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APRA puts spotlight on super

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
... of unlisted assets - particularly relevant as major super funds increase their exposures to private equity and direct property and infrastructure. " The absence of ready benchmarks...can lead to outdated and inappropriate valuations, and equity issues ...

QE2 is Gold(ilocks)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
... even more) just simply wouldn't cut it. Try asking homeowners to borrow at "low" interest rates at the same time that property values are falling. Try asking businesses to borrow at "cheap" interest rates when they're not confident of the economic environment. ...

Westfield announces restructuring, to launch new A-REIT

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... to trade at a lower premium, and perhaps even a discount to net tangible assets, as is the case with CFX (CFS Retail Property Trust)," said Stephen Hiscock, managing director of SG Hiscock & company. "From our point of view, we welcome the emergence ...

Macquarie head of listed property departs

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
David Kivell, Macquarie's head of listed property, is leaving the company, Financial Standard can reveal. Sources told Financial Standard that Kivil is set to retire at the end of the year. It is understood that Macquarie will not seek a replacement ...

Aus Ethical donates $1m to charity

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... grant to the Tasmanian Land Conservancy will assist in the purchase of Skullbone Plains, a largely pristine wilderness property near Lake St Clair in Tasmania. The property was recommended in 1990 as being worthy of inclusion in the Tasmanian Wilderness ...

BTFG drops van Eyk for S&P

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... research services. Research provided will include exchange-traded funds, managed funds, separately managed accounts, direct property and structured products along with consultancy advice to BTFG Research. In a similar development, one of Australia's ...

Future Fund adjusts long term asset allocation strategy

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... from 0 to 5 per cent. On the other hand, it has reduced its long term allocation to "tangible assets" which includes property, infrastructure and timberlands from 30 to 25 per cent, and debt, from 20 to 15 per cent. The release of the report coincided ...

Goodman makes play for $1.2 billion ING REIT

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... market value of $1.2 billion at yesterday's close, and $3.2 billion in assets under management - invested in industrial property across Australia, Canada and Europe. The fund is one of 5 listed real estate investment trusts (REITs) managed by ING Real ...

Rare opportunities in US real estate

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
... Australian super funds could be missing out on a once in a lifetime opportunity to add attractively priced, high yielding US property to their portfolios. So says Sentinel Real Estate Corporation, which has approximately US$4.5 billion in US property ...

Punting on next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
... Finance Agency reported that home prices fell by 2.4 per cent in the year to August. The S&P/Case-Shiller index showed property values rose by 1.7 per cent over the same period. And who cares about consumer confidence? The Conference Board's index of ...