All Real Assets articles in December 2008 (Online) – Page 3

  • ING REIM to cut UK jobs
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    ING REIM to cut UK jobs

    2008-12-04T16:51:00Z

    UK - ING Real Estate Investment Management (ING REIM) has announced up to one-fifth of its staff in the United Kingdom face redundancy following a costs review by the firm.

  • Prupim arrival to make derivatives push
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    Prupim arrival to make derivatives push

    2008-12-04T16:48:00Z

    GLOBAL – Will Robson, property research analyst at Prupim, has been promoted to property derivatives director to help drive its focus and tap market opportunities.

  • Investors see shine fade on German property
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    Investors see shine fade on German property

    2008-12-04T16:38:00Z

    GERMANY- German investor sentiment in real estate has plummeted and is paralysing the industry, consultancy firm King Sturge has claimed, as economic data continues to fall.

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    Pension funds scramble to fly UK airport bids

    2008-12-01T17:48:00Z

    CANADA/UK - Ontario Teachers’ Pension Fund is working with 3i’s infrastructure fund on a potential bid to buy Gatwick Airport in a deal which could be worth more than £1.5bn (€1.8bn), but other pension funds are thought to be considering deals too.

  • Experts name valuations as the next big headache
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    Experts name valuations as the next big headache

    2008-12-01T17:46:00Z

    UK/GLOBAL – The inconsistent valuation process is one of the main challenges facing the real estate industry at the moment, according to experts at the IPD/IPF Property investment Conference 2008 held in Brighton last week.

  • Domestic markets to see renewed focus
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    Domestic markets to see renewed focus

    2008-12-01T17:43:00Z

    UK – The number of foreign investors investing in UK property is likely to drop in the short-term as the economic turmoil has made investors more cautious and selective, according to experts at the latest IPD/IPF Property Conference.

  • Less call for leverage predicted
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    Less call for leverage predicted

    2008-12-01T17:42:00Z

    GLOBAL - Leverage is likely to become less important to property investors given the financial turmoil, according to Ian Gleeson, chief investment officer of global multi-manager investment at CB Richard Ellis Investors.

  • Invista reveals pressures as dividends halted
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    Invista reveals pressures as dividends halted

    2008-12-01T17:40:00Z

    UK/EUROPE - Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF is suspending dividend payments in a bid to conserve cash and to deleverage the company.

  • CBRE trains its eye on Middle East
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    CBRE trains its eye on Middle East

    2008-12-01T17:39:00Z

    ASIA - CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has revealed it is opening an office in Bahrain as part of the development of the company’s Middle Eastern business.