Financial Services >> Analyst Interviews >> March 22, 1999
ROSS PAULL is a Regional Sector Director for North American property at
ABN AMRO Inc. Previously, he was associated with the firm in Sydney
where he covered the Australian listed property trust sector for about
five years. He also spent time in corporate and merchant banking and
handled workouts and problem corporate and property loans from the
1991-1993 recession. Mr. Paull received his Bachelor's degree in
Business Management from the Queensland Institute of Technology and his
Master's degree in International Studies from the University of Sydney.
He also holds a graduate diploma in Accounting & Finance from the
University of Technology, Sidney and is an Associate of the Australian
Property Institute and a Senior Associate of the Australian Institute of
Bankers. Profile
TWST: Let's begin with a brief review of what happened to the REITs inthe second half of 1998 and how the stocks have performed in 1999 year-
to-date.
Mr. Paull: The sector on a full year