All Magazine articles – Page 12
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MagazineToronto: Canada’s tech hub is literally booming
Toronto is literally booming. Numerous ‘frost quakes’ have been reported in southern Ontario since 2014, a geological event that occurs when a sudden drop in temperature freezes water trapped underground.
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MagazineDon’t axe your portfolio just yet
Weak pricing and lower returns have deterred some investors from the asset class. But there might still be life left in the asset class, writes Steffan Navedo-Perez
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MagazineThe Australian core fund taking on Europe
A new manager has begun raising capital from Australian investors for its European core property fund. Florence Chong speaks to its CEO Tony McCormack
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MagazineAsia-Pacific’s core catalyst
Global real estate investors are allocating a larger proportion of their portfolios to Asia-Pacific markets. As a result, Florence Chong reports, pan-regional core funds are growing quickly
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MagazineAberdeen accelerates ambitions in Asia-Pacific
The real estate arm of Aberdeen Standard Investments has been clear since the merger of Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life Investments two years ago that it has ambitions to become a global direct real estate investment manager. It has a global multi-manager arm, but to date its direct capabilities are concentrated in Europe.
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MagazineIs 2019 the year to avoid core?
Is core US real estate a safe bet in 2019, or should investors steer clear? Christopher O’Dea and Richard Lowe report
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MagazineESG: The foundation of responsible infrastructure investment
Today when we think about sustainable infrastructure investment, we mainly tend to associate it with renewable energy. And yet renewable energy is only one of the cornerstones of a responsible infrastructure debt investment portfolio. Investors seeking to diversify their infrastructure portfolio would do well to look beyond renewable energy assets by also considering the many other increasingly crucial environmental, social and governance topics to find best-in-class investment opportunities.
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MagazineEnergy transition: Transition management
Investing in new sources of power and the technology assisting ‘energy transition’ is a natural avenue for ESG investors. Christopher O’Dea reports
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MagazineImpact investing: Feeling the effects
Impact investing has quickly become a hot topic in institutional real estate circles. Maha Khan Phillips looks at the latest initiatives and what is causing their appeal
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MagazineUK retail: shop till the market drops
After a disastrous year for UK retail, Mark Faithfull asks whether predictions of plunging shopping-centre valuations will finally materialise and reflect the upheaval in the sector
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MagazineInfrastructure debt: Ready to lend
Infrastructure debt funds have more dry powder than at any time in the past decade. Christopher O’Dea reports
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MagazineThe role of private debt in sustainable infrastructure
Infrastructure represents $1.1 trillion of the annual investment required to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to the McKinsey Global Institute, making sustainable infrastructure one of the most important components in addressing the challenges and risks posed by climate change. Dillon Anderiesz from Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions (MIDIS) explores the role of private capital in infrastructure and how infrastructure debt is poised to be an important part of the solution.
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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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MagazineInfrastructure: A new ESG calling
Infrastructure could play a central role in ESG allocations and the move to decarbonise economies. Christopher O’Dea reports
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MagazineWater: Investors get the blues
Green can often be used as synonym for sustainability. Christopher O’Dea asks, do institutions need to start thinking about ‘blue’ investing?
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MagazineAviation: Clear runway
After a series of new fund launches, aircraft leasing is clearly attracting a growing number of investors. Jennifer Bollen checks in to the asset class
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MagazineAustralian investors: Supercharged ESG
Australia’s superannuation funds are leaders in ESG. As the country’s Modern Slavery Act comes into force, they are reinforcing their position, writes Florence Chong
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MagazineInvestment trends: Public assets in private hands
Some of the biggest global real estate investors are raiding the public markets to get hold of assets. Florence Chong investigates the take-private phenomenon
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MagazineIndices: Asset-level events
INREV is preparing to launch its Asset Level Index. Henri Vuong explains why it is such an important development in increasing transparency for European real estate investors
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MagazineCapitaLand: Asia's new behemoth
CapitaLand and Ascendas-Singbridge have combined forces to create the biggest real estate manager in Asia-Pacific. Florence Chong reports
