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MagazineTrading places
Real estate investors need to get into the mind of the banker to understand why they made some important mistakes in attempting to develop the property derivatives markets, says Jose Luis Pellicer
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MagazineRight on time
Is now the time to embrace property derivatives? Some fund managers avoided the worst of the downturn by hedging the downside risk at the right time. Charles Ostroumoff explains how investors could profit from derivatives in the current market cycle
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MagazineSharing responsibility
The real estate investment industry seems to be playing catch-up with equity markets when it comes to responsible investing. However, as Paul McNamara explains, it is not feasible to simply take successful approaches developed in one asset class and transfer them to another
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MagazineStill on course
Recent repricing in the UK is unprecedented in its severity. But the market has not drifted into uncharted waters, says Andrew Smith
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MagazineOccupational risk
UK real estate is offering attractive opportunities, but investors are right to be wary of the increased risk of tenant failure as the country鈥檚 economic recession takes hold. George Tindley explains how to conduct a thorough analysis of tenant risk, via a robust assessment process
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MagazineAll roads lead to Munich
Munich-based Pacific Star Europe is offering European investors global fund of funds solutions and 鈥榤odular鈥� access to a range of Asian funds managed by its Singapore-based parent company. Richard Lowe speaks to former E.ON Energie and Allianz Real Estate employees Dirk Gro脽e W枚rdemann and Matthias St眉rmer about the challenges they ...
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MagazineGoing global, staying neutral
Fraser Hughes and Hans Op鈥榯 Veld provide a step-by-step guide to building a market neutral portfolio of global real estate stocks for investors who want to take advantage of low valuations
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MagazineBehavioural studies
There are some interesting differences and similarities between the behaviour of the French and Spanish listed real estate markets. B茅atrice Guedj, Richard Barkham and Ruth Hollies explain what investors should draw from this
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Relationships in turmoil
The latest study by EPRA shows the effect of the credit crunch on correlations between listed real estate and other asset classes. Jeff Rupp speaks to Steffen Sebastian about the importance of these trends when looking to diversify multi-asset portfolios
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Are we there yet?
Transparency in unlisted real estate funds has improved in recent years. But Volker Wiederrich questions whether, even in today鈥檚 difficult investing environment, it has reached a level that meets investors鈥� requirements
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MagazineTaking to the global stage
Henning Kl枚ppelt highlights the benefits of investing via spezialfonds and looks at why the German vehicle is beginning to hold its own internationally
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MagazineUniform style
INREV is aiming to overhaul its classification system of fund styles by launching a new analysis framework. Christine Senior speaks to the association, along with investors and fund managers, about the difficult task of bringing clarity and consistency to Europe鈥檚 unlisted real estate fund sector
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Down but not out
Despite grim news in the US retail sector, all is not doom and gloom for investors. There are bargains to be had and innovative retailers are still identifying development potential. Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports
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MagazineThe elephant slows
Nowhere is immune from the global credit crisis, India included. Paul Benjamin assesses how the global downturn has affected the real estate markets of the economic powerhouse
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MagazineMost wanted
Munich and Hamburg have been hailed as the top European investment destinations by ULI and PwC鈥檚 Emerging Trends report. Paul Benjamin explores the outlook for both markets and German real estate as a whole
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Keep it simple
The US association for REITs is aiming to work closely with the new government to ensure the sector safely navigates the current downturn. Martin Hurst talks to NAREIT鈥檚 Steve Wechsler about the need for candour over complexity when it comes to regulation
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MagazineDon鈥檛 be so gloomy!
Is there light at the end of the tunnel? At the 2008 MIPIM Asia trade exhibition listed property and property derivatives were the focus of some optimism. Michael Grimes was in attendance
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MagazineTake stock
The state pension fund of Finland is aiming to grow its real estate exposure over the coming years. But managing director Timo L枚yttyniemi tells Richard Lowe how the current market uncertainty has prompted VER to review its existing investments
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MagazineStill more selective
As the downturn demonstrates the degree to which some Asian markets are coupled to the rest of the world investors are retrenching in markets that offer stability, liquidity, transparency and sound fundamentals, as Kristen Paech reports
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MagazineStyle and refinement
INREV has taken another major step towards the creation of a styles classification tool, as Andrea Carpenter reports
