European investors – Page 261
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E&Y and Henderson to deliver Spezialfonds
GERMANY - Ernst & Young Real Estate and Warburg–Henderson have joined forces to offer what they describe as an outsourcing service for institutional investors which allows them to transfer their directly-held real estate portfolios into a Speziafonds property fund
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Demand for logistics creates investment potential
EUROPE – Jones Lang LaSalle has identified Europe’s seaports as logistics hotspots for growth on the back of a significant increase in demand.
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Aberdeen sells Belgian real estate operation
BELGIUM - BNP Paribas Real Estate Property Management has announced it is acquiring Aberdeen Property Investors Belgium.
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ING REIM to cut UK jobs
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.
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Investors see shine fade on German property
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
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.
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Less call for leverage predicted
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.
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Invista reveals pressures as dividends halted
UK/EUROPE - Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF is suspending dividend payments in a bid to conserve cash and to deleverage the company.
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UK REITs could turn market liquidity - Deloitte
UK – UK residential Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) will be attractive propositions for institutional investors and could help bring liquidity into the market, according to experts attending an IPD pre-conference meeting in Brighton yesterday.
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UK Reits to struggle but better Europe - managers
UK – UK REITs are entering unprecedented waters and are unlikely to achieve strong investor interest for at least a couple of years, according to Brend Stahli from Merrill Lynch.
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T.Rowe Price turns attention to globe real estate
US/GLOBAL – US-based asset manager T. Rowe Price is launching a global real Estate strategy in a bid to expand its global investment opportunities.
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Empty rates reform are 'empty promise'
UK - UK government proposals to temporarily scrap rate for empty properties with an estimated value of less than £250,000 (€299,110) are nothing more than empty spin and do little to help the market, according to property experts.
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Real estate derivatives gain fresh impetus
UK - Derivatives offer real estate investors good opportunities to diversify their portfolio, according to property experts at the ING Real Estate Annual Seminar.
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Property sector finally unveiled for UK unlisted market
UK – The Investment Management Association (IMA), trade body to the £3.4trn (€3.99trn) UK fund management industry, and its Performance Category Review Committee (PCRC) have created a new property sector.
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Grosvenor reviews its business priorities
EUROPE- Grosvenor is planning to concentrate on developing its fund management business in continental Europe.
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MagazineStand firm
A new survey by the Pensions Management Institute and Prupim offers some good news – UK pension funds are sticking with real estate despite the turmoil in their home market. But as Richard Lowe discovers, more surprising is what they want to see from their investment managers
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MagazineUnlikely winner
Iceland’s pension funds aren’t in the front line of the crisis but some investments are in grave danger now. Those seeking a safe haven may allocate more to what is tangible – and understandable. Cue real estate. Gail Moss reports
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Caution and creativity
In these pressured times Danish pension funds need to do more to convince their boards of the case for real estate investment, Gail Moss finds
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MagazineCool Finns unfazed
Allocations are edging upwards in spite of the turmoil. The introduction in Finland of REITs, scheduled for next year, may boost prospects, as Gail Moss reports
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Building commitment
In spite of the downturn, Swedish investors are increasing real estate allocations. But the focus is still domestic, finds Lynn Strongin Dodds
