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BT Investment Management wins $61m mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
Advance Asset Management has awarded a $61.5 million new mandate to BT Investment Management for the Australian property sector after becoming disenchanted with the former investment managers. The charter was awarded in the March quarter, according ...

New ETFs hit booming market

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... the yearly cost of its Australian Shares Index ETF from 0.27 per cent to 0.15 per cent and the cost of its Australian Property Securities Index ETF from 0.34 per cent to 0.25 per cent.

Vanguard varies approach to Australian equities

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... billion in the US. Meanwhile, Standard & Poor's Fund Services has assigned 'Very Strong' ratings to the Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index ETF (VAP) and the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS). VAP seeks to closely track the returns ...

Property primed for inflow pick up

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... has left the port and it will soon be leaving the harbour," he said. Managers are extremely bullish about Australian property, particularly industrial and office space. "There isn't a lot of supply except maybe in Brisbane. Obviously with increased employment ...

Aust Unity sets its sights on instos

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... at a time when institutional investors, particularly those from overseas, are increasing their interest in Australian property. Sovereign wealth funds for instance are parting with cash to buy Australian properties, especially offices, said Hession. ...

The SMSF debt binge

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... by a ratio of two to one," Recep Peker, of Investment Trends, said. "Given the higher costs of entering the Australian property market, compared to shares, this trend is reflected by an increase in the average planned loan size, which rose from $190,000 ...

PAS taps direct property, shifts bonds

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... Kessell. The fund, however, had previously invested in Australian direct property and Kessell said he viewed Australian property more favourably than its international counterpart. In addition to shifting PAS' bonds portfolio from an international to ...

Vanguard launches property ETF

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... products, which recently surpassed a combined $200 million in assets. The ETF will be a share class of Vanguard's Australian Property Securities Index Fund, which was established in October 1998 and currently has over $2 billion in funds under management. ...

UBS poised to enter local ETF market

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... allow us to be a significant player here," said Heap. In addition to bond ETFs, UBS is also looking at listed Australian property and infrastructure products to differentiate itself from its peers. "As we assess the opportunities, we'll make a decision ...

MLC drops Challenger for Resolution

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
... Managed Investments and reallocated the funds to Resolution Capital. The institution's decision affects the MLC Australian Property Securities fund and the MLC Horizon 2 Income fund. Challenger previously managed 25 per cent of the strategies. Resolution ...