All articles by Mark Faithfull – Page 2

  • Parque Principado - Oviedo
    Magazine

    Retail: Europe’s listed sector comes of age

    January/February 2016 (Magazine)

    Europe’s listed retail companies are growing in scale and confidence as they set about redefining shopping centres. Mark Faithfull reports

  • Site of the Unibail mall in Scandinavia
    Magazine

    Retail: Another click in the mall

    March/April 2015 (Magazine)

    Shopping centre groups are falling over themselves to proclaim their position as the most digitally advanced of mall owners. Mark Faithfull reports on asset management in a digital world

  • Mall of Scandinavia, Stockholm
    Magazine

    Sector Focus: Funds shopping for retail

    May/June 2014 (Magazine)

    Overseas money is targeting the continent and investors are broadening their strategies, writes Mark Faithfull

  • Magazine

    Industrial revolution

    November 2013 (Magazine)

    Acquisitions and joint ventures are reshaping the European logistics sector and creating dominant, multi-platform players. Mark Faithfull reports

  • Magazine

    E-factor boosts logistics

    May 2013 (Magazine)

    Internet shopping is not only affecting retail. Mark Faithfull looks at the need for logistics centres and ‘dark stores’

  • Magazine

    Speak up

    December 2009 (Magazine)

    The property industry’s rearguard action against EU proposals to lump real estate in with the hedge funds and investment products blamed for the global downturn, proves the importance of being heard in Brussels. Mark Faithfull reports

  • Lost in translation
    Magazine

    Lost in translation

    May 2009 (Magazine)

    Japanese banks may have been better prepared for the global downturn than their western counterparts, but outside capital Tokyo the mood is distinctly gloomy. Mark Faithfull reports

  • Seoul survivor
    Magazine

    Seoul survivor

    May 2009 (Magazine)

    Export powerhouse South Korea is surviving the real estate downturn better than many other Asian economies, but prospects vary markedly by region. Mark Faithfull reports

  • Opportunity knocked?
    Magazine

    Opportunity knocked?

    November 2008 (Magazine)

    In difficult times there is usually no shortage of predatory funds waiting to snap up a distress sell or to spot a niche opportunity. But with liquidity all but dried up, Mark Faithfull asks: is there anyone lending?

  • All eyes east
    Magazine

    All eyes east

    October 2008 (Magazine)

    Some of Europe’s eastern markets are showing strong progress but investors must watch prices as risks increase in some areas. Mark Faithfull reports

  • For whom the bell tolls
    Magazine

    For whom the bell tolls

    August 2008 (Magazine)

    For all the fanfare, the legislative launch of UK and German REITs could hardly have been worse timed. Mark Faithfull asks what next for crashing NAVs, Teutonic indifference and acquisitive cash funds