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SMSFs and mergers drive Macq property fund growth

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
Macquarie Direct Property Fund (MDPF) today announced assets under management increased by almost 200 per cent over the past 12 months through a series of mergers and acquisitions that tipped in over $800m. The fund also experienced another successful ...

Maxim throws weight on unlisted property

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2007
... property and cash/fixed income is designed to give an adequate level of liquidity. While the fund can invest in direct property, Maxim said it preferred to access unlisted investment vehicles at wholesale rates, thus giving retail investors access to ...

Pentacle appoints new CEO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2007
... distinctive strategy of adding value to investment portfolios by building a portfolio based on leading sector specialist direct property investment managers," he said. Crammond said Pentacle Property Funds Management has, in the year following its launch ...

FUM hits $1.4tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
... year, Rainmaker said superannuation savings are still only climbing at the same rate as the overall FUM market. Direct property is still the hottest asset class jumping 57 per cent during the year, up $48 billion. Following direct property is ethical/SRI ...

RECP goes north

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2007
... Estate Capital Partners (RECP) will expand its services by opening a Brisbane office and appointing a specialist direct property fund manager. RECP managing director, Andrew Saunders, said the expansion was a response to strong continuing demand for ...

Centro direct property funds grow assets

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
The Centro Direct Property Fund (DPF) and the Centro Direct Property Fund International (DPFI) have finalised a combined $950 million investment into the jointly owned Centro Retail Investment Trust (CRIT). CRIT is an unlisted Centro trust which owns ...

Property funds building on size

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2007
Australia's property fund industry is now worth a massive $356 billion with assets under management up $80 billion over the last 12 months, according to the latest Property Investment Research (PIR) survey. The growth represents a 29 per cent increase ...

FUM surges to $1.4 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
... per cent," said Rainmaker. "The five fastest growing sectors, in headline percentage terms, were ethical/SRI, direct property, property securities, 'other', and hedge funds. The five slowest sectors were diversified pooled wholesale funds, Australian ...

Direct property is back, but now its global: Macq

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2007
Swelling demand for direct property, investor appetite for global assets and recognition that listed property trusts (LPTs) are an incredibly efficient vehicle will continue to drive Macquarie's burgeoning global portfolio, according to Stephen Girdis ...

Hybrid property funds up 400 per cent

... for liquidity and the ease of access to these fund through platforms. Hybrid funds are 50 per cent invested in direct property and 50 per cent in listed property securities, offering "diversification" and the best of both worlds, said Lawrence. The group's ...