All Real Assets articles in November 2012 (Magazine)

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  • Supply chain reaction
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    Supply chain reaction

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    Realignment of corporate supply chains will eventually lead to greater occupier activity and investor appetite, writes Alexandra Tornow

  • Status symbol or savvy investment?
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    Status symbol or savvy investment?

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    Can sub-5% yields be justified for super-prime property? Richard Gwilliam, Emma Harding and Fulgence Kayiranga assess the investment rationale behind trophy assets

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    Home improvement

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    The Chinese government has been tightening the screw on the domestic residential market. But has it worked? James Buckley finds out

  • The waiting game
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    The waiting game

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    Investors will need to wait longer for the Japanese real estate markets to bottom out, writes Takahiro Okubo

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    Two-lane recovery

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    US Real estate markets are at an interesting juncture, characterised by sluggish activity but high investor demand, writes Tsering Namgyal

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    Uncertainty looms large

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    US National elections and the approaching ‘fiscal cliff’ make it difficult to devise investment strategies, finds Stephanie Schwartz Driver

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    Living up to expectations

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    US Investors are betting on a recovery in the housing sector, and in US homeownership, writes Stephanie Schwartz Driver

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    Proceed with caution

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    Central and eastern property markets are back on the map for institutional investors. Kostis Papadopoulos reviews the case for Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary

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    Something for all

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    The Asia-Pacific region is arguably the most dynamic property investment market in the world, writes Glyn Nelson

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    The straight and narrow

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    Investors no longer want highly leveraged, private equity-style infrastructure products, and the market is slowly responding, writes Maha Khan Phillips

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    Maintaining momentum

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    Russia and Poland have experienced strong real estate investment activity in recent years. But will it continue? Lynn Strongin Dodds reports

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    Logistics delivers success

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    IPD data shows logistics consistently outperforming. So is it poised for renewed investor interest in Europe, ask Eleanor Gilry and Doug Rowlands

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    Fair value – are you ready?

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    Regulatory pressures for unlisted funds to use fair value accounting are increasing. Graham Barnes and Paul Robinson discuss the implications

  • Spot the bubble
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    Spot the bubble

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    ‘Bubble episodes’ in real estate markets are a source of valuable pricing information, say Sotiris Tsolacos and Chris Brooks

  • Preparing for the inevitable
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    Preparing for the inevitable

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    INREV’s Internal Model Data Matrix hopes to soften the impact of Solvency II. Jeff Rupp looks at the initiative in detail

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    Preparing for the flood

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    Research predicts a surge in troubled asset sales in Germany. Ralph Winter examines the prospects for European distressed investing

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    A decade of fund returns

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    Performance is determined by factors other than the portfolio, as shown by recent IPF research. Malcolm Frodsham explains

  • Prospectors circle Europe
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    Prospectors circle Europe

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    Hedge funds and private equity firms continue to circle distressed assets in Europe. Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at the prospects for opportunistic investors

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    Get on board now

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    Sustainability is partly about protecting the value of investments. Investors and managers that ignore the issue will be left behind, writes Bill Hughes

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    Grand Duchy sets the pace

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    Luxembourg has become the first to transpose the AIFM Directive. Keith Burman says this is not the first time the Grand Duchy has been ahead of the curve