All Magazine articles – Page 115

  • Capitol choice
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    Capitol choice

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    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

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    In spite of their many advantages, REITs have never been big among US pension funds as Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports

  • REITs and wrongs
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    REITs and wrongs

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    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

  • The valuation challenge
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    The valuation challenge

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    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

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    The debate over whether to domicile offshore or onshore and which jurisdiction to choose is changing continually, as Jan Wagner finds

  • Keeping it simple
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    Keeping it simple

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    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

  • Hitting the buffers
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    Hitting the buffers

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    The credit squeeze could be bad news for highly leveraged real estate investments. Simon Martin reports

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    Something for everyone

    July 2007 (Magazine)

    Recent fund launches suggest that if fund managers are running out of big ideas, they aren't short of big ambitions

  • Don’t invest for the sake of investing
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    Don’t invest for the sake of investing

    July 2007 (Magazine)

    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

  • Everyone’s a winner
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    Everyone’s a winner

    July 2007 (Magazine)

    The required improvements to non-listed fund data and benchmarking are in managers’ own interests as, Lisette van Doorn explains

  • Opportunity in diversity
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    Opportunity in diversity

    July 2007 (Magazine)

    Kate Medlicott suggests some top city destinations for this summer in the eclectic world of European commercial real estate

  • Strength in breadth
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    Strength in breadth

    July 2007 (Magazine)

    Property ETFs can be a flexible and inexpensive way to benefit from the positive characteristics of property as an asset. Jennifer Grancio reports

  • A close call
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    A close call

    July 2007 (Magazine)

    Does trading increase real estate portfolio performance? Piet Eichholtz finds the case in favour to be far from overwhelming

  • Friend or foe?
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    Friend or foe?

    July 2007 (Magazine)

    Do consultants benefit investors or merely hinder managers? Sally Hodge investigates

  • First brave steps
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    First brave steps

    July 2007 (Magazine)

    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

  • Residential rethink required
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    Residential rethink required

    July 2007 (Magazine)

    Current regulations and a keen local property ownership culture are holding back Spanish institutional investment in real estate, as Adrienne Margolis reports

  • Embracing the wider world
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    Embracing the wider world

    July 2007 (Magazine)

    Portugal’s institutional investors have long been content to invest domestically because of strong returns. Now things are changing, as Adrienne Margolis reports

  • Move right in
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    Move right in

    July 2007 (Magazine)

    A patchy market, major project delays and market fragmentation do little to reassure potential investors about serviced office.

  • Europe’s rising giant: Istanbul
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    Europe’s rising giant: Istanbul

    July 2007 (Magazine)

    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

  • Retail delight
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    Retail delight

    July 2007 (Magazine)

    Neville Moss looks at the emerging shopping centre market in Istanbul where exceptional fundamentals present a solid long-term outlook