All Real Assets articles in May 2009 (Magazine) – Page 2
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And the winner is…
Large pension funds were the worst performers in UK real estate in 2008. But why? Malcolm Hunt uses a series of performance metrics to explain. The results are surprising and informative
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Stand up and be counted
As double-digit returns become a distant memory, investors are seeking more information to rate the performance of funds. Christine Senior investigates investor concerns and how fund managers can address them
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MagazineSecond thoughts
Liquidity pressures are pushing investors to trade their interests in closed-ended funds. Will the current dislocation act as a catalyst for the emergence of a more organised and active secondary market? Richard Lowe investigates
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MagazineGiving up the debt addiction
The challenge today for fund managers is to create strategies for operating in Asia real estate markets without relying on excessively high leverage. Kristen Paech reports
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MagazineThe plot thickens
Lenders are generally happy to tolerate LTV breaches as long as interest payments are being serviced. But refinancing negotiations are turning out to be far from uniform or straightforward. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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MagazineFocused on the big
Peter Verwer is the Property Council of Australia’s long-standing CEO. He spoke to Richard Lowe at this year’s MIPIM about sustainable properties, tax regimes, Australian superannuation funds, valuations and IFRS
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MagazineLocal interest
Property markets in Cyprus, Greece and Turkey are currently off the radar for most cross-border investors. But local institutional investors are still active. Maha Khan Phillips reports
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MagazineHome and away
The West Midlands Pension Fund is staying committed to the real estate asset class following a strategic review. Richard Lowe talks to Brian Bailey about UK opportunities and expanding the global portfolio
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Is it all about the timing?
The next few years will offer an unprecedented buying opportunity. Should pension funds be looking to time the market or waiting for signs of a recovery?
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MagazineAn unenviable task?
Quality of market data has improved, but the researcher’s role remains challenging, say Keith Steventon and Kieran Farrelly
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MagazineCracks in the ice
The frozen property financing market shows some signs of thawing although the deals are smaller and the main players are German banks looking for better-priced opportunities. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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MagazineLowering the bar
Capital-raising for funds is extremely difficult. That said, in the first half of 2009 a number of funds targeting European real estate opportunities closed. However, capital targets have had to be lowered amid investor uncertainty. Richard Lowe reports
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