Kristen Paech

  • Giving up the debt addiction
    Magazine

    Giving up the debt addiction

    May 2009 (Magazine)

    The challenge today for fund managers is to create strategies for operating in Asia real estate markets without relying on excessively high leverage. Kristen Paech reports

  • Order from chaos
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    Order from chaos

    May 2009 (Magazine)

    The global financial crisis is putting the Asian real estate industry under unparalleled strain. But the crisis could ultimately result in a strengthening of governance and transparency in the region. Kristen Paech reports

  • Still more selective
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    Still more selective

    January 2009 (Magazine)

    As the downturn demonstrates the degree to which some Asian markets are coupled to the rest of the world investors are retrenching in markets that offer stability, liquidity, transparency and sound fundamentals, as Kristen Paech reports

  • Emerging opportunities
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    Emerging opportunities

    November 2008 (Magazine)

    Parts of Asia, particularly at the more developed end, have been hit hard by the downturn. Elsewhere, the economic turmoil is throwing up new possibilities, as Kristen Paech reports

  • Lure of the Orient
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    Lure of the Orient

    October 2008 (Magazine)

    Developing Asia is complex, diverse and inefficient but it is likely to remain ahead of its rivals for a while. Kristen Paech reports

  • The move to the city
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    The move to the city

    July 2008 (Magazine)

    India’s demographics and booming urbanisation are compelling, but risk abounds – valuation and political risk among them, writes Kristen Paech

  • This land is our land
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    This land is our land

    July 2008 (Magazine)

    Do not be blinded by China’s stellar growth. Pay careful attention to transparency and ownership issues, says Kristen Paech

  • The challenge of uniformity
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    The challenge of uniformity

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    There are significant variations in the standards of governance of listed real estate across Asia. Family ownership is among the challenges facing regulators and industry bodies.

  • The challenge of uniformity
    Magazine

    The challenge of uniformity

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    There are significant variations in the standards of governance of listed real estate across Asia. Family ownership is among the challenges facing regulators and industry bodies.

  • Eastern promise: no immunity
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    Eastern promise: no immunity

    March 2008 (Magazine)

    Interest in the Asia growth story has been further bolstered by malaise in Europe and the US, but those seeking insulation from the west may well be disappointed. Kristen Paech reports

  • Danish flying club class
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    Danish flying club class

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    This Danish adventure into ‘club’ investing has been hugely successful. However, its appeal is not universal; in some countries it might be a non-starter. Kristen Paech reports

  • Dutch pioneers
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    Dutch pioneers

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    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

  • News

    LVAM in drive to grow institutional business

    2007-10-22T16:50:00

    UK – LV Asset Management (LVAM), the asset management arm of UK’s largest friendly society, has announced ambitious plans to expand its fund management arm with 12 new funds and the development of a multi-manager capability, targeted at institutional and retail investors.

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    Glasgow fund monitors underperforming managers

    2007-07-09T00:00:00

    UK - The £9.73bn (€14.4bn) Strathclyde Pension Fund has put Edinburgh-based Baillie Gifford and Isle of Man’s Capital International under watch because of underperformance. Baillie Gifford manages £1.57bn or 16.1% of the t...