real estate

Financial planning

Service payments between planners and clients are not an issue for government regulation, financial planner Wayne Leggett has argued to the parliamentary committee inquir...

Funds management

Call for listed property to establish new benchmarks

Following the recent downturn of real estate, calls are being made for the listed property sector to focus on new fee structures and governance issues....

Funds management

Debt continues to drive REIT unit prices

Good REITs are being discounted to net tangible assets because of their debt structure, according to the chief executive of property manager Real Estate Capital Partners....

Financial planning

S&P withdraws ratings on two APN Property Funds

Ratings withdrawn as a result of a temporary suspension of the funds' applications and redemptions....

Funds management

Advance Asset Management launches global property fund

CBRE providing investment services for fund; financial crisis creating opportunities for investors....

Funds management

ETF usage rising across all asset classes: survey

The use of electronic-traded funds (ETFs) across all asset classes has increased significantly over the past three years, notably within the equity universe where their u...

Funds management

Pengana moving to Asian property

Continuing issues with Australian property market makes it difficult to add value for investors; developing Asian property fund to take advantage of future economic growt...

Financial planning

AIMS makes offer for MacarthurCook shares

Offer part of company's strategy to build up real estate and fund management capabilities....

Financial planning

Property Securities (Global): ING positions itself for growth

ING Clarion Real Estate Securities (ING Clarion), manager of the ING Wholesale Global Property Securities Fund, was named winner in the Property Securities (Global) categ...

Financial planning

Property Securities (Australia): No style bias a winner for ING

With no style bias in its investment equation, ING Investment Management has maintained its position in the market, according to its director of real estate securities, J...