Property Investment

SEVEN Continent Investment (7Ci) has launched a range of three Financial Instruments, focused on developing markets property.

THE New Star International Property fund has exceeded £300m in funds under management, less than three months after its launch.

STANDARD Life Investments Property Holdings has sold a portfolio of six properties to Sackville Properties for £41.5m, delivering a net initial yield of 6.6pc.

MONTHLY returns from UK commercial property dipped to their lowest for 12 years last month, according to the latest figures from Industry Property Databank (IPD).

THE outlook for European commercial property is "very positive", according to Tim Francis, director of continental European strategy and research, at Invista Real Estate Investment Management.

DESPITE fears of global contagion from the US housing market collapse, there is little evidence that emerging market financial institutions have any meaningful exposure to the problem, according to Nicholas Field, economist & strategist at Schroders....

REITA, the education and awareness campaign for REITs and property investment, has welcomed the findings of a new Datamonitor report that placed REITs amongst the most promising growth areas in the savings and investments market. The report also noted...

THE fundamentals for Asian property equities remain robust, according to Chris Reilly, manager of the Henderson Horizon Asia-Pacific Property Equities fund.

SOLID yield spreads, strong pan-European economic growth and high levels of business confidence continue to strengthen the case for investing in European commercial property, according to fund manager Seven Dials.

4: Property has launched the 4: Landlords Project to help investors take advantage of the increasingly active markets of Croatia, Montenegro, Bulgaria and Romania.