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SMSFs and mergers drive Macq property fund growth

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
Macquarie Direct Property Fund (MDPF) today announced assets under management increased by almost 200 per cent over the past 12 months through a series of mergers and acquisitions that tipped in over $800m. The fund also experienced another successful ...

Economic balancing act

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
Producer price index (PPI) data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday show an increase in producer prices of 1.0 per cent in the June quarter, slightly higher than the median forecast of 0.8 per cent and giving an annual increase ...

Maxim throws weight on unlisted property

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2007
Maxim Asset Management has launched a new fund which will invest up to 60 per cent in Australian unlisted property due to the increased risk of listed trusts, said managing director and chief executive Winston Sammut. Sammut said, 'Although the Australian ...

CFS ploughs $280m in Myer property

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2007
Colonial First State Retail Property Trust purchased, as part of a consortium, Melbourne's landmark Myer department store building for $605 million. The consortium comprises CFS, GIC Real Estate and The Myer Family Company. CFS will initially outlay ...

Economic round up: Inflation climbing, can rates hold?

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2007
So far, Australia's economy has displayed a miraculous sponge-like ability to absorb demand pressures but for how long? According to Grange Securities chief economist, Steven Roberts, the economy is now looking "very stretched" and the RBA might drag ...

Check pay before shifting OS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
Before taking that overseas job offer Australian would-be expats need to carefully weigh up whether the pay jump is worth the move. Research just released by Mercer reveals that for the second year running Moscow is the world's most expensive city for ...

European property the next big game: Perennial

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2007
Europe's listed property markets are set to be a key growth sector in the coming years due to their highly diversified nature, low starting base and the introduction of REITs, according to managing director and portfolio manager of Perennial Real Estate ...

Economic round-up: Going broke going for broke

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2007
Contrary to the popular belief that working families have never been better off, the latest bankruptcy and first homebuyer affordability figures tell us there is growing pressure on both families and the economy. First time buyers trying to escape escalating ...

SMSF property lending of high Calliva

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2007
... chief executive officer, Vince Scully, said,"The SMSF trustees choose the commercial property, choose the tenant and the rent paid by the tenant fully pays off the funding." However, Scully pointed out the product was not a warrant issue, and did not ...

Accommodation shopping? Try the local mall

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
... especially in approvals for units. They will have been almost as disappointed as those in the housing market looking to buy or rent. In theory, accommodation shortages driving rents should have sparked renewed interest for investors and developers. But ...