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AustralianSuper takes 50% stake in UK shopping centre

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
AustralianSuper's in-house property investment team has made its first direct property investment in the shape of a shopping centre in the UK garden city of Milton Keynes. AustralianSuper has teamed up with BT Pension Scheme - one of the largest in ...

Super returns climb to 16.1pct, ahead of pre-GFC glory days

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... USD by 2% during the month. In contrast, domestic and international bonds again returned 2% and 4% respectively. Direct property maintained its 9% result but A-REITs have fallen further posting 13% returns. Cash remained steady on 3%, added the researcher. ...

QIC wins AustralianSuper US property mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
AustralianSuper has appointed direct property fund manager QIC to manage its US retail property investments. As of June 2013, AustralianSuper already had $1.1 billion in pooled investments with the Australian investment manager, which specialises in ...

Fund returns dip to 15pct

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... the AUD during September. In contrast, domestic and international bonds again returned 2% and 4% respectively. Direct property meanwhile maintained their 9% result and A-REITs delivered a 16% result. Cash remained steady on 3%. Three year super fund ...

Demand for industrial property exceeds expectations

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... average lease term of 12.8 years and tenants that include Australia Post, Coles and Toll. Head of Charter Hall's direct property division Richard Stacker said further assets that meet DIF2's investment criteria are currently under consideration with ...

AusSuper's in-house plan to save $150m

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... phase saw the "implementation of the systems, processes and people" to manage investments in Australian equities, direct property and infrastructure. AustralianSuper's chief investment officer Mark Delaney said the fund had hired 23 new staff, including ...

Super funds post 15.3 pct return for August

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013
... reseracher. They said that in contrast domestic and international bonds returned 2% and 4% respectively and that direct property meanwhile maintained its 9% result and A-REIT's their 17% result. Three year super fund returns are 8.3% pa, five year returns ...

Wealth Within targets SMSFs with new platform

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... managed account plus" at a cost of of $27.50 per month plus 0.1025 per cent a year. It offers Australia's first direct property offering through a platform and allows SMSFs to gear directly into property. It also covers multiple asset classes including ...

No bubble fears in commercial property for SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... attractively valued assets to invest in the broader commercial property sector, according to Charter Hall head of direct property Richard Stacker. The Reserve Banks of Australia (RBA) has this week moved to discourage speculation in the housing sector ...

RBA red flags SMSF property exposure

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
... property. In a Financial Stability Review, the RBA noted that changes to superannuation legislation have made direct property investment more appealing and more accessible to SMSF. "The sector therefore represents a vehicle for potentially speculative ...