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AREITs less defensive as returns surge: Zenith

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
... accompanied riskier investment mandates, according to Zenith research. Zenith's 2016 Property Sector Review showed that Australian REITs - and global REITs, which delivered 4.2% on average - performed favourably against other mainstream asset classes ...

Perpetual becomes trustee for $900m IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... or Australian stock exchange. "We are uniquely placed to assist clients by acting as either an independent trustee for S-REITs or a RE for an A-REIT listing. "Owing to volatility, the S-REIT sector hasn't seen any new IPO's for 18 months until recently. ...

Listed and direct real estate show correlation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... by investors as a harbinger of what the direct market is likely to do. Analysis of whether real estate investment trusts (REITs) are trading at a premium or discount to net asset value (NAV) has proven to be an accurate predictor of how the direct market ...

Global real estate offers investors diversified approach

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... sectors and countries. "Another advantage is this diversified exposure limits the impact of a fall in any one sector. A-REITS (Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts) for example, are heavily weighted towards retail (over 50%) compared to the SDPR ...

Legg Mason Martin Currie Real Income Fund added to Asgard

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... Real Income Fund aims to provide an attractive income stream with natural inflation protection by investing in a blend of A-REITs, listed infrastructure and utilities. The Fund currently has a 52% weight to AREITs, 38% weight to listed utilities and ...

Folkestone A-REIT fund added to BT Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... strategy to a broader audience through BT Wrap," Folkestone Maxim Asset Management managing director Winston Sammut said. "A-REITs have performed strongly in recent years driven by falling bond yields and investor's strong appetite for yield. As a value-oriented ...

Martin Currie argues for multi-assets in retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... investments for retirees - and recommends an Australian retirement income portfolio that includes a real income strategy (A-REITs, utilities etc.); an equity income strategy (ASX-listed companies with solid franked dividends); and a fixed income strategy ...

Economic experts still defensive in 2016

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
... some further depreciation in the Australian dollar to come. Turning to property the panel remained unenthusiastic about A-REITs and kept an underweight allocation, despite good performance in 2015. The panel has consistently viewed international property ...

ETFs hit $20bn in assets under management

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... 1% of the $2.6 trillion Australian managed funds market. The total value of the ASX Funds Segment -which includes ETPs, A-REITS, LICs and mFunds- now exceeds $233 billion.

Shaw and Partners appoints more institutional execs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... equities for investment recommendations. Zuk will focus on maximising portfolio returns at the individual asset level for REITs and will report to head of research Martin Crabb. Renae Ridley will be head of corporate access and she was previously at ...