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Investec property fund adds more real estate

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in October 2013, and is the first inward listed vehicle to provide South African investors with direct access to the Australian commercial property market.

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... Telstra hit a new record high of $5.44. David Jones remains in a trading halt pending a Federal Court hearing over South African company Woolworths Holdings' $2.2 billion takeover bid.

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... have been placed in a trading halt as investors prepare to vote on whether to accept a $2.2 billion takeover from a South African retailer. The shares last traded at $3.93. The major banks were all higher, ANZ 16 cents better at $33.51, Westpac 21 cents ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... Shareholders in department store chain David Jones will also meet in Sydney to vote on a proposed $2.2 billion takeover by South African retailer Woolworths. In Australia on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 22.4 points, or 0.41 per cent, higher ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... the appearance of a portfolio through buying high flying stocks before the end of a quarter or year. Making news, South African retailer Woolworths is making a $213 million takeover bid to buy the 12 per cent of Australian clothing chain Country Road ...

New EM bond rater proposes fresh approach

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... home markets while trying to turn ARC into a global player. David King, non-executive chairman at Arc, who runs the South African rating agency JV partner, told the MoneyObserver news service that, "The hardest part is gaining credibility with investors". ...

Aussie property fund to be listed in Johannesburg

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... list on 24 October 2013 and will be listed under the Real Estate Holdings and Development sector. The fund offers South African investors direct exposure to the Australian property market and currency. It aims at investing in high quality, sustainable ...

IFM appoints new private equity executive director

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... at Melbourne-based private investment and advisory firm Wingate Group and was co-founder and managing director of South African independent private equity firm Horizon Equity Partners before that. Judith Smith who heads up IFM's private equity division ...

Pengana fund manager departs

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... the offering," said S&P Fund Services analyst Michael Armitage. Before joining Pengana in 2004, Miller worked with South African financial services group Samlams investment banking arm Gensec. He also worked as a trader/analyst, as well as a hedge fund ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... cent, stronger at $32.23. Foster's Group shares were flat at $5.39 after the takeover of the brewing giant by Anglo-South African brewer SABMiller was approved by the Victorian Supreme Court. The mining sector was also flat, with Rio Tinto down nine ...