Europe – Page 405
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News
Pension funds invest £200m in M&G social housing debt fund
Fund to target minimum 30-year return of 2% above retail prices index.
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Austrian real estate firm SIGNA adds Michael Morgenroth to board
Industry veteran to step down from board at German insurer Gothaer.
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Industry needs property products more in tune with DC pension funds – Russell
Head of EMEA consulting also dismisses idea that property makes good match for liabilities.
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Pramerica targets value-added property in Paris hotel joint venture
Company pays €30m for first two assets in fund set up to exploit 'fragmented' market.
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UK Treasury signs infrastructure memorandum with LPFA, Greater Manchester
Memorandum with institutionals worth £50bn in addition to agreement with NAPF, PPF.
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Investors warned over short-term outlook for UK residential
Schroders warns investors of significant risk of house price correction in 2012.
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Investors willing to accept 'aligned' FoF performance fees
INREV survey finds closed-end fund-of-funds have highest fees, while core funds prefer NAV fees.
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German roundup: iii-Investments, Invesco Real Estate, Kommalpha
Banks remain willing to fund investments in "solid" core markets despite crisis, says Invesco report.
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NAPF backs UK government infrastructure plan as CIC signals interest
Chinese sovereign wealth fund expresses interest in expansion into western infrastructure.
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Major's London Plan 'threatens emerging social housing market'
Plans allowing local authorities to opt out of social housing construction criticised by specialists.
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Tesco pension fund has appetite for non-core real estate strategies
New property head Jenny Buck to seek higher returns from asset class outside of core.
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Pension funds 'will not invest in water in medium term'
Paper urges separation of utility, infrastructure investments to attract institutional interest.
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Swiss pension funds 'will go global' over fears of domestic bubble
Credit Suisse says that while risk in domestic market low, economic centres risk bubble.
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Hotels 'compelling' as focus shifts from office to retail — Invesco
Company switches focus from European office to retail over next 12 months.
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UK residential sector to follow UNITE model – Grainger
Fund manager predicts rented residential to claim 30% of London market within five years.
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Analysis
News analysis: Is it time for pension funds to ditch benchmarks?
Should property benchmarks be the cornerstone of investment or viewed with scepticism?
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HSH Nordbank cuts international real estate for EU aid
The bank, recipient of bailout, to no longer lend to property investors outside core German market.
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Magazine
Eastward bound
Keen pricing in the west and debt crises in the south helped propel investor capital towards Poland and Czech Republic. But are investors willing to explore the CEE regions further? Shayla Walmsley reports
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Magazine
Full of western promise
The London West End office market could benefit from strong growth in international business services, even if Europe were to fall back into recession. Mark Callendar and Jane Gravestock make the case
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Magazine
A market to study
The student accommodation market in Germany is not as mature and institutionalised as it is in the UK, but the market is developing and offers opportunities. Matthias Pink explains