Should listed property funds be treated with caution? Are they at the top of a cycle? Should investors pick property funds that specialise or consolidate? With Provest head of private clients Christian Hansen

Stanlib Multi-Manager Flexible Property Fund announced has in a statement that it had appointed a second property and fixed-interest specialist in the fund

Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon has made an all-share takeover offer for construction company Concor at a ratio of 1 WBHO share for every 1.5 Concor shares

PANGBOURNE Properties said yesterday that it would list a specialist retail fund, Siyathenga Property Fund, on the JSE Securities Exchange SA.

There does not seem to be much hope that listed property loan stock Hyprop will succeed with its takeover of SA Retail Properties.

Resilient Property Income Fund is planning to put together another listed property fund with exposure to retail properties in rural areas and parts of Africa.

The Vukile Property Fund lists on the JSE in June 2004. In its maiden annual results attributable profit to the end of March 2005 is R233-million, and the final distribution is 31.5 cents per linked unit. With Vukile chief executive Gerhard Van Zyl

Yields and rentals underpin investment decision

Metboard announced a total distribution of 40,17 cents per link unit

Listed property loan stock company is confident that it has the support of its unitholders for its takeover of rival SA Retail Properties.