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AnalysisEditorial: 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 ReportsFuture 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 ReportsTop 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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MagazineInvestor 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 ReportsGlobal 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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MagazineHospitality: 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 ReportsRE 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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AnalysisIs 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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MagazineDemographics: 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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AnalysisThe 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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MagazineAirports: Strategic transactions dominate
Large transactions involving airports have spiked recently. Christopher O’Dea explores what is propelling the market
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Special ReportsTop 100 Real Estate Investors 2019
IPE Real Assets’ top 100 ranking of some of the world’s largest real estate investors has captured more than $1.34trn (€1.20trn) in real estate assets held by pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and other institutional capital owners.
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MagazineLondon: Too big to fail?
In the years running up to the Brexit vote, London boomed. Can the UK capital continue to prosper in the face of so much uncertainty? Razak Musah Baba reports
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Special ReportsGlobal housing: Going up, and up
A global housing affordability crisis is deepening, as costs rise and luxury units dominate development activity. Christopher O’Dea reports
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MagazineValue Add: Market makers, not risk takers
Why are investors seemingly taking on more risk at the top of the market? Because with value-add strategies they can take control of the risks, writes Christopher O’Dea
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AnalysisKeep pace with technology
Tom Arnold, the global head of real estate at Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), recently travelled to China where he met officials at Alibaba.
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MagazineBuilding Europe’s ODCE market
What is the difference between core funds in Europe and the US? About €150bn, wherein lies the opportunity, writes Richard Lowe
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Special ReportsFuture trends: Follow the consumer
Technology has boosted demand for logistics property and now it is transforming the sector in a variety of ways. The key to navigating the future is to follow the consumer, writes Christopher O’Dea
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MagazineESG data: Check your meter readings
To put ESG theory into practice, real estate fund managers need good quality data. Some are taking it on themselves to get it, writes Christopher O’Dea
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AnalysisThe challenge of putting ESG into practice
Fund managers and investors call on the real estate industry to provide better ESG data
