building confidence
The problems of gearing in listed and closed-ended property funds are well known, but new funds and structures can offer robust alternatives to the more traditional property funds.
Property
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hayes returns as nicholas leaves first state
Andrew Nicholas has resigned from First State in Australia and is to be replaced by the returning Stephen Hayes.
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schroders recruits head of pan european property
Tony Smedley has been recruited by Schroders to run its pan-European property team.
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brazil govt-backed housing project through sicav
BGB Weston has launched its Brazilian Social Property Fund to take advantage of a housing project backed by the Brazilian government to the tune of 65bn.
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investors facing lack of alternatives
The problem with alternatives is that they have not always lived up to their name in offering real diversification away from mainstream asset classes.
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hearthstone first residential property fund
The FSA has given approval to Hearthstone to launch the first regulated residential property fund in the UK.
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case for residential in a multi asset portfolio
Chris Down argues asset allocators should choose now to stop missing out on what has so far been forty years of a positive return profile from residential property.
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first property plans further uk fund
Commercial property specialist First Property plans to launch Fprop Sterling Income Fund, a mirror to its fully invested UK PPP fund.
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Gerardine Davies joins BNP Paribas
Gerardine Davies has joined BNP Paribas Real Estate as the firm targets UK business growth.
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morton departs blackrock uk property
BlackRock has confirmed Jeff Morton, head of investment on its UK Property Fund, has left the firm to pursue other opportunities.
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property remains a fashion faux pas
Like tax cuts and tank tops, property has a tendency to be either in or out of fashion in a big way.
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schroders hires head of property funds
Schroders has appointed Duncan Owen as head of property funds in conjunction with its takeover of the Invista Foundation Property Trust mandate.