Reits
08 May 2012
Patrick Sumner, head of property equities at Henderson Global Investors, has warned investors the market is pricing in a substantial fall in property values across Europe.
30 March 2012
Charlotte Richards finds out which sectors wealth managers access using ETFs.
17 October 2011
In property markets, the negative economic backdrop is undermining rental growth. The banking sector is reluctant to offer finance and real estate markets are generally sluggish. However, on the positive side, development pipelines are limited and in some markets rents are increasing, although they are likely to be contained going forward as real estate normally lags the real economy.
23 March 2011
The Chancellor George Osborne has proposed scrapping the 2% conversion charge on real estate investment trusts (Reits).
14 February 2011
Saltus Partners’ multi-manager Dan Kemp is finding compelling value in listed alternative investment trusts and is looking to profit from the sector’s deep discounts.
04 February 2011
The aftermath of the global credit crisis has seen property as an asset class struggle in the face of liquidity issues.
17 January 2011
Global real estate investment trusts trading on huge discounts are offering value but liquidity remains low, said the managers of First State’s Global Property Securities fund.
12 November 2010
Newton’s Jason Pidcock, leader of the Asia Pacific ex Japan team, has been investing in Asian equities for 17 years and has been running the Asian Income fund since its launch in November 2005.
05 November 2010
As the UK commercial property sector sees a sustained rise in prices, Julian Smith, fund director of F&C UK Property, says now might be the time for investors to move back into bricks and mortar
01 November 2010
An oil and gas overweight has been the biggest driver of outperformance for the £99m J.P. Morgan Smaller Companies investment trust over the past year.
13 September 2010
Invesco Powershares has agreed an exclusive deal with Keefe, Bruyette and Woods (KBW) for four financial services indexes.
09 September 2010
Is property dull and boring or is it a vehicle for social change?
23 August 2010
Schroders’ Matthew Dobbs has taken his fund’s Singapore weighting from 10% to 20% since May, as prices have become more attractive.
13 August 2010
US REITs have delivered solid performance in 2010, up 5.6% year-to-date as of 30 June 2010.
09 July 2010
The last 12 months has seen a total reversal in fortunes for property funds.
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