Standard  Bank has affirmed its confidence in listed property group Hyprop Investments by granting the firm R500m debt that Hyprop plans to invest in completing various upgrades on Canal Walk in Cape Town and Hyde Park Shopping and The Glen Shopping Centre in Johannesburg throughout the year.

A STRONG performance from its shopping centres and its investment in listed Sycom Property Fund helped to boost Hyprop Investment’s distributions 15,4% to 150c for the six months to June.

Reflecting the defensive quality of its shopping centre assets in a depressed economy, JSE retail property fund Hyprop Investments posted a 15,4% increase in distributions to 150 cents for the six months to June 2008