By Matt Hern on March 20, 2008
Standard & Poor’s and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) recently changed the name of the S&P/ASX 200 Property Trusts Index to the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT Index. The name change follows the ASX and Property Council of Australia’s renaming of Australian listed property trusts as Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts (A-REITs) to align with global practice.
REIT is the most commonly used and understood term used for listed property trusts in international markets. Australian REITs currently comprise around 12 per cent of the world’s listed real estate assets and are one of the largest sectors on the ASX.
Source: Vanguard Investments Australia, Smart Investing newsletter.
I recommend that all investors benchmark their portfolio returns once per year. The above name change is important to know because I recommend you use the market indices as one of your benchmarks.
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