All Real Assets articles in December 2007 (Magazine)
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MagazineGet in on the pensions talk: infrastructure
A debate has emerged among pensions and investment experts questioning what pension funds define as an ‘infrastructure’ investment and whether it should have its own asset class, separate to real estate.
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MagazineRising stakes
With pension funds looking out for less traditional long-term investment opportunities, infrastructure could be the ace in the pack of alternative asset classes. Jane Welsh reports
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Assets under pressure
US infrastructure is in increasing need of repair and upgrade. For fund vehicles, is this an opportunity too good to resist asks Michael Underhill reports
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MagazineMind the gap
Pension funds in the process of investing in infrastructure need to be mindful of the quality and depth of information on offer, warns Georg Inderst
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MagazineWalk before you can run
European pension funds are catching up with the more experienced Canadians in infrastructure investing – but their approach is more cautious, says Shayla Walmsley
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MagazineBeyond benchmarking
At ATP, infrastructure is an asset class in its own right used in order to focus on meeting long-term liabilities, as Shayla Walmsley finds
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MagazineGetting the right fit
Shayla Walmsley explains why VER sees manager selection as one of the key elements when deciding to invest in infrastructure
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MagazineThe best routes into infrastructure investing
A range of investment options are available for institutional investors wanting to allocate to infrastructure. Maha Khan Phillips reports
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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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MagazineGlobal opportunities
Openings for infrastructure investment are burgeoning as governments pull back from direct funding of projects. Paul Strohm reports
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MagazineDemand and supply
The increase in energy demand naturally means supply chains and distribution networks will need to expand. Paul Strohm reports
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MagazineRoads taking their toll
Road congestion and the establishment of a European transport network may make toll roads more commonplace. Paul Strohm reports
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MagazineRoad to Russia
Investors look East as Europe reaches saturation point; Norwegian real estate remains bullish and Aberdeen launches a bespoke vehicle
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MagazinePunching above its weight
Founded in 2001, the pension fund of VRT, the public broadcasting company of Belgium’s Flemish community, has €430m total AUM. However it is not short on robustness in its approach. As is common with funds of this size, equities are the mainstay of VRT’s property allocation, as its manager, Florent ...
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MagazineDefining issue
Core, core plus, value added, opportunistic – are these terms of art or science in the world of indirect property investment? Noel Manns reports
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Building advantages
This new series continues as Joseph Hamilton and Pretty Sagoo discuss the importance of real estate in the modern portfolio
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MagazineSizing up the opportunity
Real estate market segmentation offers a new route to returns. Steve Hays reports
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MagazineTaking stock
Frédéric Ducoulombier presents the salient results of a major pan-European survey of institutional investors conducted by EDHEC with the support of Aberdeen Property Investors and Groupe UFG
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MagazinePrices and parameters
Property performance can be measured against inflation but the relationship is far from straightforward, argue Mark Callender, Neil Turner and Jenny Buck
