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  • Magazine

    A decade of fund returns

    November 2012 (Magazine)

    Performance is determined by factors other than the portfolio, as shown by recent IPF research. Malcolm Frodsham explains

  • Magazine

    Get on board now

    November 2012 (Magazine)

    Sustainability is partly about protecting the value of investments. Investors and managers that ignore the issue will be left behind, writes Bill Hughes

  • Magazine

    The rise of asset-backed bonds

    November 2012 (Magazine)

    The latest regulatory developments could further increase the appeal of asset-backed bonds for real assets, says Thomas Morgenstern

  • Magazine

    Grand Duchy sets the pace

    November 2012 (Magazine)

    Luxembourg has become the first to transpose the AIFM Directive. Keith Burman says this is not the first time the Grand Duchy has been ahead of the curve

  • Magazine

    Business as usual

    November 2012 (Magazine)

    Geoff Cook explains how Jersey's real estate fund sector is facing up to the challenge of operating as a ‘third country’ under the AIFM Directive

  • Justifying the cost
    Magazine

    Justifying the cost

    November 2012 (Magazine)

    Research from Maastricht University has criticised the fund-of-funds approach. Christine Senior seeks a response from the industry

  • Magazine

    Save Our Spezialfonds

    November 2012 (Magazine)

    Are real estate Spezialfonds about to become a thing of the past as a result of Germany’s implementation of AIFMD? Barbara Ottawa reports

  • Magazine

    Managing the managers

    November 2012 (Magazine)

    They have a long history in the US. Michael Lester looks at the present-day role of real estate investment consultants

  • Magazine

    Sustainable performance

    November 2012 (Magazine)

    Rebecca Sherlock explains how ESG considerations can help improve the performance of a listed infrastructure portfolio

  • PropertyEU Archive

    MAPIC: ICSC voice strengthened by Nordic and Italian membership

    2012-11-16T00:00:00Z

    The Nordic and Italian Councils of Shopping Centres have agreed to work more closely with the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) in the future, strengthening the voice of the global membership organisation, ICSC said. The two councils are the latest national shopping centre bodies to sign such agreements in ...

  • PropertyEU Archive

    MAPIC: Resolution Property secures 26 new lettings at Bremen mall

    2012-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Resolution Property has announced 26 new lettings to leading retailers at its Waterfront shopping centre in Bremen, Germany.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    CA Immo clinches Vienna's largest letting of the year

    2012-11-16T00:00:00Z

    German multinational engineering and electronics company Robert Bosch is letting the entire floor space of the Silbermöwe office building owned by CA Immo in Vienna for a period of at least 10 years. The 21,500 m[sup]2[/sup] deal is believed to be the largest leasing transaction on the Vienna office market ...

  • PropertyEU Archive

    ANF Immobilier clinches major sale in Lyon

    2012-11-16T00:00:00Z

    French REIT ANF Immobilier has completed the disposal of part of its portfolio in Lyon to funds managed by UK private investor Grosvenor for a net price of EUR 310 mln. The deal is part of the company's asset-rotation strategy aimed at divesting mature properties.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Deutsche Annington’s Grand refinancing gets approval

    2012-11-16T00:00:00Z

    German housing group Deutsche Annington (DAIG) said on Friday that it has won the approval of roughly 90% of the noteholders for the refinancing of its multi-billion Grand securitisation vehicle.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Cap&Reg in talks to sell stake in X-Leisure fund

    2012-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Capital & Regional said on Friday that it is in advanced talks to sell its 11.9% interest in the X-Leisure Fund and its 50% stake in the fund's management firm, X-Leisure Limited.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    MAPIC: Top 10 takeaways

    2012-11-16T00:00:00Z

    The strong growth of ecommerce is the biggest change in the retail market in the past 12 months, according to James Brown, head of EMEA retail research and consulting at Jones Lang LaSalle.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    MAPIC: Turkey dominates 2013 ICSC European Award finalists

    2012-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Four of the 12 finalists for the 2013 ICSC European Awards are shopping centres in Turkey, the body representing the European shopping centre industry announced on 15 November. Other countries represented in the shortlist are France, Italy, Germany, the UK, Poland and Austria.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    MAPIC: Morocco Mall scoops award for best retail and leisure project

    2012-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Morocco Mall in Casablanca was voted best global retail and leisure development during the Mapic Awards ceremony which took place in Cannes.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    MAPIC: Pradera eyes expansion of separate mandate business

    2012-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Pradera is seeking to expand outside its traditional fund business into separate mandates, the retail specialist's new CEO James Bury told PropertyEU on the sidelines of the Mapic retail fair in Cannes. The stronger emphasis on separate mandates as well as joint ventures is the culmination of an 18-month restructuring ...

  • PropertyEU Archive

    MAPIC: London the top city in Europe for international retailers

    2012-11-16T00:00:00Z

    London is the most attractive European location for international retailers, according to a new cross-border retailer index compiled by global real estate adviser Jones Lang LaSalle. The index, launched this week in a new client report entitled Destination Europe 2013 analyses the expansion and presence of 250 international retailers.