Latest reports – Page 3002
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Bloody but unbowed
Despite some bad returns in the wake of the property crash, UK pension funds are not losing faith in the asset class, as Gail Moss reports
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The waiting game
Ireland’s CWPS has identified significant changes it would like to make to its real estate strategy, but the malaise in the domestic property market is forcing the fund to hold its position. Richard Lowe reports
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From unwanted raiders to undaunted survivors
Sovereign wealth funds are turning to joint ventures to give them more investment control, writes Shayla Walmsley
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Property of the State
SWFs have grown massively in recent years and are a huge force in today’s investment markets. Graeme Newell examines their significance, activities and challenges
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Safety first, appetite shifting
Fund managers are over-estimating demand for core product as investor -preferences move up the risk curve. This mismatch is among the findings of the latest -INREV Investment Intentions Survey, presented here by Shetal Patel
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Ready and willing
Denmark’s ATP Real Estate is embarking on a new programme to invest €700m inreal estate funds over the next three years. Managing partner Michael Nielsen talks to Richard Lowe about the challenges that lie ahead
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Charities’ anti-inflation tonic
The need for income and protection against inflation is even more acute for charities than for pension funds. Charities and endowments are therefore likely to increase their exposure to property, reports Richard Lowe
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Quality underscored
After the market turmoil of the last few years the sovereign debt crisis has strengthened investors’ focus on Europe’s stable, core markets especially the new favourite, Germany and further emphasised the importance of market timing. Meanwhile will pessimism about Southern Europe create opportunities? Richard Lowe sought views from a range ...
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New perspectives
Has the financial crisis changed the way investors treat real estate as part of their portfolio, and if so, how? Richard Lowe talks to an asset manager, a pension fund and a consultant
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MagazineA multitude of considerations
The mean-variance framework is a good starting point when considering property allocation in a multi-asset fund but the road from there is long and winding, as Parit Jakhria and Henri Vuong report
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PropertyEU Archive
LaSalle pairs up with BGC in derivatives platform
LaSalle Investment Management (LaSalle) has partnered with BGC Partners (BGC), a global intermediary to the wholesale financial markets, to establish a property derivatives capability for clients.
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PropertyEU Archive
Bank Austria in EUR 280m Vienna HQ project
Unicredit's Bank Austria has announced that it will invest between EUR 150 and 280 mln in the creation of a new headquarters, UniCredit Bank Austria Town, offering 150,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of space in the heart of the city's Praterstern business district.
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PropertyEU Archive
Valad Europe's management buyout falls through
Sydney-listed real estate group Valad Property Group announced on Monday that the proposed sale of its European business has fallen through. The deal was said to be worth EUR 30 mln.
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PropertyEU Archive
Corealcredit repays SoFFin guarantees ahead of schedule
Commercial real estate lender Corealcredit Bank said on Monday that it has repaid all its bonds guaranteed by the German Financial Market Stabilisation Fund (SoFFin) ahead of schedule. The remaining guarantee funding provided by SoFFin was also returned in full, the bank added, making it the first German bank to ...
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PropertyEU Archive
Deutsche Bank sells Frankfurt HQ for EUR 600m
Germany's Deutsche Bank said on Monday that it is to sell its 'Doppelturme' (Twin Towers) in Frankfurt am Main to a closed-end real estate fund to be launched by DWS. The transaction price is expected to amount to around EUR 600 mln, in line with the property's current market value.
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PropertyEU Archive
Distressed property to rise in Europe at fastest pace
The expected supply of available distressed property is expected to rise more quickly in Europe than any other world region in the first quarter of 2011, and notably in Ireland, Hungary, Germany and the UK, according to the new RICS Global Distressed Property Monitor for the fourth quarter of 2010.
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PropertyEU Archive
Cordea Savills names head of Institutional Business
International property fund manager Cordea Savills has appointed Nick Hayward as director of Institutional Business, a role he first held from 2005 to 2008.
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PropertyEU Archive
P3 appoints new CFO
PointPark Properties (P3) has announced the appointment of George Aase as its new Chief Financial Officer. He replaces James Riddell, who retired at the end of 2010. In his new position, Aase will have overall responsibility for the company's strategic and financial planning functions.
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PropertyEU Archive
Allianz Real Estate to spend EUR 1b on loans in Germany
Allianz Real Estate plans to spend EUR 1 bn on property loans in Germany in 2011 in what would be the insurers’s first foray into property lending in Europe, the company’s CEO for Germany Stefan Brendgen told PropertyEU at MIPIM. 'We aim to spend approximately EUR 400 mln in ...
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PropertyEU Archive
Dic Asset buys retail properties for EUR 108m
Germany's Dic Asset has acquired two retail properties in Bremen and Chemnitz in Central and Northern Germany from a joint venture of Area Property Partners and Rida Development Corporation for around EUR 108 mln.
