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Hunter Hall defiant on Japan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... based and import replacement stocks in China and is also bullish on south-east Asia, not least Thailand where it expects property developers, supermarkets and banks to be beneficiaries of the spread of urbanisation. Thailand, where unemployment is at ...

AustralianSuper assets under 'climate change' test

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... was an important step in understanding the impact of climate change on their future portfolio returns. First up are the property, infrastructure and private equity assets in various ways. One new measure will be to request details from its domestic property ...

IOOF adds insurance, offers more low-cost options

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... and underlying investment options including: Global Fixed Interest - Brandywine Global Opportunistic Fixed Income Trust Property - Zurich Investments Global Property Securities Fund Class D Global Shares - Five Oceans World Fund - Class A Australian ...

LGS and VFMC join 'green' property movement

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
Local Government Super (LGS) and Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) join a global energy efficiency of property portfolio benchmarking foundation. The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) assesses the environmental performance ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... to pay to buy the regional pay-tv operator. Growthpoint Properties Australia has confirmed it is in talks with Rabinov Property Trust about a possible transaction. Growthpoint shares were flat. Meanwhile, the chairman of biotechnology company Avexa Ltd ...

Super mergers drive new trends in asset consulting

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... in new personnel and targeted new asset classes and risk management practices in the fields of infrastructure, direct property, private markets and alternatives. They are also broadening their client base to boost revenues. "We're doing more work with ...

Equiti to launch US multifamily property fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
Global property specialist Equiti Capital Limited brings US multifamily property to Australia through a new fund. The investment potential in US multifamily housing, typically a complex of multiple apartments owned by a single entity, be it a wealthy ...

State Street adds to ETF stable

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... with over $2.98 billion in FUM. They are the SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Fund, the SPDR S&P/ASX 50 Fund, the SPDR S&P/ASX Listed Property Fund and the SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield Fund. "The new ETFs are intended to give investors more choice ...

Building a compelling case for direct property

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
The ability of direct property to deliver predictable bond-like characteristics gives it an advantage over listed vehicles, said two super fund investment experts who dismissed as over-played concerns about valuation methodologies. "In a diversified ...

AMP readies for sale to AXA SA

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... Meller, managing director of AMP financial services said the "marriage of AMP and AXA Australia" was structured like property transaction with the final approval by the Victorian court three weeks ago signifying the exchange of contracts. The final exchange ...