Dexus pitches Australia as safe haven, plans A$2 billion asset sale
Dexus, Australia's largest office landlord, on Tuesday pitched the country as a safe harbour for investors amid geopolitical uncertainty, as it aims to sell A$2 billion of assets in three years in a faltering commercial property market. The Sydney-listed company said it had completed a quarter of its divestment plan, as it reported a 13.9% drop in adjusted funds from operations — its preferred performance metric — for the six-month period ended December 31. "The market is, from an investment point of view, kind of bottoming," said Dexus CEO Ross Du Vernet in an interview.