Business Case

Aviva Investors chooses Global Property Research for tailor-made index product.

Monday 1 March 2010

Global Property Research (GPR) proudly announces the launch of the GPR 250 Aviva Investors Customised Index Index. The GPR 250 Aviva Investors Customized Index Index is a customized index created and maintained by GPR on behalf of Aviva Investors. The index is constructed on a total return basis, where dividends are calculated net of withholding taxes. The index is hedged to the euro.

Characteristics of the GPR 250 Aviva Investors Customized Index:

• The GPR 250 Aviva Investors Customized Index is based on the GPR 250 Index, and therefore the same methodology and rules are applied;
• The index is available on a daily basis with five layers of aggregation: global, region, country, REIT vs. Non-REIT, and Investor vs. Hybrid;
• The index is calculated in euro and has an inception date of 26 February 2010;
• The GPR 250 Aviva Investors Customized Index is subdivided into the following regional subset indices: Africa, Americas, Asia ex-Japan, Japan, Europe and Oceania.

The development of the GPR 250 Aviva Investors Customized Index once again shows the dedication and specialization of Global Property Research in the provision of standard and customized benchmarks for the listed property sector.