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Global indexing hits $6.4 trillion

... alternative asset classes normally defined as "active" are now getting indexed such as commodities, real estate investment trusts (REITS) and global equities. The hunt for 'alpha' returns has also resulted to funds flowing out of pure index funds and ...

Japan and Europe the next LPT frontiers: APN

... positive spread between property yields and local bond rates providing buying opportunities for Japanese listed property trusts (JLPTs). This contrasts with the spread between LPT and bond yields in Australia which have all but disappeared. "The strengthening ...

Centro to buy $6.35b US REIT

... morning pending the announcement. It is the group's third significant merger agreement with listed US real estate investment trusts (REITs), including the $4.3 billion Heritage deal last October and Kramont in 2005. Subject to the deal's completion ...

Asset Super's strategic investment shift

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2007
... Australian and international equities and Australian bonds in favour of a shift to global and domestic listed property trusts and international bonds. The winners in the move are AQR Capital, Barclays, First Quadrant, Mellon, Macquarie, State Street ...

Real estate gets Hi Q

... (Hi Q) fund's portfolio will be invested in 20 per cent unlisted property, 30 per cent actively managed listed property trusts (LPTs), 25 per cent index LPTs and 25 per cent financial structures or derivatives. Andrew Saunders, the group's chief executive ...

Hedge fund crosses the Rubicon

... approximate saving in cost of 1.4 per cent per annum compared with our peers." The hedge fund platform is made up of two unit trusts, the Rubicon International Leaders Fund (RILF) and the RILF enhanced. The two follow the same investment strategy except ...

Bullish on international equities, bearish on bonds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
... defensive bias in their local equity portfolios and cautious views about the outlook for fixed interest and listed property trusts. Supporting the Russell IMO in most part by the Financial Standard Investment Outlook survey (FSIO) found similar results ...

Not-for-profits winning but master trusts catching up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
... Keevers, associate director of research at Rainmaker and author of the research, said, "This recent improvement by the master trusts has nothing to do with their fees coming down, but can be explained by fundamental asset allocation differences. "Many ...

GDI Property aiming for big returns from small portfolio

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2006
... 14 years, we've managed 28 successful investments. Since 2000 alone, we have brought 6 value added single asset office trusts to market - that delivered average yearly total returns from 16.25 per cent to 45.78 per cent. "That experience has given us ...

Avoid excessive hedging: EQT

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
... interest can become almost identical to Australian fixed interest. We are even seeing the same thing with listed property trusts." But index managers have a different view. Mathew McCrum, head of fixed interest with Vanguard Investments Australia, said ...