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First home buyers tap $21k bonus

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... over that time, she said. "There was very little interest from first home buyers during September but now brokers and property related websites, including our own, are being flooded with interest from these sources." Nielsen credited the Federal Government's ...

Storm ramps up HostPLUS media exposure

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
... Storm. In the latest S-Comm report, produced by research company Repucom, the Melbourne Storm jersey is the most valuable property across both the NRL and AFL, with more than $4.2 million generated in media return in season 2008. The Storm's five key ...

Unilever fund dumps direct property

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
The $7.7 billion pension fund for Unilever, Progress, is radically changing its asset allocation to property by pulling out of the direct property sector and switching to listed real estate trusts. Due to changing market conditions in the real estate ...

PowerSuper launches warrant product

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
Self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees have more options to purchase property after PowerSuper launched its warrant loan product. The product uses funding from ING DIRECT and is structured to ensure the SMSF trustee has complete control of the investment. ...

It's the war, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
... spending since 1990 and the biggest fall in 28 years. No doubt, tighter lending standards, the reverse wealth effect - as property and equity prices fall - and a deteriorating labour market have caused this massive retrenchment in consumer spending. ...

Schroders eyes credit markets

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... expects the corporate sector to come through in "reasonable shape". Schroders' decision to rid its portfolios of all listed property trusts by the middle of last year saw the firm buffer itself from the nosedive in the LPT sector. They were also underweight ...

All not lost for LPTs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
Property is currently the most talked about issue among super funds. Although direct property is smashing its listed counterpart in performance, industry punters caution investors not to discount LPTs as the asset class is expected to bounce back following ...

BT reaps $1.7bn in net inflows

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... shuffles. "I think [instos are] moving away from other managers or other asset classes, particularly into equities and property. "We've seen, across the year, some substantial mandates from our institutional clients," said Morris. Despite the positive ...

CFS, ING and APN freeze access to $6bn in capital

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
... the move does not reflect the quality and strength of the underlying investments. Meanwhile, APN Funds Management's 'property for income' funds, with a total $1.4 billion in assets as at last month, have also suspended redemptions. APN's board expects ...

Mortgage trusts face crisis of confidence

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
... to ride through these tough times, small to medium size mortgage funds might not be so lucky. According to data from property research group PIR, there are more than 79 pooled mortgage funds in the country. While the top 15 funds boasts at least more ...