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PropertyEU Archive
Invesco targets value-added strategies
Invesco Real Estate believes the time is right to target value-added opportunities in Europe, the company’s managing director for Europe Andy Rofe told PropertyEU at MIPIM in Cannes last week.
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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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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
Topland buys Brighton hotel from RBS
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has announced the sale of the Brighton Hilton hotel to UK investor Topland for over £39 mln (EUR 45 mln) in cash.
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LaSalle sees high demand for development funding
LaSalle Investment Management (LaSalle) is seeing increased demand for development financing with banks still reluctant to commit fully to the property sector following the financial crisis. The global real estate investment manager has moved to close the gap in development financing with a series of deals worth almost £100 mln ...
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MIPIM: Allianz plans EUR 1b spree in France, Belgium and Netherlands
Allianz Real Estate plans to spend EUR 1 bn this year in France, Belgium and the Netherlands, CEO Olivier Wigniolle of Allianz France told PropertyEU at MIPIM in Cannes.
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Magazine
Don’t miss the DC boat
The switch from defined benefit to defined contribution is a huge opportunity for listed property and REITs, but this might be squandered if the industry and the European Commission do not get their acts together, as Gareth Lewis reports
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Broaden your horizons
Investors could tap capital structures but they are hooked on bricks and mortar. Shayla Walmsley reports
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Optimisation: the next steps
The dynamisation of asset liability management is explored by Marcus Burkert and Thorsten Kaspar, who show how the allocation and management rules are optimised simultaneously
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MagazineOutperformance and under-allocation puzzles
Listed real estate is outside the comfort zone of many investors. However many now appreciate the role REITs can play as part of institutional real estate allocations, although further research is still required. Jim Clayton reports
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MagazineLike bulldogs and poodles
What is the relationship between REITs and the underlying markets? Does trading on public markets mean REITs have different investment characteristics to direct or fund-based investments in real estate? Greg MacKinnon sheds some light
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Opportunities and obstacles
Prospects for the future equitisation of the European listed market are bright and there are a number of routes to further growth but Germany remains the elephant in the room, as Sara Bellenda and Daniela Lungu report
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MagazineThe right blend
In the second article of their series Fraser Hughes and Alex Moss examine the tools and options available for combining or blending listed and direct exposure to one specific property market, in this case, the UK in a simple rules-based strategy
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Fifty years of progress
Despite continued scepticism from parts of the real estate investment community, REITs have become a significant – and still growing – global force. New research reviews the past 50 years and reveals regional focus and size of REIT among the key performance drivers as authors Dirk Brounen and Sjoerd de ...
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Magazine
The financier: clarity improving
Lending markets are on the move again, helped by the emergence of new sources. Rising inflation should force the hand of the banks, but refinancing remains a huge challenge, exacerbated by Basel III, says Rudolf Molkenboer
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The banker: remaining subdued
With economic uncertainty abounding and the spectre of regulation looming, lending will remain tight since large banks are under pressure to get their houses in order now. Claus-Jürgen Cohausz talks to Lynn Strongin Dodds
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A drop in the ocean
As banks scale back their exposure to commercial real estate, opportunities are opening up for institutional investors. However, this is dwarfed by the scale of the refinancing challenge. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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PropertyEU Archive
Prime office rents to stabilise across Europe in 2011: Colliers
Prime rents are set to broadly stabilise in Europe this year with centres such as Berlin, London, Stockholm and Warsaw expected to be the top performers in terms of prime rental growth, according to a new research report issued by global consultant Colliers International.
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AREF: UK unlisted pooled property funds raise £4.8b in 2010
UK unlisted pooled property funds (PPFs) raised £4.8 bn (EUR 5.5 bn) of new money in 2010, the highest figure since 2006, the Association of Real Estate Funds (AREF)'s Investment Quarterly revealed last week.
