REAL ESTATE

Financial planning

AMP Capital has sold its stake in Wales and West Utilities Limited to a group led by Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings....

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Funds management

AMP Capital has been selected to manage a global listed real estate mandate for China's National Council for Social Security Fund....

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Editorial

The Australian banking system has not had to cope with falling property values, unlike its counterparts in most developed nations. Have we just been lucky? Robert Keavney...

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Funds management

Active fund managers hold the key to potentially strong returns in an index-hugging Australian listed property trust securities sector, according to Lonsec's recent secto...

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Funds management

The top 100 global alternative investment managers now manage in excess of $3 trillion, with 20 Australian managers making the list in Towers Watson's Global Alternatives...

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Editorial

During the GFC, direct property had a number of issues related to manager capability, asset quality, illiquidity and gearing. However, the sector has been working hard to...

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Financial planning

Treasury Group Limited has purchased a minority stake in Evergreen Capital Partners, furthering a relationship that began in December last year....

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Funds management

'Boring is the new black' for A-REIT fund managers as they look to recover from a contraction in the sector in calendar year 2011, according to Standard & Poor's Fund Ser...

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Editorial

Many prominent investors, including Warren Buffett, have recently raised doubts about gold as an investment. Dominic McCormick questions their views....

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Funds management

Following a year of strong performance, UBS Clarion Global Property Securities Fund has been crowned the winner of the 2012 Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manager of the Ye...

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Superannuation

SMSF trustees need to make sure there is enough liquidity in their funds to balance out 'lumpy' assets such as property to avoid a potential fire sale of assets if they p...

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Superannuation

It doesn’t come as a surprise that some SMSF investors are tempted by overseas property investments. However, there are a number of compliance traps they must navigate, a...

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Superannuation

Macquarie Bank has expanded its offering into the SMSF arena, announcing this week the launch of an SMSF property loan intended to provide direct exposure to residential ...

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Funds management

There has been an increase in bullish expectations for Australian shares, international shares and Australian real estate investment trusts, with 64 per cent of Australia...

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Financial planning

Unlisted property schemes will be required to adhere to six new disclosure benchmarks from 1 November 2012....

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