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MLC property fund downgraded

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
MLC property fund has been downgraded by Standard & Poor's (S&P) Fund Services in light of key management departures last year. The MLC Global Property Securities Trust has been assigned a three star rating having been on hold since last year when manager ...

Property the key to longevity risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
Listed property group Charter Hall says direct property is superior to other defensive assets in fighting a portfolio's longevity risk thanks to its ability to withstand inflation. Richard Stacker, chief executive of Charter Hall's direct property business ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... first half results, OZ Minerals Ltd and Coal and Allied Industries Ltd issue quarterly production reports, and Australand Property Group holds its annual general meeting. Forte Consolidated Ltd is due to list on the Australian Securities Exchange, and ...

Asgard adds funds

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... Fund - Class 1F, Hyperion Small Growth Companies, Hyperion Australian Growth Companies Fund, Resolution Capital Global Property Securities Fund, Lazard Emerging Markets Fund- I Class and Vanguard High Growth Index Fund. Michael Smith, senior investment ...

Insurance advice needs to pick up the pace

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
The Australian Direct Property Investment Association (ADPIA) is urging property fund managers to check that their insurance coverage is keeping pace with their changing business models. "While under-insurance is by no means confined to the property ...

Property primed for inflow pick up

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
Fund managers are urging investors not to miss out on property stocks while at the bottom of the cycle because inflows into the sector remain down. Martin Hession, head of property, Australian Unity, said that retail investment in unlisted funds was ...

Fund managers feast on billion-dollar debt

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... are wanting more diversification," he said. Anything outside the banking sector such as corporates like Woolworths or property trust paper is in demand because they haven't been issuing much debt comparatively over the past few years, he said. "They ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... Index rose 114.27 points, or 0.47 per cent, to 24,396.07 points on turnover of HK$89.91 billion ($A11.08 billion). Local property developers rebounded on bargain hunting. In China, the Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, rose ...

Pooled funds lose cash

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... from managed funds and put it towards independent managed accounts. "It's going to direct shares, managed accounts and property," she said, adding exchange-traded funds were experiencing a surge in popularity. McKeage said people wanted greater transparency ...

FirstChoice launches nine new options

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... added nine new options to its FirstChoice platform giving clients access to emerging markets and global agriculture, property and shares. Alan Kenny, general manager product and investment services for Colonial First State said the expanded investment ...