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Asian REITs continue to sizzle

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
Investor appetite for Asian commercial and residential property is forecasted to grow in the medium term despite an expected sluggish global property market in 2008. Peter Mitchell, CEO of the Asian Public Real Estate Association (APREA) said at a nabCapital-sponsored ...

Wage costs jump 4.3 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Wage costs increased 4.3 per cent last year, matching the rise in GDP but significantly exceeding inflation, highlighting that controlling wages is a major key to putting a lid on inflation. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) inflation ...

Zurich ramps up sales

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed two senior sales executives to its investments team. Kristine Wade has been appointed national sales manager, investments, and will bring over 12 years sales experience in the financial services sector ...

New appointments at Macquarie

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
Macquarie Adviser Services has appointed Peter Shepherd as its new head of sales and marketing. Departing the role is Macquarie Adviser Services executive director, Jason Huddy who will be relocating to the UK to head Macquarie Banking and Financial ...

Genus Cap appoints RBC Dexia

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
Global custodian RBC Dexia Investor Services is on the move as it recently added Vancouver-based Genus Capital Management as its latest client to its Canadian portfolio. RBC Dexia will be providing a suite of investor services including fund valuations ...

Ray White targets instos

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
Ray White Invest, the investment management division of the real estate giant, is repositioning itself to offer products suited for institutional investors. Ray White Invest has traditionally catered for high net worth investors and syndicates but their ...

Instalment warrants spice up property portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) have traditionally favoured direct property investment as a lucrative money making asset. Now instalment warrants are being hailed as the latest vehicle to help them grow their unlisted property portfolio. SMSF superannuation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower on a negative lead from Wall Street. This morning on the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0650 AEDT, the March share price index contract was down 74 points at 5,592 on a volume of 1,083 contracts. Today ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market was higher at noon as investors snapped up stocks that were sold off heavily yesterday, and showed strong interest in the major miners following Rio Tinto's record underlying profit. "There's a bit of renewed enthusiasm for ...

SEQUAL calls for better RM literacy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
... retirees to face selling their home simply to get an extra $300 a month. Not only will they incur costs associated with the sale, once they turn a tax-free and exempt asset into cash, they may attract financial penalties and loss of benefits," Dell s ...