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AXA direct property assets tops $900m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... therefore there was a reasonably popular demand for direct property, but not to the point where we were stretching valuations as much as we saw in the listed sector," said Mark Dutton, AXA Australia chief investment officer. The funds came from the group's ...

Reporting season hikes A-REITs worth

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... continue to look for sustainable yields. Meanwhile, some of the trigger points that will influence market reaction include valuations, debt and cash flow among others. "If valuations decline substantially and cash flows are impacted materially by rising ...

Unlisted assets poised for higher illiquidity premiums

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... illustrate, Hartley said Sunsuper sold an unlisted property investment at 20 per cent plus premium this year. And with valuations as they are now, he said the fund intends to award mandates for both listed and unlisted property funds unduly derated because ...

AustralianSuper adopts daily crediting rates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
... million] who have an interest in our investment choice options and daily crediting rates more closely align movement in valuations to cash flows and member's investment changes," he said. Delaney said the improvement could reduce admin costs. "There's ...

TAAM signs TPC for Asia fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
... TAAM chief investment officer, said the Asian region provided an excellent long term investment opportunity. "Current valuations are looking very cheap and presenting some compelling bottom up opportunities across the region," he said. "The food and ...

EQT and Trust end merger talks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
... discussions because the proposal was "exploratory" in nature. "It was a preliminary discussion so there were no formal valuations done as such. The discussions were amiable, it was just an exploratory discussion," said Williams. Williams said the firm ...

Northern Trust expands reporting tools

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
... firm's US based clients are GASB 50 compliant, its coverage has been extended to include detailed investment market valuations for their assets. Dutch clients are now able to gauge the impact of extreme market events or "shock test" their quarterly reports ...

Decarbonised mandates by 2030

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
... them for their performance every year or two or three, and not have the patience to let them run with their equity valuations, we won't be able to capture the full advantage [of this market]'," said Klug. Klug claims that short term mandates have always ...

Perpetual value in retirement : SelectingSuper

... conviction worked for them in the new environment. "The last six months has seen a direct shift in investor sentiment...valuations are now more reasonable. Thanks to our quality filters, we have avoided the companies which have been the hardest hit," ...

Direct property reigns: study

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... (10.6 per cent), overseas shares (13.8 per cent) and local shares (10.6 per cent). "Direct property is unique in that valuations are not sentiment driven," said ADPIA president Linden Toll. "It is therefore less likely to suffer the dramatic highs and ...