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Quality underscored
After the market turmoil of the last few years the sovereign debt crisis has strengthened investors鈥� focus on Europe鈥檚 stable, core markets especially the new favourite, Germany and further emphasised the importance of market timing. Meanwhile will pessimism about Southern Europe create opportunities? Richard Lowe sought views from a range ...
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Charities鈥� anti-inflation tonic
The need for income and protection against inflation is even more acute for charities than for pension funds. Charities and endowments are therefore likely to increase their exposure to property, reports Richard Lowe
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New perspectives
Has the financial crisis changed the way investors treat real estate as part of their portfolio, and if so, how? Richard Lowe talks to an asset manager, a pension fund and a consultant
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MagazineA multitude of considerations
The mean-variance framework is a good starting point when considering property allocation in a multi-asset fund but the road from there is long and winding, as Parit Jakhria and Henri Vuong report
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Optimisation: the next steps
The dynamisation of asset liability management is explored by Marcus Burkert and Thorsten Kaspar, who show how the allocation and management rules are optimised simultaneously
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Broaden your horizons
Investors could tap capital structures but they are hooked on bricks and mortar. Shayla Walmsley reports
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Don鈥檛 miss the DC boat
The switch from defined benefit to defined contribution is a huge opportunity for listed property and REITs, but this might be squandered if the industry and the European Commission do not get their acts together, as Gareth Lewis reports
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MagazineOutperformance and under-allocation puzzles
Listed real estate is outside the comfort zone of many investors. However many now appreciate the role REITs can play as part of institutional real estate allocations, although further research is still required. Jim Clayton reports
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MagazineLike bulldogs and poodles
What is the relationship between REITs and the underlying markets? Does trading on public markets mean REITs have different investment characteristics to direct or fund-based investments in real estate? Greg MacKinnon sheds some light
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Opportunities and obstacles
Prospects for the future equitisation of the European listed market are bright and there are a number of routes to further growth but Germany remains the elephant in the room, as Sara Bellenda and Daniela Lungu report
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MagazineThe right blend
In the second article of their series Fraser Hughes and Alex Moss examine the tools and options available for combining or blending listed and direct exposure to one specific property market, in this case, the UK in a simple rules-based strategy
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Fifty years of progress
Despite continued scepticism from parts of the real estate investment community, REITs have become a significant 鈥� and still growing 鈥� global force. New research reviews the past 50 years and reveals regional focus and size of REIT among the key performance drivers as authors Dirk Brounen and Sjoerd de ...
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A drop in the ocean
As banks scale back their exposure to commercial real estate, opportunities are opening up for institutional investors. However, this is dwarfed by the scale of the refinancing challenge. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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The financier: clarity improving
Lending markets are on the move again, helped by the emergence of new sources. Rising inflation should force the hand of the banks, but refinancing remains a huge challenge, exacerbated by Basel III, says Rudolf Molkenboer
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The banker: remaining subdued
With economic uncertainty abounding and the spectre of regulation looming, lending will remain tight since large banks are under pressure to get their houses in order now. Claus-J眉rgen Cohausz talks to Lynn Strongin Dodds
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Investors to drive progress
Investment in sustainable real estate has become a fiduciary responsibility 鈥� indeed, investors can make a major contribution to reducing emissions. But changes need to be made to move us forward, say Hoong Wey Woon and Darren Sriharan
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Common agenda, common gain
The time is right for the interests of investors, developers, and occupiers in the UK to yield positive sustainability outcomes, writes Julie Hirigoyen
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Keep switched on by switching off
The assertions being made from the ISPI data are lightweight and counter-intuitive according to Paul McNamara
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New lifeline in funding gloom
New legislation in the UK will allow tax -incremental financing allied to other innovative financing models to provide a vital new source of funding for sustainable real estate projects, says Pete Halsall
