All Real Assets articles in May 2013 (Magazine)

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  • Is the future multi-channel?
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    Is the future multi-channel?

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    What impact are online sales going to have on the retail market? Fund managers are beginning to reposition themselves in anticipation, writes Maha Khan Phillips

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    Stepping out of the gateway

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    The multi-family sector has been so popular some investors are looking further afield. Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports

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    A decade to rebalance?

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    What will the office market in Hong Kong look like in 2020? Thomas Lam offers a vision

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    Cold water on the market

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    If China expands cooling measures beyond residential, will investors lose confidence? Shayla Walmsley investigates

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    Secondary debate builds

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    Is a secondary market investment strategy a no-brainer in the UK given the yield spread over prime? Lynn Strongin Dodds explores

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    Borders open up

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    Renewed cross-border activity in 2012 has highlighted a number of growing trends in Europe. Marcus Lemli explains

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    E-factor boosts logistics

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

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    Is small really beautiful?

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    Developers of Polish shopping centres are looking beyond the largest cities. Agnieszka Winkler looks at the fundamentals of a maturing sector

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    Industrial acceleration

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    A slow recovery in the US industrial sector has finally started to pick up pace. Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports

  • Could debt funds go sector-specific?
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    Could debt funds go sector-specific?

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    Alternative sectors such as hotels have been attracting new lenders. Could we see the emergence of sector-specific debt funds? Lynn Strongin Dodds investigates

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    European dual carriageway

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    Availability of finance in Europe is markedly two-speed and can be split clearly along the lines of jurisdiction and asset quality, writes Colin Throssell

  • Four countries, four currencies
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    Four countries, four currencies

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    Marcus Cieleback and Marcelo Cajias explore the implications of currency movements on returns when investing across the Nordics

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    Prime time for secondaries?

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    Is the real estate funds secondary market a short-term arbitrage or a long-term opportunity? Andrew Robinson considers

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    The future looks green

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    Green buildings in the Ile-de-France office market are attracting growing interest from core investors. Lydia Brissy and Marie-Josée Lopes report

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    Benchmarking on track

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    GRESB has launched its latest survey on sustainability performance in the real estate sector. Philippa Shire and Elsbeth Quispel explain

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    Investors should stay one step ahead

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    EU policies on buildings’ carbon emissions are changing market behaviour, with implications for investors, say Stephanie Pfiefer and Tatiana Bosteels

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    Market comes of age

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    A variety of seller motivations and increasing deal flow is helping to develop the secondaries market in real estate. Marc Weiss explains

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    Lining up the opportunity

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    Pension funds and infrastructure are often described as being a perfect match. Rachel Fixsen looks at the difficulties involved in achieving such a union

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    Primary, secondary considerations

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    Infrastructure debt looks to be the preferred route for many investors, but should they focus on the primary or secondary market? Bob Dewing explores the pros and cons

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    The infrastructure bandwagon

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    Local pension funds are investing in the UK’s new Pensions Infrastructure Platform. Pam Atherton looks at the challenges and the alternatives