Europe – Page 476
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Duopoly to define logistics fund market
EUROPE - The European logistics market will diverge into ‘blockbuster’ and ‘niche’ funds, with specialist nous and tenant relationships determining asset managers’ survival in a shaken-out market, claims Peter Davies, fund director of the Goodman European Logistics Fund (GELF).
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Arizona State to take real estate over the border
UNITED STATES - Arizona State Retirement System has decided to open its real estate investment program to the international stage on both the private and public side.
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London prepares for fallout
London is seen as one of the markets most likely to feel the impact of the credit squeeze. But the outlook is not so bleak, says Alex Williamson
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MagazineEmbracing the challenge
As they search for new ways to diversify their portfolios Finnish investors see opportunities in the current crisis. Rachel Fixsen reports
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MagazineGradual thaw
Icelandic pension funds’ relationship to real estate has been tenuous partly due to lack of product. Things are now changing as Maha Khan Phillips reports
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MagazineSo near, so far
Traditionally home-biased Norwegian pension funds are proceeding cautiously. The debate over the prudent man principle is a case in point. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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Home concerns from abroad
Increasing competition at home is forcing Danish pension funds to make allocations to property overseas, writes Maha Khan Phillips
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MagazineComfort zone
While some funds are looking overseas, a culture of conservatism and caution keeps the focus on the domestic market, says Lynn Strongin Dodds
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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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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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MagazineMore creativity required
Investment potential at the high-risk end continues to abound but the new credit environment is forcing some to change focus. Christine Senior reports
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MagazineChilly in Athens
Athens was a mighty setting for a shaken industry, but delegates were upbeat as they welcomed EPRA’s new CEO Philip Charls. Martin Hurst reports
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MagazineEnable the investor
What do fund manager CFO/COOs need to provide for investors to ensure that their information needs are met? Martin Hurst reports
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Reits design described as “wrong”
GLOBAL - European Reits are being formulated to appeal to the “wrong audience”, according to Europroperty Consulting.
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CEE pricing 'still a concern'
EUROPE - Central and Eastern Europe is still too overpriced to be worth investing in, despite greater differentiation between prime and secondary real estate pricing, according to Scottish Widows Investment Partnership’s head of property Malcolm Naish.
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French study suggests derivatives 'over-hyped'
EUROPE - European institutional investors have little appetite for property derivatives, despite claims from investment banks suggesting they offer an effective hedge against inflation, suggests academic research.
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Corio to divest office and industrial portfolios
NETHERLANDS - The €6bn property investment and management company Corio has decided to go ahead with divesting the major part of its offices and industrial portfolios, and to further focus on its retail activities.
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Director arrested in Philips pensions fraud
NETHERLANDS - Dutch fraud police have arrested the former and current directors of real estate at PREIM, the real estate arm of the €14.5bn Philips pension fund, as part of their investigation into fraud connected with the scheme’s property portfolio.
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BNL fund to outsource real estate
ITALY – The €970m pension fund of the Italian Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL) is looking to outsource the management of its real estate portfolio.
