All Real Assets articles in May/June 2016 (Magazine)
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News
IPE RE Global Awards: Bouwinvest, Allianz, Ivanhoé bullish on Asia
Bouwinvest, Ivanhoé Cambridge argue for higher allocations, conference hears
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Office US: Suburban survival
America’s swathes of sprawling suburban offices face a future of vacancy and obsolescence. But some innovative investors are breathing life into the unloved market
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Analysis
Market revision
Within the past 12 months, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has invested more than €2.4bn in student housing on both sides of the Atlantic. The €226bn pension fund has moved heavily into what was once considered a niche market
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Regulation: More power to limited partnerships
Investors should be aware of planned reforms to UK limited partnerships, which could be to their advantage. Melville Rodrigues explains
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Taipei: Lacklustre outlook
Real estate in Taiwan’s capital looks destined for a downturn. Tsering Namgyal searches for bright spots in Taipei’s outlook
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South Korea: Still in the market
Global real estate is getting more expensive, but that does not seem to be discouraging South Korean institutions
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Germany: Venturing on
Investors such as BVK and WPV continue to search for opportunities, but they are also becoming more cautious, finds Barbara Ottawa
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Fund Strategies: Open-ended question
Is the market for pan-European open-ended funds about to enter a new phase of growth? We explore the appeal for both investors and managers
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Investor Forum: In search of value
With prime markets around the world so steeply priced, where are real estate investors finding value today? We speak to six funds
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Fees: Paying over the odds?
Are investors paying too much in open-ended funds? Douglas Crawshaw explains why the industry should switch from amortisation to an offer-spread methodology
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Roads: The FAST and the furious
The FAST Act has diverted public money to the US’s crumbling roads, but not enough. Is this an opportunity for investors?
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Office Europe: Mild speculation
Increased demand from investors and improving occupancy levels combine to bring development into play – with Europe’s core cities still holding sway
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Student Housing: A sleeper emerges
Institutional investors are finally waking up to the full potential of global student housing markets
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Office US: Shared-space economy
The new generation of co-working office space in the US has been transformative. But there are risks in its lease-arbitrage business model
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Co-investment: When investors team up
The practice comes with opportunities and risks, but also binds investors and managers closer together, writes Christopher O’Dea
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Investor Survey: Closed-ended funds take top spot
Only 5% of investors have been reducing their property allocations, and closed-ended funds have taken over as the top choice of vehicle
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Student Housing: Top of the class
US student housing is getting top marks from investors. Christopher O’Dea looks at a sector about to graduate
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Technology: Get ready for change
Disruptive technologies will affect all facets of infrastructure, and investors need to be prepared for change
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Interviews
Interview: Keppel Capital - Singapore’s new contender
Singapore’s Keppel Group is merging its real assets investment divisions into one entity. Florence Chong speaks to Keppel Capital’s CEO designate Christina Tan
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Brussels: Capital gains
Decreasing vacancy levels in Brussels and yield compression in rival European cities have put the Belgian capital back in the spotlight