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While we wait…
You win some, you lose some. As ICAP pulls out of the property derivatives market, LaSalle enters it. What should investors make of this? Shalya Walmsley reports
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Tangible distinction
Property businesses that use swaps to hedge interest rate or other risks must not ignore the European Market Infrastructure Regulation, as Peter Cosmetatos explains
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Dress rehearsal
The FSA Remuneration Code has raised barely a ripple among UK investors. It is just a dry run for the real thing. Shayla Walmsley reports
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Balance sheet balancing act
Transparency and consistency are the driving changes to lease accounting but the impact on tenants and the appetite for leasing arrangements will be significant, likewise the supply and quality of opportunities. Christine Senior reports
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Let it flow, let it flow
The US has become more popular with European investors but protectionism – or the perceived threat of protectionism – will stem foreign investment in US real estate just when it is most needed. Sam Chandan reports
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Supervision stakes raised
The monitoring and control of real estate assets will benefit from increased competition thanks to AIFMD. Those providing services in this area must take note of considerable infrastructure requirements. Pierre Welmerskirch and Michael Hornsby report
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When in Germany...
Will German insurance companies be able to invest more in real estate products following the latest moves by the German regulator? Sven Behrends considers the outlook
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Transparency and stability
Open-ended funds have a future but market players must adhere to some important rules if trust in the product is to be -restored
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Institutional exodus
Ten funds are frozen and three are to be liquidated, while the government has sought to bring stability via rules that favour private investors.Richard Lowe considers whether the German open-ended fund sector will remain viable
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Under the microscope
NAVs have been the subject of heated debate and the area remains a minefield for investors. Greater consistency, transparency and dialogue are -required to drive progress and improve market liquidity. Wendy Arntsen reports
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Breaking down barriers
Secondary market trading portal PropertyMatch is -expanding into continental Europe, but given that the region is dominated by closed-end funds and that trading is much more complex, what scope is there for this instrument of liquidity? After all, a closed end fund is exactly that – closed. Christine Senior reports
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Generational shift
In March, INREV launched its next-generation fund style classification and an accompanying style classification guide – -innovations that aim to increase transparency across non-listed real estate funds. Lonneke Löwik explains
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Choice reaches new milestone
The reporting best practice Non-listed funds’ transparency improved strongly last year but there is still room for improvement. Andrew Mituzas reports
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Empower the investor
Private equity real estate needs a hefty dose of Darwinism, according to Ian Laming
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In safe hands?
The more the merrier, or the more the more expensive? Multi-managers have grown significantly in the past few years, but what is driving the growth – and, more importantly, are they worth it? Shayla Walmsley reports
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Rapid-reaction force
While the size of the German family office sector is unclear, it is a significant group with the ability to act quickly that larger institutions often do not have. Ralf Schlautmann reports
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‘Fluffy’ investors learn hard lesson
Family offices are an eclectic bunch of investors with many differing views on real estate allocation. But post downturn, a common trend can be seen in the shift from complex products to something more tangible and transparent, as Christine Senior reports
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Awkward fit?
Is real estate losing its status as the default alternative within multi-asset portfolios? Shayla Walmsley talks to two pension funds with very different multi-asset approaches, and a consultant who believes that, at least for pension funds, property has probably had its day
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Home to REST
REST, one of Australia’s largest super-annuation funds, is targeting new real estate investments as it searches for secure income streams. Richard Lowe speaks to CEO Damian Hill about how he is finding little reason to look outside the domestic market
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Rising in the East
Investments in Asian non-listed property funds are expected to increase as growing confidence and maturity go hand in hand. Clara Lee presents the results of the fourth ANREV survey
