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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2006
... its highest close in five months as Shin-Etsu Chemical extended gains after reporting strong earnings results, while property shares also drew buyers for their bright earnings prospects. The Nikkei climbed 137.19 points to 16,788.82, its highest close ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
... a 6.7 per cent change over the year. This was driven by rises in electronic equipment, legal and accounting services, property operators and metal ore mining. Finally, preliminary stage commodities affected producer prices 1.7 per cent over the quarter ...

FKP makes mark in property

FKP Funds Management's Commercial Property Trust No 1 posted a high 58.5 per cent total return to investors for the 2005-06 financial year thanks to the group's active management strategies and the strong Brisbane property market. The 58.5 per cent ...

Real estate commissions better than advisers': REIA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... REIA argued, because they are paid to the real estate agent by the vendor rather than the investor or purchaser of the property. "[Adviser] commissions are not paid by the client, rather they are set and paid by the provider of the particular financial ...

More countries sign up for REITs

... investing in real estate as managed funds do for equities. They are popular with investors looking for regular income through property without buying the property assets themselves. In the 10 years to September 2006, the S&P/Citigroup World Property ...

Property promoter gets life ban and $1.1m penalty

... and has been disqualified from providing financial services for life. Maxwell was the principal promoter for two failed property ventures, ProCorp Investments and the Central Development group of companies. The failed schemes asked for seed capital from ...

Agribusiness still appeals to lenders

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2006
... bankers to his team in the past 12 months. The bank's agribusiness book has grown 20 per cent over that period. "Rural property values have gone up strongly in the past decade and debt levels have tended to follow those values," Jennings said. Rural ...

Westpac appoints new REIT manager

Lianne Buck has left her post as fund manager of the newly launched Westpac Residential Property Trust (WRPT) and has been replaced through an internal promotion. Buck resigned due to personal reasons, with her partner accepting a job overseas. Taking ...

Daily economic round-up

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2006
The Housing Industry Association has confirmed the patchy performance of the Australian property market, saying that over the last three years, when the equity market was booming, housing starts in New South Wales fell by 37 per cent although in Western ...

Stockland opens unlisted shopping centre fund

... shopping centres, backed by our well-recognised brand," said Robb Macnicol, Stockland chief executive in the Unlisted Property Funds Division. "The portfolio is diversified by geography and income with exposure to national supermarkets, bulky goods and ...