All articles by Andrea Carpenter

  • Magazine

    The benefit of experience

    March 2011 (Magazine)

    ANREV membership has doubled in a year and local commitment to its mission isimpressive. Local differences are among the challenges facing the organisation, writes Andrea Carpenter whose move to ANREV will help smooth the path towards greater transparency and best practice in Asia

  • Breadth and depth
    Magazine

    Breadth and depth

    September 2010 (Magazine)

    Changes in market conditions have resulted in a new emphasis on due diligence, as investors and fund managers rethink how to address areas such as debt, risk management and sustainability, as Andrea Carpenter reports

  • Fund managers up their game
    Magazine

    Fund managers up their game

    December 2009 (Magazine)

    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

  • Style and refinement
    Magazine

    Style and refinement

    January 2009 (Magazine)

    INREV has taken another major step towards the creation of a styles classification tool, as Andrea Carpenter reports

  • New reality, new priorities
    Magazine

    New reality, new priorities

    January 2009 (Magazine)

    The downturn has moved alignment of interests and the use of INREV Guidelines up the agenda while the appetite for higher-risk investments remains in spite of the increased volatility. Andrea Carpenter presents the findings of INREV’s 2009 Investment Intentions Survey

  • Broadening remit
    Magazine

    Broadening remit

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    Fund of funds can play a vital role for investors keen to diversify in a crowded funds market. However, conflicts of interest and double fees remain a concern, as a recent INREV study shows.

  • Flight to quality
    Magazine

    Flight to quality

    February 2008 (Magazine)

    INREV’s survey of investment intentions in association with IPE Real Estate identifies the increasing importance of corporate governance and quality management as tools to weather the current storm. Andrea Carpenter reports

  • Performance target
    Magazine

    Performance target

    February 2008 (Magazine)

    If INREV’s index is to be used to benchmark performance as intended, more managers need to contribute data, as Andrea Carpenter reports

  • Style counsel
    Magazine

    Style counsel

    February 2008 (Magazine)

    Times have changed in real estate and INREV’s first style framework needs an overhaul. The association held a workshop to consult with its members, as Andrea Carpenter reports