All articles by Martin Hurst – Page 2
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MagazineLeading and learning
Lisette van Doorn is moving on to new challenges after four and a half action packed years. She looks back with Martin Hurst on her substantial achievements at INREV
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MagazinePremature optimism
At his first EXPO Real as CEO of AEW Europe, which he joined in March after 15 years with Axa REIM, Christian Delaire takes the upbeat sentiment with a pinch of salt, as he explains to Martin Hurst
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Advancing the green debate
The property industry must embrace sustainability – that debate is over. But how should its stakeholders proceed? A recent panel of key figures shed light on regulatory issues and the occupier and investor standpoints
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News'Stuck' on governance: perspectives at PREA
Governance issues and the investor/manager relationship occupied centre stage at this year’s PREA Annual Plan Sponsor Real Estate Conference in Beverly Hills, as Martin Hurst reports.
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NewsIVG Immobilien to cast its net wider
GERMANY - German-based fund manager IVG Immobilien, which has €22.7bn of assets under management, is planning to broaden its client base.
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NewsING to focus on mixed use real estate projects
GLOBAL – Dutch-headquartered real estate investor ING Real Estate Development is planning to invest in and develop projects over the next few years which provide secure but mixed origin revenue.
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NewsSovereign wealth funds hit by US property tax
GLOBAL - Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have been dealt “a significant blow” by changes to the US tax regime, according to Steve Renna, president of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (NAREIM).
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MagazineInteresting times
Sustainability is catching on fast in the likes of India and China, which bears witness to the considerable progress that is being made in Asia’s vast and diverse property investment landscape. But you can still taste the pollution when you wake in Shanghai and HK, and although many parts of ...
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MagazineCarefully does it is the real estate order for Germany
Risk, control and manager service levels top the agenda in Germany, discovers Martin Hurst.
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NewsReal estate equities bear market over – Cohen & Steers
GLOBAL - “In contrast to the direct property market it is our strong view that real estate stocks have made their lows for this cycle and that the REIT bear market ended in March this year,” said Cohen and Steers co-chair and co-CEO Robert Steers.
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NewsSchroders calls for fund structure standardisation
GLOBAL - Greater standardisation of the way funds are structured could deliver significant savings for investors, suggests William Hill, head of property at Schroders.
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NewsValuers advised to consider all transactional evidence
GLOBAL - Investors have been warned they should ensure firms delivering their valuations take all possible scenarios and evidence into consideration when valuing a property, as leaving certain criteria out could be seen as distorting the market.
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NewsSustainable investment boosted by UNEPFI toolkit
GLOBAL - A new toolkit to guide investors through the process of investing in property in a sustainable manner has been launched by the Property Working Group (PWG) of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI).
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NewsAEW boosts research function
EUROPE - AEW Europe, which has €17bn in assets under management, has boosted its research function with the appointment of José Luis Pellicer to head the research function in London
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NewsGermany overtakes UK as biggest European market – IPD
EUROPE - The UK has dropped from second to fourth ranking in the global market, according to IPD.
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NewsWellcome Trust raises the bar on property
GLOBAL - The Wellcome Trust will exercise extreme caution before making any new investments in real estate because of the unattractiveness of property relative to other asset classes and concerns about alignment of interest, according to its CIO Peter Pereira-Gray.
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NewsDo your ‘debt’ due diligence - Partners Group (amended)
GLOBAL - Debt is the new investment buzzword but a warning has been sounded about the critical importance of performing thorough due diligence on real estate debt products.
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Keep it simple
The US association for REITs is aiming to work closely with the new government to ensure the sector safely navigates the current downturn. Martin Hurst talks to NAREIT’s Steve Wechsler about the need for candour over complexity when it comes to regulation
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NewsNAREIM fears loss of carried interest CGT
US – The National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (NAREIM) fears the new US presidential administration will make changes to the way carried interest is taxed and make real estate a less attractive investment and deterring entrepreneurs from taking risks.
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NewsPension funds gain improved fee position
GLOBAL - The dynamic between managers and investors has shifted in favour of investors for the time being, according to Allen Smith, CEO of US-based investment manager Prudential Real Estate Investors (which operates under the name of Pramerica Real Estate investors outside the US).
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