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Advisers shape new unlisted property market

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... industry. Centuria Property spoke with advisers after taking over from Becton Office Fund No 2 and Becton Diversified Direct Property Fund in September last year and an attempt to take over management from Opus Capital Group in March this year. "We spoke ...

APRA super fund grillings set new precedent

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... loss followed the fund's decisions on currency hedging and to absorb significant valuation write-downs on it's direct property and infrastructure holdings due the GFC. In a statement issued by the fund, they said, "During the GFC MTAA Super, like many ...

Property managers stifled by lenders

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... access to financing from major lenders, with no notable improvement in the last year, according to the Australian Direct Property Investment Association (ADPIA). An ADPIA survey of fund managers revealed that more than 60 per cent of its members believe ...

AUI to draw planners with new property ratings

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... liquidity for investors for the first time since 2009. "We continue to have a high opinion of AUI's collective direct property team," said Kelly Napier, analyst, S&P Fund Services. "As a direct property fund, any investment should be approached as a ...

Charter Hall targets advisers with SMA

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
Charter Hall Direct Property has officially launched its property securities fund as a separately managed account (SMA) as well as a managed fund, reflecting adviser appetite for direct portfolios. Reliance Investment Management will manage the portfolio ...

Property the key to longevity risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
Listed property group Charter Hall says direct property is superior to other defensive assets in fighting a portfolio's longevity risk thanks to its ability to withstand inflation. Richard Stacker, chief executive of Charter Hall's direct property business ...

Insurance advice needs to pick up the pace

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
The Australian Direct Property Investment Association (ADPIA) is urging property fund managers to check that their insurance coverage is keeping pace with their changing business models. "While under-insurance is by no means confined to the property ...

Property primed for inflow pick up

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... of supply you expect to see rents start to grow," said Richard Stacker, chief executive officer, Charter Hall Direct Property. "They're forecasting rents to go above the long term average on an annual basis so that's a good sign." Hession noted that ...

LGS and VFMC join 'green' property movement

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... "Since 2004 LGS has made significant improvements in energy, water, carbon efficiency and waste recycling to our direct property portfolio and we are now starting to see financial benefits from this in terms of higher yields and superior occupancy rates," ...

Super mergers drive new trends in asset consulting

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... in new personnel and targeted new asset classes and risk management practices in the fields of infrastructure, direct property, private markets and alternatives. They are also broadening their client base to boost revenues. "We're doing more work with ...