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CORRECTION: FT loses international prop manager

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
Franklin Templeton Investments' international property co-portfolio manager, Boris Pialloux, has left the firm prompting S&P Fund Services to place its three-star ratings Franklin International Property Fund and Property Income Fund on hold. Global ...

UPDATE: Prime Super drops $14m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
The $872 million Prime Super has reduced its property mandate with Lend Lease, holding on to a $20 million mandate while withdrawing $14 million to find other investment opportunities. "Prime Super has considered selling secondary units from Lend Lease's ...

Global property revival

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
Local investors are dipping their toes back into property market but are opting for well-diversified global property trusts instead of concentrated A-REITs. According to Mick O'Brien, chief executive of Invesco Australia, the firm continues to receive ...

NCSF to adopt weekly unit pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
... around 30 per cent of its funds into Australian equities, 17 per cent into international equities and 13 per cent in property as at 31 December last year, according to Rainmaker Information.

Caravan parks deliver high income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
... funds are shaping up to be a fresh option for financial planners looking for income-producing products after Aspen Parks Property fund returned more than eight per cent in income last year. According to the firm's December fund report, the Aspen Parks ...

Sentiment tips back to Aussie shares

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... sectors as the IMO found sentiment on almost all asset classes and sectors weakened the March quarter. Sentiment to listed property however nosedived with 61 per cent of fund managers doubtful of its future prospects. Approximately 50 per cent of managers ...

OneVue partners with Super Concepts

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... addition, using the enhanced administration service, trustees can invest rental properties and alternative assets such as property warrants, said Paul May, Super Concepts general manager. The OneVue/Super Concepts SMSF service is available to financial ...

No bail-out for cash-strapped assets

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
Super funds with unlisted property in their portfolio should be prepared to "let failures fail" - particularly if managers are requesting more inflows to a poorly performing fund, said a leading investment consultant. Fiona Trafford-Walker, managing ...

Mexican super funds shut doors

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
... of the areas the funds will focus on include strategic infrastructure projects and local financial securities. Local property, including real estate and housing, will also be on the cards. The association said it's one of its main objectives this year ...

REST activates growth strategy

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2009
... allocation from 27 to 30 per cent, introduced some alternative credit strategies and continues to look for attractive property and infrastructure investments. Meanwhile their cash exposure plunged from 12 to 5 per cent, and bonds are now sitting at around ...