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Vanguard launches property ETF

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
Vanguard Investments Australia is due to launch property exchange traded funds (ETFs), a new product suite that aims to track the S&P/ASX 300 A-REIT index. The ETF is expected to start trading on the ASX from 15 October using the ticker symbol VAP ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
... points. In economic news on Friday, Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Ric Battellino is scheduled to address the Property Council of Australia's Queensland Downtown luncheon in Brisbane. The Australian Office of Financial Management is set to ...

Govt to offer more choices on FHSAs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan offers more concessions that will make FSHAs a more appealing means to save for property. Currently, a First Home Saver Account holder is required to keep their savings in the account for four financial years before ...

KPMG appoints James O'Leary to alt investments

NEWS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
KPMG has hired the former head of property and alternative investments at Colonial First State Global Asset Management for its one of its growing advisory practices. James O'Leary had been hired as a specialist adviser for KPMG's alternative investment ...

Rise of in-house fund mgmt a game changer

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
... Rainmaker Information. The fund manager has over 70 institutional clients and recent business wins include a $500 million property mandate from the country's largest industry fund, AustralianSuper, back in April.

CalPERS shifts $1bn to GID

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... LLC. The Western Multifamily LLC will now be managed by GID. Post-consolidation, GID will have ownership interests in property across US and India with an estimated value of $5.3 billion. CalPERS, the largest US public pension fund, hold approximately ...

UBS poised to enter local ETF market

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... allow us to be a significant player here," said Heap. In addition to bond ETFs, UBS is also looking at listed Australian property and infrastructure products to differentiate itself from its peers. "As we assess the opportunities, we'll make a decision ...

Equity Trustees calls for more from teeth behind RE reforms

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... managed investments, and the type of investors to whom they are promoted - for example open-ended, daily priced, direct property funds offered to retail investors. Kalman noted that the GFC exposed areas of weakness including a lack of recognition of ...

US insurer postpones IPO

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
... one of the biggest initial public offerings of 2010 was withdrawn overnight. Liberty Mutual Group, the fifth largest property and casualty group in the US by direct written premiums, postponed plans to spin off one of its businesses, Liberty Mutual Agency ...

Busting myths on alternatives: JANA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... those of many unlisted assets. That said, Australian equities continue to lag behind some unlisted investment such as property. Australian shares returned 2.07 per cent for the year to August, while unlisted property returned 6.6 per cent, Rainmaker ...