All articles by Pirkko Juntunen
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AnalysisIPE RA ESG Briefing: Regulation lag spurs private leadership in natural capital
Natural capital is transitioning from a niche concern to a mainstream investment theme
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AnalysisIPE RA ESG Briefing: Water risks from data centres demand sharper investor scrutiny
Investments in data centres have increased from $11bn in 2020 to $50bn in 2024
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Special ReportsIndustriens Pension: Co-investment as a pragmatic sweet spot
Industriens Pension has developed a taste for partnering with fund managers on infrastructure investments
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NewsSlättö’s industrial platform expands with Swedish portfolio acquisition
Evolv platform buys 24 properties from Swedish family Rejme/Knopf
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AnalysisIPE Real Assets ESG Briefing: ESG priorities shifting but remain a top priority in Europe
The strategic priority of ESG has fallen to pre-2021 levels in global importance
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AnalysisScaling up natural capital to boost investor returns
Opportunities in natural capital investments are gathering pace, but concerns are being raised within the industry about the impact of government policy shifts
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AnalysisIPE RA ESG Briefing: Scalable soil carbon investment gains momentum
Recent deals demonstrate that soil carbon can operate at scale
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NewsOxygen Conservation and Burges Salmon launch carbon partnership
New £1m partnership marks shift in voluntary carbon market
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Special ReportsHome turf prevails over cross-border real estate for Danica Pension
Denmark’s second-biggest pension fund is maintaining a domestic focus for the time being as market recovery generates new opportunities. Pirkko Juntunen speaks to Michael Nielsen
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Special ReportsIlmarinen looks to real estate debt amid market volatility
Finnish pension insurer Ilmarinen has increased its exposure to real estate debt to tide it over uncertain times, Mikko Antila, head of international real estate, tells Pirkko Juntunen
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Special ReportsAI muscles in on physical climate risk
Insurers are already using AI to understand the physical risks of climate change on property. Now investors stand to gain. Pirkko Juntunen reports
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Special ReportsReal estate industry must adopt AI to be competitive
Institutional investors tend to be risk averse, but as Pirkko Juntunen finds, pension funds and asset managers must embrace AI to avoid increasing costs and decreasing returns
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InterviewsGREEN and LOTUF: Real estate decarbonisation initiatives join forces
Two organisations merge to make headway with a standardised set of metrics. Pirkko Juntunen reports
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AnalysisNordic affordable housing: homing in on urbanisation
Rent regulation may be an obstacle in the Nordics, but urbanisation and sustainability offer attractive opportunities for innovative investors
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Special ReportsExperienced Danes branch out in natural capital
Danish pension funds like Sampension have been some of the earliest adopters and today they embrace a broadening asset class. Pirkko Juntunen reports
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Special ReportsVelliv: Remain focused on the risks in infrastructure
Christoph Junge tells Pirkko Juntunen how Velliv keeps its fund managers’ feet to the ESG fire to avoid greenwashing
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Special ReportsWhat is the role of offices in institutional real estate portfolios?
Given all the structural challenges facing the sector, are offices set to become an insignificant part of institutional real estate portfolios? Pirkko Juntunen investigates
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Special ReportsPensionDanmark: Exporting the Danish model in infrastructure
PensionDanmark made a groundbreaking investment in domestic offshore wind 14 years ago. Today, it continues to innovate globally, Rune Gade Holm tells Pirkko Juntunen
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Special ReportsIlmarinen: ‘We’d like to grow the allocation to infrastructure’
Ilmarinen continues to build up global exposure primarily through funds. Pirkko Juntunen speaks to Esko Torsti
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Special ReportsAre investors pricing water risk into their portfolios?
Institutional investors are potentially underestimating the risk water scarcity poses. Pirkko Juntunen reports
