Specialist

PRIVATE equity is now the most popular form of alternative investment, according to a survey from Trustnet.

THE diversification properties of global REIT funds are no better than investing in specialist industrial sector equities such as aerospace, tobacco or beverage companies, according to new research.

A FUND investing solely in UK REITs is a step closer to being launched after four more UK property companies converted to REIT status, property experts say.

Doing the continental: The prospects for the European commercial property investment scene in 2007 are better than for the UK sector, says Brett Robinson of Seven Dials Consulting...

A NEW commercial property fund aimed at investors wanting exposure to the small office unit market has been launched by Assetz Fund Management.

UK listed property has outperformed shares in UK companies over the last twenty years, according to new research from Halifax Financial Services.

Channel hopping: Property markets abroad are gaining ever increasing attention. Just why are the property markets in Europe so potentially profitable for investors, asks Chris Howard, managing director of 4:Property?

Property funds

A NEW Dublin-domiciled global property securities fund which utilises UCITS III powers has been launched by Principal Global Investors.

CLOSE Fund Management is launching a new closed-ended capital protected fund providing a return of 200pc growth from a portfolio of soft and hard commodities.