Financial Mail – South African unit trusts turn back to property

Two years ago, South African real estate hardly featured in local wealth and pension portfolios. But the tide is turning as investors plunge back into the asset class with fresh vigour. Liliane Barnard, portfolio manager of the Metope Property Income Prescient Fund, the top domestic property unit trust over one year according to figures for the 12 months to February 19 from FundsData, shares her views.