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  • Rebalancing act
    Magazine

    Rebalancing act

    May 2010 (Magazine)

    Quick, cost-effective switching of sectoral exposure moves property derivatives to the investment mainstream, says Will Robson

  • Magazine

    Trading up

    May 2010 (Magazine)

    Managers who overlook the development of property derivatives will struggle to keep up with their peers, says Michael Barrie

  • Volatility – so what?
    Magazine

    Volatility – so what?

    May 2010 (Magazine)

    Tactical allocation is moving up the pension fund agenda. But how to hedge volatility when listed does not do the job and the derivatives market is still too small to invest in? Shayla Walmsley reports

  • Cost benefit
    Magazine

    Cost benefit

    May 2010 (Magazine)

    For investors sustainability has moved up the agenda but performance measurement remains a big challenge. Green issues and residential real estate are two key areas of focus for ULI Europe, as its president, Bill Kistler, outlines to Richard Lowe

  • Magazine

    Poised for a revolution?

    May 2010 (Magazine)

    Is the commercial property industry reaching a tipping point where sustainability is concerned? Tom Ansell and Sophie Walker report

  • Premium pricing
    Magazine

    Premium pricing

    May 2010 (Magazine)

    After the crash all eyes are on emerging risk premia. Sotiris Tsolacos looks at the example of European offices and investors’ impact on yields in individual years and across markets

  • Magazine

    Risk-free rate reality check

    May 2010 (Magazine)

    An expected rise in gilt yields threatens to play havoc with property’s risk-free rate of choice. Gerry Blundell suggests an alternative

  • Appreciate consistency
    Magazine

    Appreciate consistency

    May 2010 (Magazine)

    The IPF has published its latest research into rental depreciation across the UK and Europe. Authors Neil Crosby and Steven Devaney report

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Prime retail rental stabilise: CBRE

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Prime retail rents in the world's leading shopping destinations stabilised in the majority of markets, and grew in a number of major cities, in the first quarter of 2010, according to the latest CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) Global MarketView report.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Acciona's Splau! mall opens its doors in Barcelona

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Acciona Inmobiliaria, the real estate arm of energy group Acciona, has announced the opening of its Splau! shopping centre in the Spanish city of Barcelona. The mall, which provides 54,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of gross retail space over 165 shops, represents an investment of around EUR 200 mln.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Citycon lauches Martinlaakso mall development

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Finnish listed property company Citycon has announced the start of construction for a Martinlaakso shopping centre in Vantaa, Finland. Located in the vicinity of the railway and bus stations, the new complex will have a leasable space of 7,300 m[sup]2[/sup] and will represent an investment of over EUR 26 mln.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Panattoni to build facility for Neuca in Poland

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    US logistics specialist Panattoni Europe will develop a new 20,100 m[sup]2[/sup] built-to-suit facility for pharmaceutical group Neuca in Ozarow, Poland. The project, whose construction started at the end of April, will mark the third and final phase of Panattoni Park Ozarow.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    IPD Conference debates best strategies

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Real estate professionals are gathering in Amsterdam for the Investment Property Databank European Conference this week to debate the actions that businesses must take to ensure success in today's challenging environment.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    King Cross's Leopolis mall opens in Lviv

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    King Cross Leopolis, the first shopping & entertainment centre in Lviv, western Ukraine has been officially opened. The 50,000-m[sup]2[/sup] shopping centre offers 230 shop units and 2,400 parking spaces.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Bouwfonds Parking Fund buys in Liverpool

    2010-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Bouwfonds REIM's European Real Estate Parking Fund is to acquire a car park in Liverpool for about EUR 8 mln. The firm announced last week that it has entered into an agreement with Merepark and joint venture partner Ballymore to forward purchase a multi-storey car park, let to Q Park, ...

  • News

    Texas Teachers to target core US real estate through Lionstone

    2010-05-20T17:29:00Z

    UNITED STATES – Teacher Retirement System of Texas has formed Lionstone Cash Flow Real Estate Partners One, a fund managed by Houston-based The Lionstone Group.

  • News

    Canada Pension Plan steps up global spending spree

    2010-05-20T17:13:00Z

    GLOBAL – Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has made its first ever investment in Manhattan through a joint venture with SL Green Realty Corporation, and established an Australian real estate development fund with Goodman Group.

  • News

    Crisis model includes real estate for first time

    2010-05-20T16:50:00Z

    GLOBAL – A crisis forecasting model developed for banking regulators has included property prices as a key risk factor for the first time.

  • News

    Whitbread property plugs pension gap

    2010-05-20T16:44:00Z

    UK – based hotel and restaurant group Whitbread is to siphon income from some of its property assets to plug £100m (€115.6m) of its £434m pension deficit.

  • News

    Nottingham PF sells ‘too big’ retail park

    2010-05-20T16:37:00Z

    UK – A listed company specialising in edge-of-town and out-of-town retail has acquired assets from Nottingham local authority pension fund and Xerox Pensions for a total of £22.7m (€26.3m).