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Direct property shines in NFP funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... Keevers, Rainmaker's associate director of research. Rainmaker's Selecting Super report found the average listed property investment returned -24.8 per cent over a one year period ending in February, compared to the average direct property return of ...

ADPIA lobbies against relic property laws

... duty and get rid of archaic property trust regulations. Linden Toll, the president of the Australian Direct Property Investment Association (ADPIA) said current laws are out of date, onerous and increased industry costs. "Currently there are a number ...

MillhouseIAG buys Huntley

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
Homegrown private equity fund manager MillhouseIAG Ltd has snapped up boutique fund manager the Huntley Group, enabling the firm to expand its international fund management business. MillhouseIAG founder and chief executive David Millhouse said the ...

Clever but not too clever investing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
Recent shakeouts in the LPT and direct property sector have prompted property investment firms including Ray White Invest to steer clear from "too clever" institutional products. RWI head of sales and distribution, David Adiseshan, said the recent chain ...

Calliva offers SuperAccess to SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... year. The move follows legislation changes introduced last year allowing SMSF members to borrow funds for property investment under certain conditions. The Calliva SuperAccess loan will initially be limited to purchases of commercial property, but the ...

RREEF offloads half stake in DEXUS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
... investment management agreements with DEXUS for the purposes of the acquisition and management of international property investment on its behalf," he said. Chum Darvall, Deutshe Bank Australia chief executive, said the decision would allow both organisations ...

Ray White targets instos

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
... what are you doing?' It'll be a big step for us but it's important to show that our team is serious and a property investment specialist." According to White, Barry Brakey, co-founder of Pinnacle Group has begun a formal review of Ray White Invest for ...

Instalment warrants spice up property portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) have traditionally favoured direct property investment as a lucrative money making asset. Now instalment warrants are being hailed as the latest vehicle to help them grow their unlisted property portfolio. SMSF superannuation ...

High rates pose threat to direct property

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... over to its direct counterpart are unfounded because the real threat lies in increasing rates, according to Property Investment Research (PIR). The Australian direct property sector's assets grew 14 per cent or $24.7 billion in 2007, up from $21.6 billion ...

Interest rates - when economics meets politics

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
... the ABC. Meanwhile if rates do go up as expected then the news just gets worse for the government because property investment groups are warning that landlords will have to pass on the rate rises as rent increases that could exceed 10 per cent. Making ...