All Magazine articles – Page 39
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MagazineTransportation: For whom the road tolls
There is an obvious opportunity for investors to fund the needed improvements in transport infrastructure around the world. But they should also heed cautionary tales, writes Christopher O’Dea
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Asian Investors - Enter the Dragon 2
Asian institutional investors have been piling into global real estate markets, and a similar trend is beginning to play out in the debt markets. Bee Lin Ang reports
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Europe - Market barometer dips
Risk appetite among borrowers declined and LTVs fell in 2014, according to new research, but fundamentals are good, writes Emma Huepfl
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MagazineCity Focus - Santiago: Leaving copper behind
It is a city in transition, actively seeking to reduce its dependence on copper. Christopher O’Dea reports on Chile’s growing success story
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European Insurers - Better together
Insurance companies were expected to grab market share from banks in recent years, but the future seems to be in collaboration. Lauren Parr reports
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US Investors - Investors chase steady income
Core real estate pricing and a focus on risk management are pushing US institutions towards debt investments offering sensible risk-adjusted returns. Christopher O’Dea reports
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MagazineCity Focus - Paris: Eyes turn to secondary cities
With weak rental growth expected and a drying up of liquidity in CBD offices, 2015 could be the year investors look beyond Paris
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MagazineCity Focus - Osaka: The second coming
Japan’s second city is vying to create the country’s most recognised skyline. Christopher O’Dea explores Tokyo’s main competitor
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Islamic finance: Taking on the competition
To ensure they can compete head-to-head with conventional lenders, Sharia-compliant financiers face the challenge of increasing market awareness. Natale Giostra explains
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US debt funds - Everybody in the pool
Competition in commercial property debt is back to pre-crisis levels. But Christopher O’Dea explains why an influx of new players is not necessarily a cause for concern
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Infrastructure debt: In a prime position
Institutional investors are better suited than banks to the long-term financing needs of infrastructure, but challenges remain in capitalising on the opportunity, writes Lauren Parr
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European Investors - Up the property ladder
Pension funds in Europe are moving deeper into a lending territory once dominated by banks and insurers, find Lauren Parr and Rachel Fixsen
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Regulation: A necessary evil?
Proposals to head off the next UK commercial property crash by implementing a national debt database continue to generate debate. Russell Handy reports
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The rise of Islamic finance
Growing expertise and familiarity is supporting the growth of Sharia-compliant finance in real estate. Alan Pemberton highlights the most familiar structures
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Portfolio - Are lenders overexposed to UK offices?
UK real estate investors have shifted their bias from offices to retail over the past 20 years, but lenders remain equally weighted. Malcolm Frodsham and Angela Sheahan investigate
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Listed markets - REITs ratchet up lending
The ability of REITs to access credit is having a growing impact on US commercial real estate finance. Christopher O’Dea reports
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Top 100 Real Estate Investment Managers - Leaders of the pack
Brookfield, CBRE Global Investors and Blackstone top this year’s survey. Christoper O’Dea looks at the stories behind their growth
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Regulation: AIFMD puzzle slowly takes shape
As it stands, the AIFMD is far from delivering a single, standard experience for managers marketing to EU investors. Melville Rodrigues explains
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Alternatives - Data Centres: REITs power up Virginia
Northern Virginia is the epicentre of US data centre boom and home to state-of-the-art facilities. Christopher O’Dea reports
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Alternatives - Golf Resorts: Par for the course
Following Europe’s victory in the Ryder Cup, institutions are rediscovering the appeal of European golf resorts, writes Harry Douglass
