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nabInvest swoops for Aviva

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... significant opportunity to grow and expand the business." The deal does not include Aviva Investors Australia's direct property investment business. For Aviva Investors, the asset management business of global insurance group Aviva, the exit form Australian ...

SMSFs stockpiling cash, weighted to banks

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... borrowing, investing 100% into property. The second group had taken a conservative level of debt to gain exposure to direct property. "It would be interesting to see what loan-to-value ratio the loan represented on the investment acquisition and as a ...

Fund manager recommends less defensive retirement

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... an alternative to more traditional property exposure including A-REITs listed funds and 'hard assets', such as direct property and infrastructure. "You actually have quite a long time horizon when you hit retirement so its not like you need to hit this ...

LGS earns sustainability award

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... consecutive Australian Business Award for its work in environmental sustainability, due to its efforts in its direct property portfolio. Local Government Super (LGS) earned the award for its work in upgrading six commercial buildings to five star on ...

Super funds returns on upwards trend

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... international bond market that have returned about 10%. Property returns beginning to come back to normal, especially direct property which earned nearly 11% through the year, just adds to the improving story around superannuation, said Dunnin. While ...

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 ...