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Centro MCS proposes DPF wind-up

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
Centro MCS has informed unitholders of the proposed wind up and termination of its Centro Direct Property Fund. The move follows the redemption of more than 93% of units in the Direct Property Fund (DPF) after the Centro group restructured in December ...

APFG hits back at claims

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... Trilogy tactic has been to secure enough votes through irrevocable power of attorneys to call a meeting and take over property fund management rights for its own benefit. "The tactic has effectively removed investors' rights to control their own investment ...

Ausgrowth unitholders revolt against APGF

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
Nearly 1000 unitholders invested in four property funds, the remaining part of the Austgrowth property syndicates portfolio, have called meetings to remove the fund manager and Responsible Entity, APGF Management and install Cyre Trilogy Group. The ...

Australian private wealth firm selects US property

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... take advantage of favourable US funding conditions. It is the first investment made by the Equiti US Multifamily Property Fund following a 12-month search in conjunction with US partners, Riverstone Residential. Debt funding was secured from Fannie Mae ...

Appeal for property in healthcare and retirement

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
Investors should carefully evaluate sector and location before making decisions on property, according to one fund manager. While property is increasingly being seen as a way to achieve a mix of income and capital growth in investment portfolios, understanding ...

AREIT-ASX correlation doubles post GFC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... according to both the Financial Standard Direct Property Index and the Property Council of Australia IPD Pooled Property Fund Index. Returns nonetheless fell as low as -15% during 2009 though this was not as low as the -60% average returns for AREITS ...

Orchard changes name to re-brand

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... be offering pro-rata rights issues to existing and new investors in three key funds this year, namely the Arena Property Fund (formerly Orchard Diversified Property Fund), Chevron Renaissance Property Trust and Arena Office Fund (formerly Commercial ...

Intersuisse/ Austock securities buyout goes ahead

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
Singapore- backed Intersuisse Holdings has successfully purchased the securities arm of the Austock Group after nearly two months of talks, resulting in a number of management changes. Austock Group chief executive and former head of Bank of America-Merill ...

AMP Capital relaunches AXA property fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
AMP Capital is set to relaunch a $760 million unlisted retail direct property fund previously withdrawn under AXA Australia management, complete with a new strategy and asset sale. The Wholesale Australian Property Fund (WAPF) has operated for 27 years ...

Intersuisse pursue Austock Securities

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
Talks are continuing between the Austock Group and Singapore backed Intersuisse Holdings over its planned buy out of Austock's securities arm. Intersuisse, which has offices in Sydney and Melbourne but is part owned by the Singapore based Philip Group ...