All Real Assets articles in December 2007 (Magazine)
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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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Pushing back the frontiers
In China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Pakistan, REITs are no longer a distant prospect thanks to the help of APREA. Peter Mitchell reports
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MagazineGateway to China
Interest in Chinese real estate is considerable but accessing this immature market can be problematic. A solution is presented by Cohen & Steer's Scott Crowe and Derek Cheung
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MagazineRetailers get out of the rain
Despite being one of the most opaque real estate markets, Vietnam has a fast changing retail scene that offers exciting prospects, says Rik Mekkelholt
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MagazineMarket view: rising sun, broadening horizon
The optimal combination of performance, size, liquidity, and relative risk make Japan an attractive destination for property investment.
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MagazineShopper’s paradise?
The case for investing in Asian retail is compelling but, as Paul Benjamin explains, getting one’s hands on a prize prospect is far from straightforward
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MagazineSentimental education
In a detailed analysis of the recent ULI/PwC survey of investor sentiment towards Asian real estate, Chuck Di Rocco and John Forbes identify a few concerns clouding an otherwise bright horizon
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MagazineProduct plays catch up
Bullishness about Asia sits alongside concern about the region’s ability to absorb and retain capital. So select your opportunities carefully, warns Michael Grimes
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MagazineBasking in brighter prospects
After some years of being outshone by other Australian cities, Sydney is picking up again, driven by sound fundamentals. Rod Cornish reports
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MagazineDutch pioneers
Large pension assets and a small home market mean that pension funds from the Netherlands are ahead of their European counterparts whose Asia strategies are still relatively new. Kristen Paech reports
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MagazineLocation is everything
Those Australian super funds which have a view of Sydney are focusing on the best positioned assets. Their perspective on Australia’s financial centre is provided by Richard Newell
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MagazineHeading for the exit
Although Europe’s first generation of non-listed real estate funds are coming to the end of their terms, the impact on the market is unlikely to be severe, especially if investors and managers work together efficiently. Steve Hays reports
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MagazineStandard deviation
Compromise may be the best we can achieve as we strive for internationally comparable yield data, as Michael Haddock explains
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MagazineJoining forces
Investing in a group can offer many advantages, but do so-called ‘club’ deals make good commercial sense? Julian Schiller reports
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MagazineDanish flying club class
This Danish adventure into ‘club’ investing has been hugely successful. However, its appeal is not universal; in some countries it might be a non-starter. Kristen Paech reports
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MagazineFettered dynamism
South Africa real estate tops the IPD performance index and the economic outlook is good but a shortage of prime real estate, building materials and a severe brain drain are clouding the horizon, as Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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MagazineThrough a glass darkly
Data, if you can get hold of it, needs to be meaningful; information, in turn, necessitates cooperation, as Charles Follows explains
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MagazineAccommodating progress
REITs are breaking new ground in Dubai with potential for more in the region to soak up the vast excess of liquidity. Simon Gray reports
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MagazineStates of ambition
Oil revenues are surging, the rate of development is staggering and the potential for returns is very appealing. But there are concerns about capacity and the role the region will play in the world economy. Ian Cundell reports
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MagazineIrrational delay
They move too slowly. They take too long. They lose out as a result. Are pension funds so hidebound by their own rules that they are missing the chance to generate returns? Shayla Walmsley finds out
