All Magazine articles – Page 89

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    Canada’s stable footing

    December 2009 (Magazine)

    Canada’s prudent approach has helped it weather the downturn better than its southern neighbour and makes it a good fit for current investor sentiment. But it is not immune to surprises, as Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports

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    Delivering opportunity

    December 2009 (Magazine)

    Consolidation among logistics suppliers and the reorganisation of company supply chains post recession means it’s time to take a new look at logistics in 2010. Paul Benjamin reports

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    Demanding data

    December 2009 (Magazine)

    A new research paper by AMB looks at the current relationship between trade, production, and inventory and its impact on industrial real estate demand. David Twist reports

  • No time for newcomers
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    No time for newcomers

    December 2009 (Magazine)

    Stable, capable and credible: the crisis has not changed investor demands on fund managers significantly. Funds are upping the ante – newcomers will have to fight for a share of the cash. Shayla Walmsley reports

  • Stranger on our doorstep
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    Stranger on our doorstep

    September 2009 (Magazine)

    The EU’s proposed AIFM Directive lacks clarity and potentially creates more problems than it solves. Bas Kundu reports

  • New reality
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    New reality

    September 2009 (Magazine)

    The many constraints to the flow of capital means investors must reappraise their expectations. Andy Rofe reports

  • New urgency
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    New urgency

    September 2009 (Magazine)

    The UK rights system is inefficient at recapitalisation and short-changes shareholders. Is it time to learn from the US system, asks Leonard Geiger

  • Managing expectations
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    Managing expectations

    September 2009 (Magazine)

    Refinancing raises a number of concerns for investors but these are not always in the best interest of the fund, as Deborah Lloyd explains

  • Know your neighbour
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    Know your neighbour

    September 2009 (Magazine)

    Investors have learnt it’s just as important to know and be aligned with fellow LPs as it is with the GP of a fund. Richard Lowe reports

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    Smooth operator?

    September 2009 (Magazine)

    Debt investment has moved to centre stage but with foreclosures a real possibility do managers have the necessary property management expertise? Do your due diligence, say Claude Angéloz and Eliza Bailey

  • Sovereign wealth
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    Sovereign wealth

    September 2009 (Magazine)

    The Crown Estate owns assets in the UK as diverse as wind farms and shorelines, but also manages a sizeable commercial portfolio. Investment director Paul Clark tells Richard Lowe why the industry needsto rethink its blind use of leverage on core assets, and why fund managers must be rewarded for ...

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    A return to core values

    September 2009 (Magazine)

    Market conditions have made pension funds more acutely aware of the logic of taking a conservative approach to leveraging. Richard Lowe reports

  • Parting of the ways
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    Parting of the ways

    September 2009 (Magazine)

    The shift away from listed points to a variation of views regarding real estate’s role in the portfolio, as Shayla Walmsley reports

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    Time to refocus

    September 2009 (Magazine)

    Belgian investors play safe. Now the priority is to de-risk and rebalance, says Shayla Walmsley

  • Keeping faith
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    Keeping faith

    September 2009 (Magazine)

    Is there a need to rebuild trust between investors and fund managers? As Richard Lowe discovers, good, professional managers invariably still have the trust of their investors, but are doing everything in their power to maintain it

  • Long-term momentum
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    Long-term momentum

    September 2009 (Magazine)

    PREA’s investor survey finds a rise in larger target allocations and an increase to value and opportunistic strategies. Jack Nowakowski reports

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    Strategy in brief

    September 2009 (Magazine)

    IPE Real Estate asked some of the leading managers for their views on some current issues facing investors and the market in general...

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    Win-win

    September 2009 (Magazine)

    The INREV guidelines continue to gain traction throughout the European unlisted industry and beyond. In today’s challenging market the logic of compliance is clearer than ever – but there are exceptions, as Richard Lowe reports

  • Interesting times
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    Interesting times

    September 2009 (Magazine)

    Sustainability is catching on fast in the likes of India and China, which bears witness to the considerable progress that is being made in Asia’s vast and diverse property investment landscape. But you can still taste the pollution when you wake in Shanghai and HK, and although many parts of ...

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    Milestone on a long road

    September 2009 (Magazine)

    A new index makes it possible to monitor the performance of sustainable property. The industry now needs to target smoother access to the raw data. Louise Ellison and Christina Cudworth report