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Tony Sherlock

Abacus Repositions Office as Part of Long-Term Strategy. FVE Unchanged at AUD 3.75

No-moat-rated Abacus has undertaken a significant rejig of its commercial portfolio through a series of transactions in recent months. A Melbourne fringe shopping centre, industrial facility and North Sydney office have been sold for AUD 139 million and four city fringe office buildings have been acquired for AUD 190 million. Borrowings will increase by AUD 41 million, adding roughly 1% to the December gearing of 21.3% and leaving the firm with ample financial flexibility. We maintain our fair v...
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Abacus Property Group

Abacus Property is a property group that operates predominantly in Australia. Co.'s operating segments include: property, which is engaged in the investment in and ownership of commercial, retail and industrial properties; funds management, which includes development, origination, co-investment and fund management activities; property ventures, which provides secured lending and related property financing solutions and is also responsible for Co.'s investment in joint venture developments and construction projects, as well as Co.'s investment in property securities; and storage, which is engaged in the investment in and ownership of self-storage facilities.

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Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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