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BlackRock property head takes PFA top job

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
BlackRock head of Australian real estate Paul Healy will become chief executive of the Property Funds Association (PFA) from September. His departure from BlackRock was effective as of 30 June. During Healy's 22-year tenure at the asset manager, he ...

Mirvac sells 50% stake in Sydney CBD office to AMP

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... focused on core, well located office towers and bringing some newer assets into the Fund," AMP Capital head of Property Funds Management Chris Judd said. AWOF has been well supported by investors over the last few years allowing the portfolio to be lowly ...

AMP targets SMSFs for infrastructure and property funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
AMP Capital is launching a website as part of a new marketing campaign aimed at encouraging self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investors to branch out into infrastructure and non-residential property. While residential property is a popular investment ...

Platforms hold sway over fund access

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
The lack of available funds on platforms, as well as the difficulty in being included, mean unlisted property funds remain only on the fringes of mainstream investment, a Property Investment Research (PIR) panel discussion has concluded. Panel members ...

Austock Group company secretary resigns

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... was appointed as chief financial officer in September last year, at the same time as the Austock Group sold its property funds management business to Folkestone Limited (Folkestone). He replaced Travis Butcher who transitioned to Folkestone as part of ...

Centuria appoints senior portfolio manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
Centuria Capital's property funds management subsidiary, Centuria Property Funds has appointed Victor Georos as senior portfolio manager. Georos will oversee the management of Centuria's assets, including the development and implementation of strategies ...

Industrial property funds draw SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
As the cash rate drops to three per cent, Self Managed Super Funds (SMSFs) are turning their attention towards the industrial property market in search for low-risk funds with higher-than-cash returns. Charter Hall Direct Property head Richard Stacker ...

AUI makes property team appointment

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... announced today the appointments of Peter Lambden as head of Property and Asset Management and Mark Lumby as head of Property Funds and Retail. AUI made the changes to the Property Funds management team following the retirement of head of Property Martin ...

Cash rate falls good for property

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
If Australia's cash rate drops further a growing number of investors are expected to be attracted to unlisted property funds in the search better yields, said a property manager. General manager of property, mortgages and capital markets at Australian ...

Property set for attractive multi-year returns: Stan Life

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... years, according to Standard Life Investment's Anne Breen. Unloved for much of the post-GFC period, commercial property funds generate an income for investors via the rents paid by tenants of the underlying assets. With falling cash rates, continued ...