Europe – Page 464
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MagazineUnited we stand...?
Despite recent successes in co-ordinating efforts, the industry is still too fragmented. Greater coherence would achieve more, argues Liz Peace
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MagazineSupertanker on world cruise
Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn (PFZW) – the Dutch pension fund for the care and welfare sector – is one of Europe’s largest investors, with €13bn of real estate assets under management.
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MagazineIrrational fears
Unnecessary scepticism about foreign real estate means that Swiss investors are limiting their own scope. And are they placing too much emphasis on liquidity?
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MagazineLoosening the straitjacket
Spanish institutional investors seeking to invest in real estate face huge obstacles, although the beginning of this year brought new hope, as Christine Senior reports
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MagazinePortuguese explorers make a comeback
Growing interest in overseas real estate is not the only sign of progress among increasingly sophisticated investors, says Christine Senior
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MagazineTime to embrace service
Despite the link between tenant satisfaction and investment performance, some industry customers feel undervalued. Howard Morgan asks why
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MagazineFor whom the bell tolls
For all the fanfare, the legislative launch of UK and German REITs could hardly have been worse timed. Mark Faithfull asks what next for crashing NAVs, Teutonic indifference and acquisitive cash funds
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News
NYSTRS provides the finance for real estate mortgages
UNITED STATES - New York State Teachers Retirement System has expanded its real estate portfolio with a commitment to several mortgaged transactions and a commingled fund.
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Ohio School Employees commits to office fund
UNITED STATES - School Employees Retirement System of Ohio has approved a commitment of $50m (€32.1m) into the Beacon Capital Strategic Partners VI commingled fund.
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MagazinePool position
The SICAV is a reassuringly credible structure for risk-cautious pension funds. But the Luxembourg SICAV faces competition from an ambitious Belgian alternative.
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MagazineKeep it simple
Securitisation is bereft of liquidity but there are faint signs of hope. Managers should note that investors will not be impressed with over-complex structures.
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Latin attraction
Milan and Rome offer Italy’s brightest prospects as occupiers become more sophisticated, but Rome remains challenging, says Ian Cundell
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Good outlook for Europe’s under-achiever
The obscurity and unreliability of Italy’s real estate market should not deter investors. Those who persevere should fare well as the market becomes more mature. Alice Breheny reports
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MagazineLife after the bull
Spain is a highly leveraged market and is suffering more than most from the credit crisis. The outlook is not particularly rosy either, writes Ian Cundell
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MagazineNavigating the private market
Greece offers interesting opportunities but they are small, and landlord-tenant law poses additional challenges, as Ian Cundell reports
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MagazineHealthy option
Medical offices’ stable cash flows and compelling demographics make them a safe haven for investors in an economic downturn, writes Lynn Strongin Dodds
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MagazineDiversified content yields performance
Converging returns in Europe and a possible change in the role of property were among the subjects at covered IPD’s European investment conference in Berlin. Richard Lowe was there
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European office still seen as positive space
EUROPE - Rents will fall but much of the European office market is likely to remain positive in the near future, even though at least 20% of the tenant base in major cities is in financial services, suggests Pramerica.
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European focus shifts to air and rail operators
EUROPE – Infrastructure asset managers say new investment opportunities could be emerging for institutional investors as a flurry of new deals are expected to come to the market in the management of air and rail operators.
