Barclays' Asian property fund toasts anniversary

The AREIF is targeted at fund and private client managers and attributes its popularity to being one of the few funds offering exposure to a diverse range of Asian Real Estate Investment Trusts. The AREIF stockpicks from the three main Asian Property indices: Bloomberg Asia Pacific Real Estate Index, S&P/ASX 300 Property Trust Index and Bloomberg Pacific Real Estate Trust Index. Approximately 20 REITs and real estate stocks are chosen representing the largest REITs by market capitalisation, along with the highest yielding, both on an absolute basis and relative to local 10-year govern...