All Magazine articles – Page 16
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Renewables: Green is the new black
Falling costs, technological innovation and the rise of ESG are making renewable energy on-trend for investors, writes Christopher O’Dea
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Water: The new black gold
Water is becoming more scarce. It is a problem for the world, but could be a challenge and opportunity for investors. Christopher O’Dea reports
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Renewables: Look beyond the shore
Offshore wind is on the brink of delivering energy at the costs of conventional power. Georg Obert explains what this means for investors
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Fund Structuring: Brexit, BEPS and bifurcation
Brexit and BEPS could lead to a UK-EU bifurcationin real estate funds. Andrew Månsson-Lowe and Melville Rodrigues consider solutions for pan-European managers with UK operations
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Benchmarking: Infrastructure taxonomy
Infrastructure assets can be classified by geography, sector and business model. It is important to understand what investors want, before building an industry standard
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GRESB: The need for a resilience benchmark
A spate of natural disasters has highlighted the vulnerability of real assets. Chris Pyke and Heather Rosenberg explain how GRESB is responding
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Real estate sustainability: UK approaches junction
Does Brexit represent a red light for the greening of the UK’s real estate market? Hopefully not, writes Franz Fuerst
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Korean Investors: Alternative universe
South Korean investors are expanding their alternatives exposure, and overseas real estate debt is a key target. Florence Chong reports
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Allocation Trends: What’s really in the tin
The rise of real asset portfolios requires an understanding of the underlying characteristics and risk factors, rather than the labels
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Get ahead of the regulators
Ths best piece of advice for those averse to regulatory creep is to look to prevention rather than cure – in other words, avoid giving regulators a reason to get involved
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Regulation: EU powers ahead with plans to remove cross-border investment barriers
Momentum for the Capital Markets Union has not diminished despite the UK’s planned departure from the EU, writes John Forbes
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Value-add: Adding value in Asia
International investors are leaning towards value-add funds for Asia. But strategies and definitions can vary, writes Florence Chong
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Value-add: Is it actually less risky than core?
Investors are moving up the risk curve to take on more value-added exposure. But some argue that this is mitigating risk instead. Maha Khan Phillips reports
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Research: German property, 10 years on
A decade after the financial crisis, Nikodem Szumilo and Thomas Wiegelmann explore how German real estate has correlated with other asset classes
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UK pensions: Major investors in the making
The consolidation of 89 local authority funds into eight pools has yet to transform the way Local Government Pension Schemes invest in real assets, says Brendan Maton
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Investor profiles: US
Public pension plans in the US have been some of the biggest allocators to real estate and infrastructure strategies. Jon Peterson and Richard Lowe profile six of the largest
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UK housing: Next generation rent
Build-to-rent housing in the UK is growing up fast. And, it is learning tricks from the hotel and student accommodation sectors, says James Duncan
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US open-ended property funds: Steady as she goes
The days of strong returns are behind them, but core open-ended property funds in the US are very much active in the market. Christopher O’Dea reports on ‘The Odyssey’ funds
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US pension funds get real on returns
US public pension plans have been increasingly adopting real-assets allocation frameworks to boost income. Christopher O’Dea looks at their innovations at a time of growing conservatism
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European open-ended funds: Opening up questions
Pricing and transparency issues need to be addressed before Europe’s open-ended property funds market can grow as large as its US counterpart, says Jennifer Bollen