Latest reports – Page 4
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Special Reports
Top 100 Real Estate Investors 2020
Annual survey confirms that a third of investors are putting new investments on hold, and more than half expect the unfolding crisis to affect their real estate strategies and/or allocations
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Magazine
NREP: Nordic innovator
Nordic real estate specialist NREP is forging ahead with a number of ESG innovations, from the largest rooftop solar plant to concrete upcycling. Rachel Fixsen speaks to CEO Claus Mathisen
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Analysis
Editorial: Real estate investors embrace the future
The rise of fintech and its cousin proptech has spawned an assortment of start-up companies determined to transform real estate investment by disrupting some of its archaic traditions. But not every new platform or digital solution designed to revolutionise the industry is relevant to institutional investors – nor are they likely to last.
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Special Reports
Proptech: Future funders
Investors and fund managers are investing directly in proptech firms. Are they doing it for the long-term interests of the industry? Razak Musah Baba reports
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Magazine
Market report: Where next for China?
China outpaced economic growth predictions over the past 20 years. Can it do the same again? Florence Chong reports
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Magazine
Core real estate Europe: On the path to maturity
The pan-European core real estate fund market continues to grow and is maturing quickly, writes Maha Khan Phillips
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Analysis
Editorial: Addressing homelessness and pension liabilities together
Domestic abuse is one of the leading causes of homelessness for women and children in the UK – it was found to be a contributory factor for 32% of female rough-sleepers interviewed by charity St Mungo’s.
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Magazine
Carbon emissions: Big steps to smaller footprints in real estate
A number of real estate fund managers are stepping up efforts to reduce carbon emissions in their portfolios. Razak Musah Baba reports
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Special Reports
Housing affordability: Social impact funds to solve the UK puzzle?
Can social impact funds address the UK’s housing crisis and serve pension funds at the same time? Richard Lowe reports
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Analysis
Editorial: Doing more with fewer real estate managers
Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK) is Germany’s largest pension fund and it is growing. The €69bn institution receives capital inflows of about €4.4bn each year, while paying out €3.2bn in annual pensions.
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Special Reports
Future of offices: Smart buildings, intelligent by design
Buildings need to get smarter and EDGE Technologies is one of the companies making that happen. Christopher O’Dea talks to Boudewijn Ruitenburg and Erik Ubels
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Special Reports
Top 100: One-stop shop
Investors’ drive to do more with fewer managers is accelerating consolidation as firms scramble to provide everything
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Magazine
Investor trends: US pension funds get their houses in order
US public pension funds are shoring up their real estate portfolios as the market cycle shows no sign of ending. Stephanie Schwartz-Driver and Richard Lowe report
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Special Reports
Global REIT outlook: A new Goldilocks moment
REITs have performed hot and cold over the past 10 to 15 years. But, asks Christopher O’Dea, could they be just right for investors in 2019?
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Magazine
Hospitality: The fifth major food group
With so much institutional capital moving into the sector, are hotels about to lose their niche status? Christopher O-Dea reports
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Special Reports
RE debt US: Never-ending story?
With the longest-ever market cycle expected to get even longer, US real estate debt strategies are in a good position, writes Christopher O’Dea
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Analysis
Is infrastructure on the right track?
Infrastructure fund managers had a record fundraising year in 2018 – and according to Preqin, 2019 could be even bigger. Although capital raised in the second quarter of this year was lower than it was in Q1, infrastructure was the only private capital asset class to see fund closures accelerate between March and June.
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Magazine
Demographics: A fragmented opportunity
An ageing population clearly supports investment in UK retirement assets. But deploying capital into the sector is far from straightforward, writes Maha Khan Phillips
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Analysis
The runaway success of residential
The latest figures from the UN put the world’s population at 7.7bn. This is expected to increase by a further 2bn by 2050 before reaching 11bn by the end of the century. Retail property might be suffering the effects of modern (online) shopping habits, but demand for housing is only going to get stronger.
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Magazine
Airports: Strategic transactions dominate
Large transactions involving airports have spiked recently. Christopher O’Dea explores what is propelling the market