Real Estate – Page 70
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Features
Retaining a competitive edge
Substantial new potential has been created in the UK property market by the arrival of the REIT, but government and market players still have work to do, Rosalind Rowe believes
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Solving the leverage riddle?
How much should real estate investors borrow? The answer is not as straightforward as one might think, as Nick Tyrrell discovers
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Shift into lower gear?
What impact does gearing have on a property portfolio and is there a case for restricting borrowing in the current climate? Greg Wright investigates
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Borrow and return
We continue our focus on gearing with a visit to three pension funds where we find broad acceptance and some enthusiasm tempered with a healthy dose of caution, as Rachel Fixsen reports
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The changing face of real estate
The new world order and ongoing pressure on resources may have important consequences for investors, Ljiljana Grubovic argues
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An open or closed case?
While demand for closed-ended funds has far outstripped that for open-ended funds in recent years, Kiran Patel believes there are merits in both
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News
NBIM appoints CFO in move to alternatives
NORWAY – Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has appointed Espen Klitzing, 43, to the newly created position of chief financial officer.
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Special Report
Tapping into the Green agenda
Real estate investors need to keep abreast of sustainability issues if they want to add value while protecting existing assets, Scott Muldavin argues
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Breaking with tradition
Institutional investors in France are increasingly widening their net as they hunt for greater performance and diversity. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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Capital flowing?
Following INREV’s Investment Intentions Survey a roundtable was convened to discuss the results and develop themes arising from them
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Market report: compelling case
Allthough small, at only 1% of Europe’s real estate in value terms, Finland is undergoing one of the most profound changes of all European markets. On the one hand, there has been a surge of demand to invest in the market over the past two or three years. Domestic institutions ...
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Head for homes
It is boomtown – and not just in Berlin – but caveat investor: European residential has little to bind it as an asset sub-class, Shayla Walmsley finds
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It's hot in Helsinki
Continued investor exuberance over Finnish real estate will depend on bigger, better portfolios and further expansion outside the capital, as Shayla Walmsley explains
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In the pipeline?
While developers flock to seize the opportunity of Moscow real estate, institutional investor interest remains cautious – for now at least. Christine Senior reports
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News
Macquarie opens office in Frankfurt and Paris
REAL ESTATE – The real estate fund arm of Australian investment bank Macquarie has this month opened offices in Frankfurt and Paris to step up its investments on the European continent.
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ABP could profit from real estate bidding war
THE NETHERLANDS - The €209bn civil service pension fund ABP could enjoy a windfall as a result of a bidding war between two large property investors in the USA.
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IVG Immobilien slams G-REITs legislation
REAL ESTATE – German property firm IVG Immobilien has lambasted the government legislation creating German real estate investment trusts (G-REITs), saying that unless it is improved, G-REITs will not be successful.
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ABP declares interest in running Dutch toll roads
THE NETHERLANDS – The €201bn civil service pension fund ABP is willing to operate one or more motorways in the Netherlands as toll roads, its chairman Elco Brinkman said.
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German railways talks to pension funds about buying shares
GERMANY – German national railway operator Deutsche Bahn is holding talks with large pension funds over its planned privatisation – institutional investors could take over as much as 50% of the shares, it was said.
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Germany’s NAEV ups real estate exposure
REAL ESTATE – Germany’s NAEV, a €7.75bn medical pension fund, will expand investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other real estate securities over the next three years, says Hermann Aukamp, NAEV’s director of real estate.
