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AMP appoints portfolio manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... established more than 15 years ago. Portfolios may include a range of products such as Australian and international direct property; listed property and development funds; Australian wholesale and offshore funds as well as emerging products under an ...

HOSTPLUS $1bn mandate up for grabs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... had not decided where to fully invest the $1 billion, he acknowledged that emerging markets, infrastructure and direct property are strong contenders for the funds. "We will be looking at emerging markets... at our April board meeting - whether we top ...

Unlisted property continue to pose liquidity headaches

JOHN KAVANAGH  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... the small sibling of the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX), put forward a proposal to use the NSX as a market for direct property funds. The chief executive of the NSX, Ian Craig, said he has had a positive reaction to his proposal to use the exchange ...

Funds under management post record jump

RAINMAKER GROUP IS THE OWNER OF FINANCIAL STANDARD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... during 2009. The five slowest growing sectors were active extension, hedge funds, international property, unlisted direct property and overall property. Despite recovering market sentiment and the more optimistic returns outlook, Rainmaker noted that ...

Cooper Review calls for SMSF structure overhaul

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
... might be regarded as 'financial assets' such as listed equities and managed funds. At present, SMSFs can invest in direct property, farms, artworks and other collectibles. In addition, the lack of external dispute mechanisms has been raised and, given ...

Equiti talks to planners regarding stakeholding

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... Equiti is negotiating with a number of financial planning practices to give them equity stakes in the group's direct property funds management business. Darren Wise, executive director at Equiti Funds Management, said it has launched an ownership structure ...

Property associations seek carbon clarity

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
A direct property Investment industry body has called for the industry to work closer with the government to explore the impact of carbon emission laws. Adam Murchie, vice president at the Australian Direct Property Investment Association (ADPIA), said ...

Equiti opens direct property fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... Management said the fund was built with the idea that excessive gearing and regular investor dilution had plagued the direct property investment industry and driven many investors from the asset class. As a result, Darren Wise, executive director at ...

ADPIA appoints new president

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
The Australian Direct Property Investment Association has appointed Robert Olde, executive director of Questus, Perth, as president. Olde replaces Linden Toll, director of marketing and distribution at LMW Invest, as president. Adam Murchie of Drapac ...

Mercer and IPD develop unlisted prop index

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
... "The recent improvement in performance reflects the underlying stabilisation of asset values in the Australian direct property market," said John Garimont, director at IPD. "We have seen capitalisation rates halt their upward trend between June 2009 ...