All Real Assets articles in November / December 2019 (Magazine)
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Analysis
Interview: Shinji Kawano, Tokio Marine
The Japanese fund-of-funds manager is looking overseas for local specialists
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Special Reports
Future of offices: Wellbeing – healthy returns
The importance of the health and wellbeing of workers who spend a lot of their lives in office buildings is finally being recognised by investors. Christopher O’Dea reports
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Magazine
Investor trends: US pension funds get their houses in order
US public pension funds are shoring up their real estate portfolios as the market cycle shows no sign of ending. Stephanie Schwartz-Driver and Richard Lowe report
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Special Reports
Future of offices: Hong Kong feels the heat
Since June, the world’s most valuable office towers have stood watch over the ongoing – and increasingly intense – street battles between Hong Kong police and protesters. As the economic costs to Hong Kong mount, the impact on the city’s real estate is starting to unfold.
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Magazine
Opportunistic real estate: Investors hold their nerve
The market cycle is mature, but investors continue to pile capital into a small number of large, high-risk-return funds. Vanessa Drucker and Richard Lowe report
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Interviews
Generali Real Estate: Italy’s not-so-new entrant
The real estate arm of Generali has recently entered third-party fund management. But it is a seasoned player
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Special Reports
Future of offices: The flex effect on income
A more flexible office market has implications for income returns, writes Will Robson
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Analysis
Editorial: Doing more with fewer real estate managers
Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK) is Germany’s largest pension fund and it is growing. The €69bn institution receives capital inflows of about €4.4bn each year, while paying out €3.2bn in annual pensions.
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Opinion Pieces
Opinion: Illiquidity premium fails to deliver
It has paid off in corporate private equity, but in real estate the benefits have failed to materialise
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Magazine
Investor trends: Danish pension funds set sail
Danica Pension, PensionDanmark and Lægernes Pension have turned to local expertise to gain exposure to the global shipping industry. Rachel Fixsen reports
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Special Reports
Future of offices: The coworking revolution lives on
Despite WeWork’s recent fall from grace, flexible offices are no fad. Christopher O’Dea reports on an office sector that has been changed for good
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Magazine
Investor trends: Koreans continue march into Europe
The surge of South Korean capital targeting European real estate is here to stay and could spread into new markets, writes Yasemin Engin
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Magazine
ESG: Are you exposed to climate-change risk?
How can real estate investors reduce the risk of asset write-downs from ‘stranded assets’? Rik Recourt explains
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Magazine
City Focus: Seoul – Digital city
As a global powerhouse in information and communications technology (ICT), it is hardly surprising that the South Korea’s government would aim to fashion its capital into a smart city showcasing the country’s technological edge.
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Special Reports
Future of offices: Smart buildings, intelligent by design
Buildings need to get smarter and EDGE Technologies is one of the companies making that happen. Christopher O’Dea talks to Boudewijn Ruitenburg and Erik Ubels
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Special Reports
Future of offices: British Land takes on the disrupters
British Land is competing directly with the flexible-office operators with its own brand, Storey. Christopher O’Dea
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Special Reports
Future of offices: Betting on the Big Smoke
Despite the fog of Brexit uncertainty, many are still backing London to prosper, says Richard Lowe
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Special Reports
Future of offices: Australia, the global capital magnet
For a relatively small market, Australia has been centre of attention for a growing number of global real estate investors. Florence Chong reports
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Analysis
L&G's Rob Martin on populism, capitalism and real assets
The rise of populism has prompted calls for a remodelling of capitalism. Real assets investors need to respond by making significant changes themselves
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Special Reports
Future of offices: The trophy asset class
Offices no longer dominates global transactions, but they are still a first port of call for investors, writes Tom Leahy