All Magazine articles – Page 74

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    Under the microscope

    May 2011 (Magazine)

    NAVs have been the subject of heated debate and the area remains a minefield for investors. Greater consistency, transparency and dialogue are -required to drive progress and improve market liquidity. Wendy Arntsen reports

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    Running out of steam?

    May 2011 (Magazine)

    There is no shortage of liquidity in China but how sustainable is the recovery? Al Chalabi considers the issues

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    Supervision stakes raised

    May 2011 (Magazine)

    The monitoring and control of real estate assets will benefit from increased competition thanks to AIFMD. Those providing services in this area must take note of considerable infrastructure requirements. Pierre Welmerskirch and Michael Hornsby report

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    Reducing uncertainty

    May 2011 (Magazine)

    Portfolio listed The predictive power of property securities pricing in forecasting property value movements is examined by Fraser Hughes and Alex Moss

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    Tightening the screw

    May 2011 (Magazine)

    Attempts have been made to cool the Chinese residential market, but have investment opportunities been damaged? James Buckley reports

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    Under the spotlight

    May 2011 (Magazine)

    Property unit trusts, county council pension plans, and other pension funds have all been able to access UK commercial property exposure via property linked notes (PLNs). While they are not an established feature of the UK commercial investment market it is likely their popularity will grow, says Phil Ljubic

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    Transparency and stability

    May 2011 (Magazine)

    Open-ended funds have a future but market players must adhere to some important rules if trust in the product is to be -restored

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    While we wait…

    May 2011 (Magazine)

    You win some, you lose some. As ICAP pulls out of the property derivatives market, LaSalle enters it. What should investors make of this? Shalya Walmsley reports

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    On the road to recovery

    May 2011 (Magazine)

    Funds round-up The real estate capital raising market continues to be nursed back to normality. It is not yet fully recovered, but the growing number and variety of successful launches suggest it is moving in the right direction. Richard Lowe reports

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    Maintaining real value

    March 2011 (Magazine)

    Pension funds and charities differ in their allocations to property, writes James Thornton

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    It’s (still) safety first

    March 2011 (Magazine)

    Investors run for home – but for some home’s a big place; regulation is high on investors’ minds. These are some of the findings of the latest INREV Investment Intentions Survey, as Shayla Walmsley reports

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    A meeting of minds

    March 2011 (Magazine)

    The merger of ING REIM and CBRE Investors has created the world’s largest real estate investment manager. Richard Lowe speaks to Pieter Hendrikse and Matthew Khourie, and explores what the merger means for investors and the fund management industry

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    Slowly but surely

    March 2011 (Magazine)

    With large investors focusing on joint ventures, there has yet to be any real resurgence in the capital-raising market, although progress is being made by a select few managers. Richard Lowe reports

  • Investors edging up the risk curve
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    Investors edging up the risk curve

    March 2011 (Magazine)

    In spite of the uncertainties risk appetite remains strong, with investor focus set to shift to near-prime and possibly secondary assets, writes Sotiris Tsolacos

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    Bloody but unbowed

    March 2011 (Magazine)

    Despite some bad returns in the wake of the property crash, UK pension funds are not losing faith in the asset class, as Gail Moss reports

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    The waiting game

    March 2011 (Magazine)

    Ireland’s CWPS has identified significant changes it would like to make to its real estate strategy, but the malaise in the domestic property market is forcing the fund to hold its position. Richard Lowe reports

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    Safety first, appetite shifting

    March 2011 (Magazine)

    Fund managers are over-estimating demand for core product as investor -preferences move up the risk curve. This mismatch is among the findings of the latest -INREV Investment Intentions Survey, presented here by Shetal Patel

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    Property of the State

    March 2011 (Magazine)

    SWFs have grown massively in recent years and are a huge force in today’s investment markets. Graeme Newell examines their significance, activities and challenges

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    From unwanted raiders to undaunted survivors

    March 2011 (Magazine)

    Sovereign wealth funds are turning to joint ventures to give them more investment control, writes Shayla Walmsley

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    Ready and willing

    March 2011 (Magazine)

    Denmark’s ATP Real Estate is embarking on a new programme to invest €700m inreal estate funds over the next three years. Managing partner Michael Nielsen talks to Richard Lowe about the challenges that lie ahead