Property
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.
Investment | 21 Oct 16
M&G lifts property fund suspension
M&G Investments has announced it will resume trading in the shares of the £4bn M&G Property Portfolio and its feeder fund at noon on Friday 4 November.
US asset manager Cohen & Steers initiates UK push
American asset manager Cohen & Steers has initiated a fresh push into the UK investment market and plans to launch two new funds as part of the effort.
Best Practice | 20 Oct 16
Portugal’s property levy to ‘benefit’ some expats
An annual property tax proposed last week by the Portuguese government on homes worth over €600,000 (£538,572, $660,108), may be “beneficial” for some of the thousands of British expats settled there, according to two leading tax experts.
Investment | 12 Oct 16
SLI announces new team in Singapore
Standard Life Investments (SLI), the Edinburgh-based asset manager, has announced a new real estate team in Singapore.