Real Estate – Page 71
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Never ending story?
A record £8bn (€12bn) of property in the West End and the City was sold in the first half of the year and investors are still hungry for more. The party is expected to last, but many are concerned that prices are bubbling too close to the top. Lynn Strongin ...
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Settle only for the best
London offers a powerful diversification argument for continental European pension funds and the maturity of the market is a significant comfort, but selectivity important as the flood of capital drives down yields. Christine Senior reports
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Expert city
The emergence of India, red tape in Hungary and the thorny issue of leverage were among the subjects covered at the recent European Public Real Estate conference in Budapest. Martin Hurst reports
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A degree of aspiration
Discerning students, a buoyant graduate sector and an encouraging story in the US bolster the prospects for student accommodation REITs in the UK, as Marcus Roberts explains
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Globalisation gaining ground
At the recent AFIRE annual membership meeting in Boston, delegates explored the growing influence of emerging markets on the real estate sector. Martin Hurst reports
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Enfield tenders £15m infrastructure mandate
UK – The London Borough of Enfield is tendering a £15m (€22m) infrastructure mandate for its £500m pension fund.
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IPE-QUEST: Dutch pension fund tenders real estate
NETHERLANDS – A Dutch industry-wide pension fund has tendered a c.€75m euro zone real estate mandate via IPE-Quest.
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80% of UK funds to alter asset mix – Greenwich
UK – Greenwich Associates says 80% of UK pension funds plan to significantly alter their asset mixes in the next three years.
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UN recruits for pension fund
GLOBAL - The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund is recruiting senior managers for its real estate and fixed income allocations.
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Norges chief slams “disguised beta” hedge funds
NORWAY – Knut Kjaer, executive director of Norges Bank Investment Management, which runs the NOK1.5trn (€182bn) Norwegian Pension Fund – Global, says many hedge funds are overpriced beta suppliers.
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A question of priority
New private REITs are good for long-term investment, but there are also good reasons for investors take the public route, says Mark Lindeis
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The long and short of it
Are real estate securities a reflection of the real estate market or more representative of equities? John Glascock and Shaun Bond report
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Looking for improvement
The circus came to Hong Kong in September. MIPIM, the real estate industry’s annual French Riviera jamboree, put down its first mark in Asia. How did the idea translate from Cannes to Wanchai? Richard Newell reports
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Over the hill?
US real estate is riding the crest of the wave now – the question is, how long will that crest last? This was the question being discussed at PREA’s annual conference in Washington DC in October. Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports
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Bricks and mortar boards
The idea of a student accommodation REIT sounds appealing. But to assess its prospects, we have to consider the benefits for the universities and colleges themselves. Roger Blears and Brian Lee explain
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A big opportunity for small pension funds
With access to real estate improving for Europe’s smaller funds Kathleen Jung considers the best approaches for those with around €100m to spend
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Back to school
It is residential that is closer to commercial posing as hospitality. No wonder student accommodation is attracting so much attention. But pension funds are reticent, as Shayla Walmsley reports
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Smaller schemes chase ‘more liquid’ property
REAL ESTATE - Robin Goodchild, head of European investment at property firm LaSalle, this week urged large pension funds to invest directly in real estate and claimed smaller ones were re-thinking their lack of exposure.
