All Real Assets articles in May/June 2024 (Magazine)
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Special ReportsTop 150 Real Estate Investors 2024: Survey
There are signs that investors plan to increase investment activity after a slow 2023. Richard Lowe reports
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Special ReportsTop 150 Real Estate Investors 2024: Full ranking
The IPE Real Assets top 150 ranking of some of the world’s largest real estate investors, has captured US$2.1trn in property assets held by pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurers and other institutional capital owners.
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Special ReportsReseeding agri-tech investments after a barren 2023
Investment in agri-tech might have stalled last year, but it will be a growing area critical to global food security and sustainability. Florence Chong reports
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Opinion PiecesIPE Real Assets May/June 2024: Real estate comeback?
Richard Lowe considers the competition between real estate and infrastructure asset classes, as this year’s real estate investor survey hints at a resurgence in investment
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Special ReportsAP3’s new CIO brings tactical approach to Swedish pension fund
The Swedish pension fund’s new CIO is bringing in a tactical approach to weather market storms. Pirkko Juntunen speaks to Jonas Thulin
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Special ReportsAPG is ‘back’ with a €5bn affordable housing mandate
Robert-Jan Foortse tells Richard Lowe how the pension fund investor plans to unlock the housing crisis in the Netherlands
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Special ReportsAddressing the climate threat to Brazil’s beef sector
Brazil’s cattle sector is facing big challenges due to climate risks. But technology could form part of the solution, writes Florence Chong
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Special ReportsAfter years of selling down its real estate exposure, NZ Super is back
Toby Selman and Will Goodwin tell Florence Chong about building up the portfolio for New Zealand’s sovereign wealth fund
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Special ReportsReal estate must embrace AI now or ‘risk being left behind’
Artificial intelligence represents an opportunity for the industry to innovate quickly, Pirkko Juntunen finds
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Special ReportsMetro versus machine: AI and the office market
The office sector is already reeling from a post-pandemic fall in demand. Could AI accelerate the decline? Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsHydrogen infrastructure – more than hot air
There is a lot of talk about the potential for hydrogen, but is it an investable asset class for institutions? Lauren Mills explores
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Special ReportsDistrict heating: Time for investors to warm to the asset class?
More investment in heat networks would contribute to the race to net zero. Georg Inderst looks at the investment case for the asset class
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InterviewsMichael Brand on the ‘next generation of assets’
Mercer has appointed its first head of real assets in a sign of the times. Christopher Walker speaks to Michael Brand about the move
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Special ReportsATP focuses on serving real estate customers in its domestic market
The Danish pension fund is focusing on domestic residential markets and on operational and customer services. Pirkko Juntunen speaks to André Scharf
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Special ReportsAustralian Retirement Trust sets up in London for global expansion
Australia’s second-largest superannuation fund has opened a London office as it eyes global expansion. Florence Chong reports.
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InterviewsBenjamin Davis: Octopus focuses on the ‘right to win’ investments
The CEO of Octopus Investments talks about ‘changing the world’ through alternative investments
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AnalysisCity focus: Unlocking Berlin's housing market
Germany’s capital is mired in a housing crisis, soaring rents and regulations that have put off developers. But is there still life in Berlin? Robin Marriott reports
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AnalysisGlobal core real estate: no excuse for home bias?
Never before have investors had such a wide choice of solutions for accessing core real estate on a global basis. Robin Marriott reports
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AnalysisGuest view: the green wave in Brazil
Alexis Crow explores the opportunities for investing in private markets and ESG in Latin America’s largest economy
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Special ReportsCanada’s IMCO positions itself for global real estate push
The manager of Ontario pension assets is evolving its real estate allocation to changing market dynamics. Razak Musah Baba speaks to Richard Varkey
