All articles by Christine Senior – Page 3
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Hold out for the upturn
A year ago the fear was that a glut of distressed sales would drive down prices. But now the opposite seems true as too much money goes after too few prime opportunities and banks hold on to their assets. Christine Senior reports
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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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In catch-up mode
Risk management was sometimes disregarded during the feeding frenzy of the boom years; today debt, liquidity and tenant risk are in sharp focus. Christine Senior reports
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Stand up and be counted
As double-digit returns become a distant memory, investors are seeking more information to rate the performance of funds. Christine Senior investigates investor concerns and how fund managers can address them
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MagazineDangerous incisions
Fund managers are under pressure to cut costs in the current climate, but how expendable are client service staff compared with investment staff and analysts? Christine Senior reports
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Waiting and watching
German pension funds are torn between avoiding the risks of real estate investment in the current recession and availing themselves of the rewards that a recovery is likely to bring. Christine Senior reports
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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’s unlisted real estate fund sector
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MagazineAnd the award for best governance goes to...?
There is still much room for improvement in the governance of listed real estate companies. With low investor confidence, expect the market turmoil to drive progress. Christine Senior reports
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MagazineLimited ambition
In Italy real estate is out of favour among institutional investors. The older-established funds are reducing their allocations and the new-style funds have limited opportunities to invest in property. Christine Senior reports
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MagazineComing of age
Infrastructure is considered by some as a subset of real estate, and by others as part of their private equity allocation or ‘alternatives’ bucket. Christine Senior looks at how increasingly investors treat it as a asset class in its own right
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MagazineHealth-giving properties
In a downturn the secure income of healthcare makes it an attractive option for investors but beware political risk, as Christine Senior reports
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Bonding with the elderly
The ongoing need for healthcare and the demographic shift make senior housing a strong contender for institutional portfolios. Christine Senior reports
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MagazineLoosening the straitjacket
Spanish institutional investors seeking to invest in real estate face huge obstacles, although the beginning of this year brought new hope, as Christine Senior reports
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MagazinePortuguese explorers make a comeback
Growing interest in overseas real estate is not the only sign of progress among increasingly sophisticated investors, says Christine Senior
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MagazineWhere do you live?
Resilient and highly diversified, but also management intensive and with a reputational risk, pension fund attitudes to residential housing vary worldwide.
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MagazineReward for industry
Pension funds looking for a stable investment would do well to consider a sector that is too often overlooked, writes Christine Senior
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MagazinePay and display
Car parks offer investors good potential for growth says Christine Senior, and they have more commercial potential than first meets the eye
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MagazinePrivate funding on the world stage
Governments worldwide have followed the UK’s lead in opting for private funding of public infrastructure. Christine Senior reports
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MagazineSecure but not risk-free
Resilience to economic ups and downs is a key attraction of self storage, but this new niche category is vulnerable. Christine Senior reports
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