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REIT returns to come back strong: Expert

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
... Dexus Global REIT Fund portfolio manager David Kruth told Financial Standard that while on the surface it may appear that REITs have been underperforming US equities, there is more to the story. "If you take out the 'Magnificent Seven' (Apple, Microsoft ...

S&P/ASX200 tipped to hit 8300: VanEck

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... correction and investors should be wary if they are overexposed," he said. Meanwhile gold miners, and office and retail REITs appear to be undervalued. Australian mid-caps are tipped to be the "star performer" this year and will outperform the S&P/ASX ...

Morningstar warns of stretched valuations in Australian equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... again, some of the optimism could come out of share prices for banks and other recent winners, including consumer cyclicals, REITs, and tech stocks," he said. "Geopolitics and global conflicts, China's stimulus inflating commodities, and an acceleration ...

Listed companies drive economy's momentum: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... information technology sector turned in a solid return of 11% per annum, while discretionary companies, the banks and even REITs did well, he said. The mining sector, however, is the laggard. While it may have fallen out of favour with some investors ...

REITs primed for investor cash amid uncertainty

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
After lagging equities the past two years, real estate investment trusts (REITs) are an attractive investment opportunity in 2024, according to Principal Asset Management. In a recent outlook report for listed REITs, Principal Asset Management chief ...

Real asset cycle likely to return: Dexus

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... spectrum. "Australian shares returned 8.4% through the fourth quarter and 12.4% per annum in 2023," the report said. "A-REITs experienced even stronger growth, returning 16.6% in the quarter and 17.6% over the year." Dexus added that with the interest ...

A-REIT strategies outperform G-REITs

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... to June 2023. "On the surface, the average underperformance of active strategies relative to passive strategies in both A-REITs and GREITs is a disappointing result for investors," Morningstar manager research analyst and report's author Steven Le said. ...

Three actively managed funds shutter

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... Securities Fund shuttered on September 25. The fund aimed to outperform the S&P/ASX 300 Custom Infrastructure, Utilities and A-REITs Index over rolling three-year periods. It returned 4.3% in the last year while its benchmark achieved 5.4%. After careful ...

Global X launches US tech ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2023
... Global X US 100 Index tracks the performance of the largest 100 companies listed on the NASDAQ, excluding financials and REITs. It holds the likes of Nvidia, Google, Apple, and Microsoft. According to Global X, it is the most affordable ETF of its kind ...

High rates impacting REITs: Quay

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... benchmark risk-free rate rose from 1.4% to the current rate of 4.0%, peaking as high as 4.3% along the way. "The impact to REITs through a higher discount rate applied to the valuation of the cashflows has been immediate," Blaess said. Adding to the ...