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MagazinePeeling away the layers
To evaluate fund managers, investors must appreciate how their per-formance is derived. Malcolm Hunt uses attribution analysis to explain
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Consistency and comparability
One outcome of the crisis is that the industry is re-examining the relationship between fees and operating costs. Simon Mallinson reports
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MagazineA matter of time
Property derivatives can be a valuable alternative to direct investment in real estate, but there are timing issues that investors must be aware of when calculating performance. Nick Blakemore reports
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Rise to the challenge
Determining the hurdle rate is more than just a box-ticking exercise. Be sure to combine the knowledge of acquisitions experts with the skills of risk analysts. Rob Martin and Richard Barkham report
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MagazineThe art of prediction
In today鈥檚 market, indicators of real estate performance are more keenly sought then ever before 鈥� but how effective are they? Paul Mitchell reports
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What does the evidence say?
The debate about the relative merits of active and passive management of REIT funds continues. Greg MacKinnon examines the research
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MagazineSeen in a new light
As the sub-sectors of the US REIT market move in a more homogeneous manner so the potential for diversification within the REIT sector has diminished as Simon Stevenson reports
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MagazineDifferent strokes
New research asserts that over the long term listed real estate equities are a proxy for direct real estate investment. Steffen Sebastian and Alexander Sch盲tz present their findings
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MagazineCapital reward
The recent return of capital flows into publicly listed real estate companies could signal that the tide is also turning for the unlisted sector. But which is better placed to capitalise on opportunites? Christine Senior reports
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New clarity at your fingertips
INREV鈥檚 new index analysis tool offers a flexible top-down performance measure for the property funds sector and helps investors to compare performance of their non-listed allocations with their specific direct and listed portfolios. Casper Hesp explains
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MagazineFund managers up their game
With the market conditions still difficult, it is encouraging that the standard and consistency of reporting European non-listed property funds continues to improve, as Andrea Carpenter explains
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Change of emphasis
Internationalisation, residential focus and the further outsourcing of real estate holdings are the three major trends outlined in a new study on the real estate Spezialfonds market in Germany, discussed here by Barbara Ottawa.
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MagazineLacking a lead index
Germany needs to raise its transparency game, say Axel von Goldbeck and Barbara Knoflach from the German Property Federation
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Talk and action
In Germany, the level of interest in sustainable real estate is encouraging, but implementation and product supply lag far behind, as Thomas Beyerle reports
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Green indicators
Moves to set European-wide benchmarks for measuring the sustainability of buildings are about to enter a second phase, says Leo Weidenaar
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MagazineSeize the moment
Property market stakeholders who ignore the impact of climate change do so at their peril, warn Darren Stolzenberg and Edward Craft
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Advancing the green debate
The property industry must embrace sustainability 鈥� that debate is over. But how should its stakeholders proceed? A recent panel of key figures shed light on regulatory issues and the occupier and investor standpoints
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Thaw begins
Expectations of buyers and sellers are narrowing as the region approaches the bottom of the cycle. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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Shop for resilience
Nordic retail has performed well, and there are good opportunities to redevelop town centres and buy mis-priced assets. H氓kan Blixt reports
