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Prime real estate no longer attractive: LaSalle

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... commercial real estate looking decidedly limited, investors need to widen the net if they want capital growth from their property portfolio, according to LaSalle's Paul Guest. Global risk aversion since the onset of the financial crisis has seen investors ...

Super fund returns dip back below double-digits

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... 2.9% during October to achieve 9.9% for the 12 months (to 31 October). Meantime, International shares achieved 12.1%, property 8.4%, fixed interest 10% and cash 4.2%." Three year fund returns are meanwhile 5.3% annually and 10 year returns are 6.2% annually. ...

LGS wins Best Green Super Fund Award

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... billion) of the Fund's total assets are in responsible investment strategies across Australian and international equities, property, absolute return and private equity classes and, more recently, sovereign bonds. It's understood that this investment ...

More good news for US housing market

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... appreciation - up 19% from their trough. Meantime, net absorption in the third quarter was positive across the four main property types, with the gradual recovery in occupancy levels and rent continuing to grow. Research by Principal Global Investors ...

Real estate better than bonds: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... global real estate strategist says that there is a strong case for stepping back bond exposure in favour of commercial property investments. "In real estate, quality exposure is not necessarily cheap these days," she said. "However, we would argue that ...

In-house investment management risky

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... successfully by several Canadian pension funds, especially defined benefit funds managing specific asset classes such as property or infrastructure. But whatever a fund does, it must stay focused on what's in the members' best interests, he warned. Despite ...

Future Fund to buy airport assets

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... chief investment officer. "Over the last five years, the Fund has been building its Tangible Assets program, comprising property, infrastructure and timberlands. The infrastructure program is now valued at over $4.7 billion or 5.9% of the portfolio," ...

CBUS investments in CMFEU sights

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... relevant industrial awards regarding changing the default fund. The Grocon investment tensions relate to the $2 billion property subsidiary of CBUS, CBUS Property and co-investments with Colonial First State which is reported to have close relationships ...

Property set for attractive multi-year returns: Stan Life

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... to five years, according to Standard Life Investment's Anne Breen. Unloved for much of the post-GFC period, commercial property funds generate an income for investors via the rents paid by tenants of the underlying assets. With falling cash rates, continued ...

Understand borrowing laws warns ATO

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
Be careful when investing in property, the Australian Tax Office warned self managed super fund trustees yesterday. People might be using their DYI super fund to invest in property without actually understanding borrowing laws, said acting commissioner ...