KUCHING: Investors who are looking for an alternate form of wealth creation management can head over to the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Retail road show being held today at the Petra 1 Room, Pullman Hotels and Resorts, Kuching.The talk titled ‘REITS – An Alternative Investment Tool for Your Wealth Creation’ is a joint effort between the Malaysian REIT Managers Association (MRMA), CIMB Group and Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank Investment).
As REITs are increasingly becoming viable investment alternatives, the talk will give valuable insights to Kuchingites and for that matter, Sarawakian investors who wish to diversify their investment portfolios.
The speakers for the seminar include managing director of CB Richard Ellis (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Allan Soo who will be presenting a speech titled, ‘Malaysian Property Market Outlook 2010’.
On the other hand, the chief executive officer of Axis REIT Managers Bhd, Stewart LaBrooy will certainly enlighten participants with his talk, ‘What is a REIT?’
As REITs comprise different physical assets, CEO of Am ARA REIT Managers Sdn Bhd, Lim Yoon Peng will give a corporate presentation on office and retail properties.
The chief operating officer (COO) of AmanahRaya-REIT Managers Sdn Bhd, Abas Jalil will concentrate on hotels, higher education, office and industrial properties in his corporate presentation.
LaBrooy will also give his thoughts on the industrial, warehouse and office properties in his corporate presentation.
The seminar will also incorporate a question and answer session with the panel speakers which will be moderated by the director and head of equity capital markets for Maybank Investment, Rajiv Vijendran.
This is an opportunity not to be missed as REIT is the new investment trend and it is a rewarding alternative to conventional fixed deposits and other related financial investment instruments.