Reits come of age

Listed real-estate companies have finally been given their own sector classification within the Global Industry Classification Standard. Sarah Moore explains.

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Reits make sense in a diversified portfolio

Listed real-estate companies have finally been given their own sector classification within the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), the industry breakdown used by index providers MSCI and S&P. This is the first time a new sector has been added since the system was launched in 1999, and underlines the prominence of real estate as an investment.

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Sarah is MoneyWeek's investment editor. She graduated from the University of Southampton with a BA in English and History, before going on to complete a graduate diploma in law at the College of Law in Guildford. She joined MoneyWeek in 2014 and writes on funds, personal finance, pensions and property.