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BOQ writes off franchise loans

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... income for the owner. Reasons for the poor performance include the weak state of demand for credit in Sydney; declining property prices in many areas; and a lack of marketing support for a little-known brand. Franchise owners also complained about the ...

Back testing not enough

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... investing in. This includes how they are likely to perform in good times, bad times and all others in between. "Local listed property trusts are a classic case of this. "Over time, the sector has become way too concentrated, and increasingly risky, to ...

Kinloch appoints MacarthurCook

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
Listed boutique property funds manager MacarthurCook Investment Managers Limited has been appointed investment manager for the new Kinloch Emerging Markets Property Securities Fund based in New Zealand. According to MacarthurCook, the new offering is ...

Unlisted assets poised for higher illiquidity premiums

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
Property experts predict the LPT sell-off will trigger a price correction in the direct property market but at least when the dust settles, super funds should enjoy illiquidity premiums not seen in years. Latest Rainmaker Data shows the performance ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... declined yesterday as investors continued to fret over an economic slowdown and were spooked by a profit downgrade from property trust GPT Group. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 79.6 points, or 1.57 per cent, to 5002.5, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
The Australian share market was in negative territory at noon as property trusts were dragged sharply lower by GPT's profit downgrade and European equities fell on Friday. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 85.1 points, or 1.67 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... Nikkei share average fell 0.21 per cent to set its longest losing streak in more than half a century, dragged down by property stocks such as Sumitomo Realty & Development on credit fears. The Nikkei fell 27.51 points to 13,237.89, down for a 12th day ...

Africa's investment renaissance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... into the rising number of mining and infrastructure projects. Banking operations, technology and the business of issuing property rights and land titles have also boosted the economy of African nations in recent years - presenting other areas for investments. ...

SMSFs take up instalment warrants

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2008
... dealt with 20 different clients using instalment warrants which had all been privately funded and invested in commercial property. "I think we will see an increase in SMSFs using instalment warrants but it takes time to pick the right property and the ...

High Net Worth wealth tops $42tr