All Magazine articles – Page 104
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MagazineInterdependent world
Asia is not as dependent on the US as it was, but globalisation means that its impact will always be felt. Richard Lowe reports
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MagazineAmbitious players seek guidance
Asian investors are mopping up assets coveted by European pension funds – and blazing a trail in markets some would consider uninvestable. And they're keen to learn, as Shayla Walmsley reports
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MagazineThe move to the city
India’s demographics and booming urbanisation are compelling, but risk abounds – valuation and political risk among them, writes Kristen Paech
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MagazineThis land is our land
Do not be blinded by China’s stellar growth. Pay careful attention to transparency and ownership issues, says Kristen Paech
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MagazineSecond wind?
We thought Japan’s recovery had taken hold. But has it? For now at least property investors are bullish, as Paul Benjamin reports
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MagazineA twist in the tale
Institutions have an opportunity to enter the Hong Kong market as developers sell off to raise liquidity, as Michael Grimes finds
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MagazineMake yourself at home
Singapore looks set to offer significant investment opportunities in the residential and hotel sectors, writes Michael Grimes
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MagazineLights in the shadow
While China and India have grabbed the headlines Asia’s ‘tigers’ still hold significant potential, writes Paul Benjamin
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MagazineTough times to raise funds
In a difficult market demand for opportunistic vehicles and funds of funds is rising. Richard Lowe reports
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MagazineHealth of the market
As the climate of risk aversion among banks persists, there is a growing trend for smaller equity financed deals, while borrowers face much stricter lending criteria, says Lynn Strongin Dodds
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MagazineThink goals and goalposts
As performance becomes harder to come by Dutch pension funds are focusing increasingly on manager selection – as well as a number of new areas of investment, as Richard Lowe reports
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Unfazed and undeterred
Uncertainty has slowed activity but, despite a poor year for real estate, strategic allocations have not been cut and some have even increased, Gail Moss finds
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MagazineSolid base required
When should investors re-enter the market? Do we need someone to call the bottom or do we need a more fundamental return to stability in the banking sector?
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MagazineDependence and control
For many pension funds consultants play an important – but not necessarily central role. Sometimes it is better to do things yourself. Richard Lowe spoke to three pension funds about their views
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MagazineWe’re coming to get you
An apparent willingness to pre-empt demands for transparency is unlikely to make governments open their airports to sovereign wealth funds, says Shayla Walmsley
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MagazineEducation, education, education
Investors have reacted to property derivatives with extreme wariness if not alarm; a recent study points to a lack of familiarity as the cause. Iain Reid reports on a new educational initiative.
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MagazineBuilding synergies
Industry associations are reaching out to each other but it is still a very fragmented world out there. The Urban Land Institute draws together the industry’s many stakeholders from architect to investor.
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MagazineSustainability and the bottom line
Pension funds are starting to make progress towards sustainable portfolios but they are still hampered by the absence of a clear cost benefit analysis.
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Addressing the information gap
In a new report*, Richard Bowman and John Wills explain that ‘green value’ is starting to have an impact on property valuations, but further education will be central to future prospects
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MagazineSigns of a breakthrough
Data quantifying the value case for sustainable real estate is growing, driven by institutional interest and regulation.
