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Property funds battle over GMF merger

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... Centuria Property Funds own a collective 16.1% in GMF. Further adding to Growthpoint's challenges is that Centuria Metropolitan REIT (CMA) has offered a separate proposal to acquire all of the outstanding units in GMF, also by way of a trust scheme. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
Australia company profits The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) "Business Indicators, Australia" report shows that gross operating profits dropped by 4.7% in the March quarter following a 2.8% drop in the fourth quarter of last year and disappointing ...

Listed and direct real estate show correlation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... (NAV) has proven to be an accurate predictor of how the direct market will move in the coming year. Maydew explained: "If a REIT trades at a premium to its NAV, the market believes its assets will appreciate above levels indicated by market pricing of ...

Centuria acquires 15pc stake in GMF

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... a 12.6% stake in GMF, while Centuria Property Funds, in its capacity as a responsibility entity to Centuria Metropolitan REIT acquired a 2.6% interest. The settlement is set to occur on a T+2 basis. GMF is an Australian real estate investment trust offering ...

Investors must look past market noise: AXA IM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
Investors must rethink their investment approach and look to the long term if they wish to achieve their target returns, according AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, AXA IM identified a number of evolutionary trends ...

May sell may go away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Uh-oh! Don't know if you noticed but most equity markets around the world finished in the red heading into and up to the end of April. The raison d'Aatre, the source of angst, the trigger for the sell orders all pointed to the disappointment over the ...

Global real estate offers investors diversified approach

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
Australians looking to diversify their property investments should consider global real estate as the Australian market continues to cool, according to State Street Global Advisors Australia. Shaun Parkin, head of SPDR ETFs at State Street argues that ...

Fixed income China's sweet spot

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
China's bond markets can provide investors with strong yield and diversification opportunities, according to Western Asset Management. In a whitepaper discussing the significance of the Chinese economy in global markets, head of investment management ...

Gen X and Y not looking to robo advice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
The majority (80%) of generation X and Y would prefer face to face advice over robo advice but are only willing to pay a maximum of $250 to receive it, according to new research from ING Direct. The research reveals that adaptation will be central for ...

Turnbull highlights ASIC resources boost in Parliament

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
Reiterating that the regulator is the "tough cop on the beat," the Prime Minister has suggested in Parliament that ASIC will be given greater resources as part of a capability review. Responding to Labor MP Clare O'Neil's question about whether Government ...