Open-ended property funds: Is the future hybrid?
Fund selectors talk about what the future of property investing will look like
Reit
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Goldman Sachs AM defends global REITs
The prospect of higher interest rates around the world is less likely to hit real estate investment trusts (REITs) over the long term than other, so called, bond proxies, said Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Hong Kong-based portfolio manager Frankie Lee.
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Saudi Arabia opens real estate fund trading to expats
Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority (CMA) board has given the green light to foreigners in the Kingdom to trade Real Estate Investment Trusts (Reits) on the Saudi bourse.
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Appeal of real estate trusts for income set to fade
Real estate investment trusts (Reits) may see total returns come off recent highs by the end of 2016, as energy infrastructure and dividend-paying stocks take the lead among equities that provide regular income, said Mark McAllister, senior portfolio manager at Clearbridge Investments, a Legg Mason affiliate.
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Brexit shadow looms over Rathbones’ multi asset portfolios
Rathbones’ David Coombs worries about the silent Brexiters, reluctant to admit they’re in ‘camp leave’ in case they’re seen as little Englanders. And while he believes the UK will vote remain, he’s taking precautions.
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Channel Islands sees 8% rise in securities exchange listings
More than 400 securities were listed on the Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE) during 2015, an increase of 8% compared with 2014.
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Qatar streamlines financial rules, targets Islamic banking
The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Regulatory Authority has introduced a new set of Islamic banking regulations and a revised set of its Conduct of Business rules to boost the Gulf nation’s appeal to financial businesses and investors.
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Schroders to wind up Global REIT
Schroders has proposed a liquidation of its Schroder Global Real Estate Securities (SGRE) fund.
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Schroders launches European real estate fund
Schroder Real Estate has launched a European real estate investment trust that will be listed on the LSE and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).
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Birth of a sector: Europe’s listed real estate revolution
For investors looking for value and a sector that remains in the middle stages of its economic cycle, the real estate securities market in Continental Europe may be worth a look, says portfolio manager Gillian Tiltman.
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Luxembourg on course to offer REITs in 2015
Luxembourg is on track to introduce the regulatory framework to launch Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) this year, industry experts predicted after Luxembourg’s Minister of Finance Pierre Gramegna revealed the Government was pushing ahead with the idea.
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Care home REITs are a future-proof sector
Purpose-built care homes are a future-proof and compelling investment sector, driven by the UK’s ageing and changing population, said the founder of asset management firm, Target Advisers.