008
• Forecast for 2008

A Look at Retail Property 2008

“Uncovering investment opportunities amidst Singapore’s next billion dollar projects that are spear-heading a competitive retail sector.”

• Reshaping the Singapore retail property – the arrival of ION, Somerset Central…
• Demand and supply drivers for the Retail property sector
• F1, IRs, Singapore Flyers, are these enough buzz to propel us forward?
• US credit crunch and possible impact on the Singapore retail property market
• Which are the star retail properties for rental now and in the near future

Panel Discussion - The Next Chapter in the Singapore Success Story

• Beyond the IRs and F1, what should property investors be excited about next for Singapore?
• Future directions that will have an impact on investor strategies and decision-making.
  
• Finding the ROI sweet spot - where can property investors find the strongest growth? (Commercial, residential, retail, and hospitality compared)
• In for the long haul - Singapore's resilience to issues like the sub-prime credit crunch and competition

Mr. Jimmy KOH Chew Teck
Head of Economics-Treasury
United Overseas Bank Group

Karamjit SINGH
Managing Director
Credo Real Estate (Singapore) Pte Ltd

Bill JAMIESON
Senior Foreign Legal Advisor
Colin Ng & Partners

Raymond Chow
CEO
Ray Harcourts International Real
Estate Group

A Singapore REIT Health Check

• A comparative analysis of Singapore REITs against global and emerging market REITs
• Singapore REITs Hardiness - A critical look at the fundamentals driving S-REITs
• Performance of Singapore REITs as an asset class and is there a correlation between market performance
• Weathering the Storm - Global and Singapore market realities and the impact on S-REITs
• Singapore top performing property portfolios for ROI

A Singapore Welcome - An Investor's Briefing on Singapore's Hospitality Sector

“Key insights into the catalysts that are driving the skyrocketing demand for hospitality.”

• The Global Outlook and how Singapore's hospitality sector benefits
• Beyond Gaming: Broader implications for the hospitality sector through MICE, health and education travel
• Reaping the benefits of being a travel hub
• Keeping the welcome mat out: challenging times ahead will not dent the hospitality sector's long-term viability

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Legal Perspectives on Investing in Singapore Real Estate

• Overview of legal / regulatory framework
• Ownership of real estate
• Types of real estate available to foreign owners
• Vehicles of ownership for foreign owners
• Brief introduction to REITs

• Real Estate Derivatives Explained
  
• How Real Estate Derivatives affect your investment strategy
  
• Developing a solid model for investment with Real Estate Derivatives