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Gems in smaller property trusts: BTIM

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
Opportunities in the Australian listed property trust sector would most likely come out of small to medium property firms and their trusts next year, said Peter Davidson, head of property securities at BT Investment Management. Currently, deals by Valad ...

AMP focuses on REITs and infrastructure

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
... O'Brien, a director of AMP Capital Brookfield said the joint venture provides expanded capabilities to clients across listed property and listed infrastructure. "AMP Capital has a successful history of pioneering the global REIT market. We were the first ...

TWUSUPER rejigs investment mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
The $2 billion TWUSUPER has cut its exposure to domestic listed property trusts to focus solely on international LPTs, and is considering allocating more funds to credit, infrastructure, emerging markets and hedge fund managers. Andrew Killen, chief ...

AUI signs Asian equities jv

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
... the details but said the group is looking to do more 50/50 joint ventures, possibly in international equities, listed property and global fixed interest. Today it revealed that the latest addition to their fund line-up is an Asian equities fund, to be ...

Lonsec recommends AUI property fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2009
... PIF to have the most robust investment model in the Lonsec Hybrid Peer Group due to its sheltered exposure to listed property and because PIF has no gearing at the fund level. "Lonsec also believes PIF is well managed, noting that the fund's portfolio ...

MAP Super seeks alternatives, hires Bennelong

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
... increasing the diversification of its multi-asset pools by investing in assets other than traditional equities and listed property. MAP is looking to include infrastructure, private equity, hedge funds and unlisted assets such as property into its portfolio. ...

Zurich's three-year health check spur mandate changes

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
... Australia was probably over-represented in terms of the REIT market. Now we've seen those overseas market open up to listed property as an asset class so Australia's relative importance globally has diminished," he said. "There's also a view that there's ...

CommBank Officers Super shuts property option

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... pocketed 9.8 per cent return over the past five years to June 09, against the 8.6 per cent loss for Australian listed property trusts during the same period. Direct property was also found to carry less volatility at 5 per cent compared with LPTs' 21.8 ...

Investors flock to listed property ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
The number of State Street Global Advisors' (SSgA) listed property exchange traded fund (ETF) units on issue has nearly quadrupled in 18 months. The number SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Listed Property Fund ETF units rose from just over five million to a touch under ...

UniSuper seeks head of property

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... officer, John Pearce. The person will be in charge of developing and refining UnSuper's strategy in direct and listed property markets. Building relationships with industry representatives including advisers, fund managers and co-investors will also ...