All Real Assets articles in May 2011 (Magazine) – Page 3

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    League leaders

    May 2011 (Magazine)

    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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    Manager viewpoint: Short-term risks persist

    May 2011 (Magazine)

    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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    Maturing nicely

    May 2011 (Magazine)

    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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    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