All Real Assets articles in December 2009 (Magazine) – Page 2
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Left out in the cold...?
Will private equity and opportunity funds be frozen out as the banks begin to unlock credit and become more choosy about who they chose to team up? Dean Hodcroft reports
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You were warned
There were clear signs of an approaching crash. Were they ignored and, if so, why? Andrew Baum reflects
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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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Waiting to hit a low
For those waiting for a 1990s-style fire sale of distressed assets, do not hold your breath. This time things are different, says Lee Menifee
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The right indirect road
Property debt funds offer useful indirect exposure to real estate. But investors must choose the fund type carefully to get the right mix of real estate and interest rate risk, says Rob Bingen
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Signs of life
Lending is returning and CMBS has awoken but for the short term equity rules, says Thierry Leleu
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Have your cake and eat it
You can hedge inflation without giving up so much of the excess return available on riskier assets. David Hunter and Alistair Calvert report
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Complex substance – handle with care
Treaty shoppers are encountering increasing counter-measures. Bart Kruijssen sets out the key issues to be aware of.
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Peeling away the layers
To evaluate fund managers, investors must appreciate how their per-formance is derived. Malcolm Hunt uses attribution analysis to explain
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Consistency and comparability
One outcome of the crisis is that the industry is re-examining the relationship between fees and operating costs. Simon Mallinson reports
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A matter of time
Property derivatives can be a valuable alternative to direct investment in real estate, but there are timing issues that investors must be aware of when calculating performance. Nick Blakemore reports
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Rise to the challenge
Determining the hurdle rate is more than just a box-ticking exercise. Be sure to combine the knowledge of acquisitions experts with the skills of risk analysts. Rob Martin and Richard Barkham report
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The art of prediction
In today’s market, indicators of real estate performance are more keenly sought then ever before – but how effective are they? Paul Mitchell reports
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What does the evidence say?
The debate about the relative merits of active and passive management of REIT funds continues. Greg MacKinnon examines the research
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Seen in a new light
As the sub-sectors of the US REIT market move in a more homogeneous manner so the potential for diversification within the REIT sector has diminished as Simon Stevenson reports
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Different strokes
New research asserts that over the long term listed real estate equities are a proxy for direct real estate investment. Steffen Sebastian and Alexander Schätz present their findings
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Capital 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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New clarity at your fingertips
INREV’s new index analysis tool offers a flexible top-down performance measure for the property funds sector and helps investors to compare performance of their non-listed allocations with their specific direct and listed portfolios. Casper Hesp explains
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Fund managers up their game
With the market conditions still difficult, it is encouraging that the standard and consistency of reporting European non-listed property funds continues to improve, as Andrea Carpenter explains
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