All articles by Christopher Walker – Page 6
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Special ReportsREITs become takeover targets
Having navigated the COVID-19 storm, REITs increasingly face being raided by private equity groups and rivals. Christopher Walker reports
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AnalysisAnalysis: Biden’s bill a boon for green infrastructure?
US President Joe Biden’s misleadingly titled Inflation Reduction Act could have big implications for real assets. Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsCan REITs thrive amid high inflation?
Prospects vary across geography and sector, but REITs could be in a good position to deal with inflation. Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsPrologis: Adapting fast to changing global dynamics
Global logistics giant Prologis is trying to keep one step ahead of its customers. Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsTop 100 Infrastructure Investors 2022: Case studies
We talked to five of the top 100 about their allocations, strategies and the implications of inflation, war and climate change
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MagazineFood security: Can investors feed the world?
The Ukrainian conflict is causing chaos, but it could also accelerate the growth of sustainable farming. Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsThe technology fighting climate risk
A new tool offers the ability to assess how exposed a country’s infrastructure is to climate change – and how investors can help, writes Christopher Walker
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Special ReportsAchieving energy security and net zero
Will the renewed focus on energy security jeopardise Europe’s net-zero carbon agenda? Not necessarily, according to investors. Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsTop 100 in focus: Brookfield, KKR, Stonepeak, Morrison & Co, DigitalBridge
Assets under management at the 100 largest firms has risen to €1.65trn. We shine the spotlight on five
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InterviewsIndoor farming the ‘next generation' of infra investment – Manulife
Manulife IM makes the case for institutional investors to enter the sector
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MagazineUS core real estate funds: Next chapter for ODCE odyssey
Core real estate funds in the US enjoyed a bumper year in 2021. But major disruption of the long-standing sector is far from over, write Christopher Walker and Richard Lowe
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MagazineEuropean core real estate funds become more diverse
The rapidly growing European core fund sector has weathered the pandemic, and is now evolving in different ways. Christopher Walker and Richard Lowe report
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Real estate managers must ‘take action more quickly’ on net zero
A report by UNEP FI and CRREM has uncovered the inadequacies of current net-zero plans among real estate investors and managers. Christopher Walker talks to Julia Wein
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Special ReportsTop 150 Real Estate Investors 2022: Case studies
We talked to six of the top 150 about their agendas, allocations, investment intentions, inflation and the war in Ukraine
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AnalysisAnalysis: Infrastructure investors contemplate new European landscape
The Ukraine conflict has major implications for energy security and investors’ decarbonisation ambitions, writes Christopher Walker
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Special ReportsTech hubs: Working from hub
Tech hubs are magnets of activity and collaboration. Should real estate investors be turning their focus on them? Christopher Walker reports
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MagazineSecure income strategies: How secure is secure?
UK pension funds have been piling into secure-income funds. But challenges around ESG and inflation are on the horizon. Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsProptech: Venturing into Europe
Proptech is booming across Europe. Christopher Walker investigates where and why
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Special ReportsSmart cities: Get streetwise
Cities need to become more digitised and connected. But what does the rise of the smart city mean for real assets investors? Christopher Walker
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Special ReportsTransport companies: All aboard infrastructure 2.0
Infrastructure investors seem in a rush to acquire transport companies
