Property

Henderson will re-open its suspended New Star International Property fund on 12 February.

The Mansion Group has launched a specialist Guernsey-based Student Accommodation fund.

Majority HBOS-owned property fund manager Inivsta has revealed it is in talks over a possible offer for the company.

New Star's £741m UK Property fund has made its first purchase in over two years, a £10.5m retail unit in Chichester.

Property continued to top the retail best seller table in November for the second month running in what proved another strong month for fund inflows, according to IMA figures.

The UK's largest authorised property fund has bought its first property for more than two years, and is hopeful of buying about £200m more.

Henderson has agreed the final sale needed in order to re-open its New Star International Property fund, which has been suspended since 25 November 2008.

Aviva Investors has reopened its €249.5 European Property Sicav, more than 13 months after it suspended dealing in the fund.

The LV= UK Property fund has spent more than £30m on new assets, including a portfolio from NFU Mutual Insurance Society.

Last week's statistics from the Investment Managers' Association, which saw property funds attract the largest allocations, are as clear an indication as you could wish for that investors have now largely moved away from fear and are ready to embrace...