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The screw tightens
Relationship banking alone is no longer sufficient to get the finance the commercial real estate sector needs. Ric Lewis and Ian Laming explain
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Proceed with caution
Pension funds are finding buying opportunities in short supply at the moment, but are content to wait and watch for the right properties. Richard Lowe reports
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Raising awareness
The development of property derivatives and institutional investment in residential property are key interests of Peter Pereira Gray. These are just two of his prime concerns in his role as chairman of the Investment Property Forum. He talks to Richard Lowe
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A new direction
ERAFP is breaking new ground by expanding its portfolio into real estate and by using an SRI overlay to do it. Olivier Bonnet and Erik Christiansen tell Christine Senior what they are planning
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MagazineAll eyes on the UK
In 2009 the strength of the recovery in UK property values took investors by surprise. Long term, UK property should deliver strong returns for pension funds but the risk is now a lack of suitable investment stock. Gail Moss reports
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MagazineNo spark in the gloom
A recovery in the Irish property market looks some way off but Irish pension funds hold on for the upturn. Gail Moss reports
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The fundamental rules apply
Investors have been caught up in the momentum during the good times, but going back to fundamentals is a lesson to be learned for a tougher climate. Greg MacKinnon reports
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PropertyEU Archive
JLL predicts uneven recovery for European real estate
Jones Lang LaSalle has confirmed it expects direct investment in commercial real estate in Europe in 2010 to increase by 20 to 30% on 2009 levels, which stood at EUR 69.2 bn. According to Jones Lang LaSalle's latest European Capital Markets Bulletin, EUR 24.6 bn of commercial real estate ...
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PropertyEU Archive
Mipim preview: 'Poland is no longer an emerging market'
Markus Leininger's answer to the question posed by the title of the session 'Poland: Land of Opportunity?' is an unequivocal 'yes' for a variety of reasons. The head of corporate banking for Northern Europe and CEE at German financier Eurohypo cites Poland's stability during the financial crisis, coupled with its ...
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PropertyEU Archive
Mipim preview: 'We need common sustainability metrics'
The market upheaval spawned by the global financial crisis put the issue of sustainability on the backburner for a while with companies more preoccupied with survival than with green issues, says Robert Peto, Vice-Chairman of Capital Markets at DTZ and a speaker on the panel entitled Sustainability sans Frontières. But ...
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PropertyEU Archive
Mipim preview: 'UK prices do not yet reflect sustainable value'
As one of the biggest and most competitive markets in Europe and worldwide, the UK - particularly London - will continue to be a good place to invest, provided GDP growth is sustainable and the current high level of vacancies contracts, says Hans-Joachim Kühl, board member at German real estate ...
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PropertyEU Archive
Azurelau sells Barcelona's Agbar tower for EUR 165m
The Azurelau investment vehicle, owned by Antonio Vila and Santiago Oller, has sold Barcelona's most iconic building to its main tenant, Aguas de Barcelona (Agbar) for around EUR 165 mln. The Catalan water utility company has decided to exercise its option to buy its corporate headquarters, the Agbar tower, according ...
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Skin in the game
Investors increasingly want to make sure their managers’ interests are aligned with their own, and they have the power to do so. Christine Senior looks at how
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The fees issue
Incentive fees can be in investors’ interests, but problems arise whenstyle drift creeps into a portfolio. Mahdi Mokrane explains
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MagazineUnearthing value
Private equity firm MGPA has adopted a rigorous approach to fundamental and economic research to locate investment opportunities. Lynn Strongin Dodds talks to Jim Quille about where the search is taking it
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MagazinePerformance anxiety
If fund managers can’t agree how to measure property performance, what hope is there for pension funds? Shayla Walmsley investigates
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MagazineInterest reawakens
Investors are cautiously increasing their allocations to property, but only in prime properties in good locations and in core markets. Christine Senior looks at the latest trends
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Don’t dismiss diversification
Diversification failed to bring the expected benefits during the downturn, but it is too early to reject it. Pacific Star Europe and the Henley Business School have investigated some of the effects on portfolios
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MagazineBuilding blocks
The recent collapse in property values has high-lighted the cyclicality of property returns and how they are increasingly dominated by global capital flows. Peter Hayes examines the implications
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Focus on fundamentals
An increase in risk aversion among institutional investors and a return to core strategies are evident from INREV’s latest Investment Intentions Survey. Lonneke Löwik reports
