All Magazine articles – Page 115
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Capitol choice
2007 is set to be a record year for Washington DC, and with continuing high levels of government investment the outlook is bright, as Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports
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Volatility aversion
In spite of their many advantages, REITs have never been big among US pension funds as Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports
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REITs and wrongs
REITs have very specific uses, more than is commonly realised. The euphoria surrounding them requires an equal measure of caution. John Glascock and Abraham Park report
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The valuation challenge
Concerns over daily pricing and a lack of confidence in stock market valuations are putting some pension funds off publicly traded companies and REITs, says Martin Cohen
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Shifting sands
The debate over whether to domicile offshore or onshore and which jurisdiction to choose is changing continually, as Jan Wagner finds
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Keeping it simple
Abundant liquidity, an array of regulations, and still fresh memories of the recent financial crisis have so far limited the potential for structured products in Asia, writes Lynn Strongin Dodds
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Hitting the buffers
The credit squeeze could be bad news for highly leveraged real estate investments. Simon Martin reports
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Something for everyone
Recent fund launches suggest that if fund managers are running out of big ideas, they aren't short of big ambitions
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Don’t invest for the sake of investing
Founded in 1990, Austrian multi-employer pension fund APK today has €2.6bn in assets under management. Investment in real estate is driven by opportunity rather than allocation, as APK’s head of investments, Günther Schiendl, explains to Martin Hurst
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Everyone’s a winner
The required improvements to non-listed fund data and benchmarking are in managers’ own interests as, Lisette van Doorn explains
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Opportunity in diversity
Kate Medlicott suggests some top city destinations for this summer in the eclectic world of European commercial real estate
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Strength in breadth
Property ETFs can be a flexible and inexpensive way to benefit from the positive characteristics of property as an asset. Jennifer Grancio reports
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A close call
Does trading increase real estate portfolio performance? Piet Eichholtz finds the case in favour to be far from overwhelming
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Friend or foe?
Do consultants benefit investors or merely hinder managers? Sally Hodge investigates
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First brave steps
Growing supply pressures in the domestic market are forcing home-loving Swiss pension funds to venture abroad, but the learning curve will be steep. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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Residential rethink required
Current regulations and a keen local property ownership culture are holding back Spanish institutional investment in real estate, as Adrienne Margolis reports
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Embracing the wider world
Portugal’s institutional investors have long been content to invest domestically because of strong returns. Now things are changing, as Adrienne Margolis reports
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Move right in
A patchy market, major project delays and market fragmentation do little to reassure potential investors about serviced office.
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Europe’s rising giant: Istanbul
Exciting demographics have propelled Turkey up the league of investment appeal in spite of a shortage of stock and nagging political uncertainties, as Paul Strohm discovers
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Retail delight
Neville Moss looks at the emerging shopping centre market in Istanbul where exceptional fundamentals present a solid long-term outlook