European investors – Page 271
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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
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MagazineBack to basics
The Norwegian Government Pension Fund’s real estate investment is a bright spot in a landscape where most institutions are scaling back their ambitions. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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MagazineDans l’intérêt commun
The French Real Estate Association represents its growing international membership across a range of issues and the agenda for the future is packed, as the association’s chairman, Jean-Paul Dumortier reports
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MagazineRiding through the storm
Recent months have illustrated the unpredictability of the real estate investment markets. William Hill tells Richard Lowe how Schroder Property dealt with the turmoil of 2007-08 in the UK and is now looking to take advantage of the recovery when it comes
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MagazineMarket wrongs and EU REITs
Is it time to give up on a pan-European REIT? Shayla Walmsley considers the arguments
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MagazineOpportunity knocked?
In difficult times there is usually no shortage of predatory funds waiting to snap up a distress sell or to spot a niche opportunity. But with liquidity all but dried up, Mark Faithfull asks: is there anyone lending?
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MagazineGo further
Led by retail, Turkey’s investment potential is growing fast but increasingly investors will have to look well beyond Istanbul for the best opportunities, Ermina Topintzi finds
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MagazineBoring becomes interesting again
German real estate is often described as an unexciting, stable core market. But with the market correcting, investors are now seeing it as an opportunity. Barbara Ottawa reports
