All Real Assets articles in May 2011 (Magazine)
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While we wait…
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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Transparency and stability
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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Under the spotlight
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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Tightening the screw
Attempts have been made to cool the Chinese residential market, but have investment opportunities been damaged? James Buckley reports
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Reducing uncertainty
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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Supervision stakes raised
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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Running out of steam?
There is no shortage of liquidity in China but how sustainable is the recovery? Al Chalabi considers the issues
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Under the microscope
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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Maturing nicely
Demographic trends and resilience to economic ills are making senior housing an -increasingly compelling investment opportunity and even where very traditional attitudes exist regarding care of the elderly within the family, cultural barriers are now breaking down. But it is not all good news, as Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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Manager viewpoint: Short-term risks persist
Despite heightened risk concerns from potential interest rate hikes in developed economies, credit rating downgrades in Greece and other euro-zone countries, conflicts in the Middle East and Africa, and the economic impacts of natural disasters in the Pacific, we remain confident of the economic outlook in the Asia-Pacific markets, which ...
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League leaders
Strong economic performance has driven Germany and Nordic markets to the top of investor shopping lists, but those seeking large liquid markets should still be looking at London and Paris, as Gail Moss reports
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Navigating instability
Supply-side risks and competition from local investors will be important considerations for investors into China and India where development is likely to remain the principal strategy as Milan Khatri and Glyn Nelson report
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Home to REST
REST, one of Australia’s largest super-annuation funds, is targeting new real estate investments as it searches for secure income streams. Richard Lowe speaks to CEO Damian Hill about how he is finding little reason to look outside the domestic market
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Home strategy
Swiss pension funds are still mainly invested in domestic real estate and there are no signs of this changing despite some experts calling for more diversification. Barbara Ottawa finds out why
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High-rise investment
The real estate exposure of Austrian pension funds has increased over the past few years, but it might have reached a ceiling for now. They have ventured far enough to avoid confined or crowded markets, Barbara Ottawa finds
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In safe hands?
The more the merrier, or the more the more expensive? Multi-managers have grown significantly in the past few years, but what is driving the growth – and, more importantly, are they worth it? Shayla Walmsley reports
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When in Germany...
Will German insurance companies be able to invest more in real estate products following the latest moves by the German regulator? Sven Behrends considers the outlook
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Generational shift
In March, INREV launched its next-generation fund style classification and an accompanying style classification guide – -innovations that aim to increase transparency across non-listed real estate funds. Lonneke Löwik explains
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Rapid-reaction force
While the size of the German family office sector is unclear, it is a significant group with the ability to act quickly that larger institutions often do not have. Ralf Schlautmann reports
