Property

Should property investors be rushing for the exit?

Hermes has relaunched its real estate debt fund in a bid to take advantage of the burgeoning opportunities in UK commercial property.

Ian Womack, chief executive of Aviva Investors' global real estate business, is retiring from his role, to be replaced by Ed Casal.

AXA IM has launched a property fund that will invest in both equity and debt in an effort to produce a return profile similar to that of direct real estate investment.

Hermes Real Estate has hired Aviva Investors' manager Philip Nell as a fund director charged with overseeing a new property portfolio at the group.

Property group Brandeaux has announced the redemption of a further 4% of investor shareholdings in its suspended student funds.

Delegates heard from four fund managers at Investment Week's Property Breakfast Briefing last month discussing portfolio positioning and tailwinds for the sector.

European property is offering a safe haven to investors facing up to negative bond yields, said Alban Lhonneur, manager of the F&C Real Estate Securities fund.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has ruled in favour of four complainants who separately claimed they were given unsuitable advice to transfer their personal pensions to new plans permitting investment in overseas property.

As property continues to deliver for investors, value is becoming harder to find. Investment Week asks allocators and fund managers which sub-sectors still look like attractive propositions.