There are opportunities in listed property

There are opportunities in listed property
Shoppers at Kiwi Property Trust's Sylvia Park are gearing up for Christmas. (Image: NZME)
Warren Couillault
As I am sure is the case for all of us who've lived overseas, I learned some valuable lessons and got some lucky breaks while I worked in London on the Australian desk of a well-known stockbroker.One of my early lucky breaks came back in 1999 when, being the junior, I was rostered to work on the first bank holiday Monday in May. It was rather tedious, given the City was empty and it was night-time in Asia and Australia, so the markets weren't trading.  However, at 5pm the phone rang and I received an order from a funds manager...

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