All Real Assets articles in November / December 2019 (Magazine)
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Special ReportsTop 100: One-stop shop
Investors’ drive to do more with fewer managers is accelerating consolidation as firms scramble to provide everything
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Special ReportsFuture of offices: London's new behemoth 22 Bishopsgate arrives in time
The City of London’s tallest skyscraper is here. Harry Badham tells Richard Lowe why, despite Brexit, the timing is right
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AnalysisAnalysis: UK general election and real estate
The UK is due to head to the voting booths once again on 12 December. What this means for real estate investors is as unclear as ever
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Special ReportsFuture 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
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AnalysisL&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 ReportsFuture 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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Special ReportsFuture 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 ReportsFuture 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 ReportsFuture 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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MagazineCity 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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MagazineESG: 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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MagazineInvestor 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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Special ReportsFuture 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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MagazineInvestor 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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Opinion PiecesOpinion: 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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AnalysisEditorial: 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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Special ReportsFuture of offices: The flex effect on income
A more flexible office market has implications for income returns, writes Will Robson
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InterviewsGenerali 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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MagazineOpportunistic 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
