Thinking about shopping Malls

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The month of May was particularly brutal for a number of US and Australian retailers. In the US, GAP, L Brands, Macy’s Nordstrom and others reported weaker than expected or

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Quay launches retail global real estate fund

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Quay Global Investors has released a retail version of its successful wholesale fund, the Quay Global Real Estate Fund, which has delivered an annualised return of 27.1% since inception* (as

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Why investing for total return, not relative return, makes sense

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Like most asset classes, real estate offers investors a total return, comprising income and capital gain. Over time, the capital gain of a property asset reflects the growth in underlying

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What happened to global inflation?

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“The U.S. inflation in the first half of the year was probably ‘‘markedly lower’ than reported, but policymakers are unlikely to set interest rates incorrectly as a result, according to

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The case for global real estate

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Chris Bedingfield, Principal and Portfolio Manager at Quay Global Investors, explores the benefits of investing in global real estate – from accessing listed asset classes not easily accessible in Australia,

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Listed real estate and rising interest rates – should we be concerned?

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One of the more persistent themes in listed real estate today is the so-called headwinds of rising US (and global) interest rates. The narrative argues rising interest rates are negative

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The case for offshore investing in a low interest rate environment

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Chris Bedingfield, Principal and Portfolio Manager at Quay Global Investors, explains the little known link between loans and deposits, the impact on equities and the Australian superannuation system, and why

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