All Real Assets articles in July/August 2018 (Magazine)
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Magazine
Performance in the round
The concept of circular economy is gaining momentum, but what about within the built environment? Elena Johansson reports
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Special Reports
Global travel: Markets that move
More people are on the move than ever before. For institutional investors this means opportunities from airport infrastructure to hotels, writes Christopher O’Dea
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Magazine
Infrastructure managers told to ‘raise game’
NEST CIO warns industry on missing out on DC pensions market, while CalSTRS discriminates in favour of transparent managers
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Special Reports
Hotels US: Extended vacation
US hospitality real estate has generated several years of growth for investors. We report on a market that has yet to check out
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Magazine
Finding real estate's relative value
With yields at historic lows, real estate is priced attractively versus other asset classes. But, ask Hans Vrensen and Dennis Schoenmaker, how can investors best assess its value?
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Magazine
Property’s digital skeleton key
Technological innovation, from blockchain to shared-economy start-ups, threatens to unlock value that has always been hidden in real estate markets
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Magazine
UK to crack down on LPs
The government plans to reform one of the real estate industry’s most popular vehicles, UK limited partnerships, over money-laundering concerns. Melville Rodrigues explains
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Magazine
Will China continue to export?
Is the slowdown in Chinese investment in global real estate a temporary blip or the start of a more entrenched trend? Florence Chong reports
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Special Reports
Hotels Europe: Ring the changes
The hotel industry is being transformed, and that can only be good news for institutional investors
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Magazine
Bricks into clicks
Digitisation and changing dynamics in pensions means the illiquid real estate asset class will need to adapt to a world of electronic trading, write John Forbes and Rob Martin
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Magazine
Impact investing begins to hit home
Real estate investors are starting to take the concept of impact investing seriously, writes Richard Lowe
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Magazine
Building an asset class from the ground up
The top 50 infrastructure investment managers oversee more than €611bn in assets. More than half of that figure is accounted for by the top 10
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Special Reports
Hotels Asia-Pacific: Flash sale
From Middle Eastern sovereign funds to German institutions, global investors are booking up Asia-Pacific’s booming hotel markets
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Magazine
Hugh O’Reilly: Ontario’s prudent risk allocator
Hugh O’Reilly took the top job at Canadian pension investment manager OPTrust three years ago. He talks about pursuing a member-driven investment strategy for real assets. Interview by Stephanie Schwarz-Driver
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Special Reports
Retail: Shopping all over the world
An unprecedented amount of people are travelling the world, with shopping high on the agenda for many
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Special Reports
Aircraft: Get on board
There are several ways to invest in physical assets underpinned by global tourism. Don’t overlook the planes themselves
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Magazine
Unusual show of co-operation at G7
The G7 summit in Quebec was a picture of discord and controversy. But important collaboration was taking place behind the scenes, writes Joel Kranc
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Analysis
Aviva Investors creates £37bn real assets platform
The company merges its property, infrastructure and debt capabilities, while selling its indirect real estate arm