REAL ESTATE

Funds management

The retail housing market remained flat during the August quarter, but the number of properties for sale continues to outweigh the number of new home loans....

Financial planning

New research from Canstar suggests first homebuyers are finding it harder to get a deposit together....

Financial planning

The recently announced industry standard for defining a hedge fund presents a catch-all concern to unaware fund managers....

Funds management

The recently announced industry standard for defining a hedge fund presents a catch-all concern to unaware fund managers....

Superannuation

SMSF trustees need to understand the constraints with respect to related party loans, write DBA Lawyers principals Bryce Figot and Daniel Butler....

Financial planning

AMP Capital's core property fund has received a four-star rating from S&P after being placed on hold in March....

People & Products

Stephen Hayes has been appointed head of Colonial First State Global Asset Management's property securities team....

Funds management

Institutional investors across Europe and Asia are seeking regular investment income rather than capital appreciation, a new report by Fidelity Worldwide Investment has r...

Editorial

The fundamentals are good, the performance is there, and the sector has turned over a new leaf, but investors are still gun-shy. Will falling interest rates finally make ...

Financial planning

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

Funds management

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

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...

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...

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...

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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