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OFG banks on bonds and property

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
Over Fifty Group (OFG) may be expecting an average loss of $3.66 million this year, but the fund manager is reviving its focus on its Friendly Society and Property Funds Management businesses to steer the firm to calmer waters. In an Australian Securities ...

Back testing not enough

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... investing in. This includes how they are likely to perform in good times, bad times and all others in between. "Local listed property trusts are a classic case of this. "Over time, the sector has become way too concentrated, and increasingly risky, to ...

Unlisted assets poised for higher illiquidity premiums

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... funds should enjoy illiquidity premiums not seen in years. Latest Rainmaker Data shows the performance gap between listed property and unlisted property widened to 42 per cent in the past 12 months. This is a far cry from the historic yearly average ...

Another take on LPTs

While many investors have long thrown the listed property trust sector in the sin bin, a leading property expert said there's the odd gem to be found, particularly in the office sector. Ken Atchison, founding principal of property research firm Atchison ...

Industry super funds spearhead recovery

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
... signs of improvement, posting positive gains during April, however, the rolling one year results for equities and listed property are still heavily impacting upon the default option index."

State Super awards $39m property mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2008
... opportunities. "If you look at global infrastructure, most of the unlisted infrastructure we buy are offshore. In the listed property space, we're increasing our exposure to global REIT's and reducing our exposure to Australian REITs," he said.

van Eyk reviews equity income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
... change to market conditions. "For investors that aim to generate income from investing in sectors such as banks and listed property trusts, which traditionally offer good income and capital protection in down markets, the recent volatility in the Australian ...

Defence Housing open for instos

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
... million worth of property eight months later. The key difference between investing in DHA housing versus mainstream listed property trusts or direct property projects stems from the fact that it has the backing - and security - of being a Commonwealth ...

Direct property reigns: study

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... 2007. Over the last 20 years, the sector provided a low income volatility of 0.3 per cent per annum, compared with listed property (10.6 per cent), overseas shares (13.8 per cent) and local shares (10.6 per cent). "Direct property is unique in that valuations ...

LPTs in bargain bin

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
Investors have a once in a ten year opportunity to invest in listed property as prices reach rock bottom, said a specialist boutique investment manager. Speaking at the 2008 Skandia Roadshow in Sydney this morning, SG Hiscock & Company director Stephen ...