Financial Services >> Analyst Interviews >> March 22, 1999

Outlook For Reits : Ross Paull – Abn Amro

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 in

the second half of 1998 and how the stocks have performed in 1999 year-

to-date.

Mr. Paull: The sector on a full year