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GREITS for the best property on the planet

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... are very few local Australian funds able to do this. Local funds able to allocate a billion dollars or more to direct property may be able to assemble a reasonably diverse Australian portfolio within a particular sector but for their international component ...

Super fund returns almost flat

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... May 2012, noting this is a big step backwards from last month when rolling annual losses were 5%. In contrast, direct property earned 9%, international fixed interest earned 11% and domestic fixed interest earned a staggering 13%. The top five Workplace ...

Property syndicate launches for HNW and SMSFs

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Charter Hall Direct Property has launched a new single property syndicate for high net worth investors and self managed super funds, in response to growing demand for investment opportunities in Perth's CBD. "We are currently in one of the best buying ...

Centro MCS proposes DPF wind-up

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
Centro MCS has informed unitholders of the proposed wind up and termination of its Centro Direct Property Fund. The move follows the redemption of more than 93% of units in the Direct Property Fund (DPF) after the Centro group restructured in December ...

Property syndicates attracting overseas investment

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
Retail investors are seeking securely-leased long term assets, according to Charter Hall Direct Property which said that this is an asset class also favoured by cash rich overseas investors. "Self-managed super funds are looking for sustainability of ...

Super funds continue to recover

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... by Australian shares losing 6% over the 12 months to end March 2012. In contrast, domestic fixed interest and direct property both earned 10% and international fixed interest earned 11%. The top five Workplace Super funds (by default options) over the ...

ACT super account takes $450m GFC hit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... investment strategy should be reviewed, Barr said the fund is about 50% exposed to equity markets with bonds, direct property and alternatives making up the balance. He said the territory government is comfortable with the balanced diversified investment ...

AREIT-ASX correlation doubles post GFC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... property sector, where rolling 12 month returns are now a stable 10% according to both the Financial Standard Direct Property Index and the Property Council of Australia IPD Pooled Property Fund Index. Returns nonetheless fell as low as -15% during 2009 ...

AMP Capital relaunches AXA property fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
AMP Capital is set to relaunch a $760 million unlisted retail direct property fund previously withdrawn under AXA Australia management, complete with a new strategy and asset sale. The Wholesale Australian Property Fund (WAPF) has operated for 27 years ...

Super funds evolve towards direct property: AMP

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... Australia for 2012 with returns predicted of around 8.5 - 9.5%. When asked whether more super funds would invest in direct property, Judd was confident trends would emerge even over the next 12 months. "We have had a mandate with UniSuper for over 10 ...