Property

As with the rest of the financial markets, it has been a torrid time for property over the last couple of years.

Improved conditions allow Standard Life to lift redemptions queue it has had in place since January this year

Quarter three has been good for the sector. It has made strong progress, both in absolute terms and relative to the FTSE 100.

Standard Life has lifted the queuing system for customers wishing to surrender, transfer or switch money out of the company's UK unit-linked life and pension property funds.

Real estate equities not only continued their re-rating from July during August but they actually accelerated.

Henderson New Star has appointed Ainslie McLennan to work alongside Marcus Langlands Pearse on the £635m New Star UK Property fund.

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Despite equalling the record for the number of successive days of gains on UK and US equity markets, it is worth noting that neither has made much ground since the turn of the year.

Global commercial property markets are showing signs of a recovery as emerging markets lead strong rises for the S&P Property and REIT indices in Q2.

Henderson Global Investors has appointed Mark Carpenter as head of its property funds, replacing Roger Dossett who will leave the firm later in the year.