All articles by Poppy Sketchley – Page 10
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Surveyors predict further 25% UK drop
UK – Commercial property capital values are predicted to fall a further 25% over the next two years, according to the latest forecast issued by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
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E&Y and Henderson to deliver Spezialfonds
GERMANY - Ernst & Young Real Estate and Warburg–Henderson have joined forces to offer what they describe as an outsourcing service for institutional investors which allows them to transfer their directly-held real estate portfolios into a Speziafonds property fund
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Real estate returns add to Harvard woes
US - Harvard University’s endowment has lost $8bn (€6.3bn) of investments in the first four months of the university’s fiscal year and is expected to deliver the worst annual returns in 40 years, officials have announced.
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OMERS makes strategic move to private equity
CANADA – The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) has launched a new investment entity which will invest in private companies focused on real estate development, airports and energy.
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Demand for logistics creates investment potential
EUROPE – Jones Lang LaSalle has identified Europe’s seaports as logistics hotspots for growth on the back of a significant increase in demand.
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Aberdeen sells Belgian real estate operation
BELGIUM - BNP Paribas Real Estate Property Management has announced it is acquiring Aberdeen Property Investors Belgium.
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ING REIM to cut UK jobs
UK - ING Real Estate Investment Management (ING REIM) has announced up to one-fifth of its staff in the United Kingdom face redundancy following a costs review by the firm.
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Prupim arrival to make derivatives push
GLOBAL – Will Robson, property research analyst at Prupim, has been promoted to property derivatives director to help drive its focus and tap market opportunities.
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Investors see shine fade on German property
GERMANY- German investor sentiment in real estate has plummeted and is paralysing the industry, consultancy firm King Sturge has claimed, as economic data continues to fall.
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Pension funds scramble to fly UK airport bids
CANADA/UK - Ontario Teachers’ Pension Fund is working with 3i’s infrastructure fund on a potential bid to buy Gatwick Airport in a deal which could be worth more than £1.5bn (€1.8bn), but other pension funds are thought to be considering deals too.
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Experts name valuations as the next big headache
UK/GLOBAL – The inconsistent valuation process is one of the main challenges facing the real estate industry at the moment, according to experts at the IPD/IPF Property investment Conference 2008 held in Brighton last week.
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Domestic markets to see renewed focus
UK – The number of foreign investors investing in UK property is likely to drop in the short-term as the economic turmoil has made investors more cautious and selective, according to experts at the latest IPD/IPF Property Conference.
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Less call for leverage predicted
GLOBAL - Leverage is likely to become less important to property investors given the financial turmoil, according to Ian Gleeson, chief investment officer of global multi-manager investment at CB Richard Ellis Investors.
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Invista reveals pressures as dividends halted
UK/EUROPE - Invista European Real Estate Trust SICAF is suspending dividend payments in a bid to conserve cash and to deleverage the company.
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CBRE trains its eye on Middle East
ASIA - CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has revealed it is opening an office in Bahrain as part of the development of the company’s Middle Eastern business.
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Schroder sees a future in ‘blind funds’
UK – Blind funds are likely to attract institutional investors entering the property market, according to William Hill, head of property at Schroders.
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UK REITs could turn market liquidity - Deloitte
UK – UK residential Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) will be attractive propositions for institutional investors and could help bring liquidity into the market, according to experts attending an IPD pre-conference meeting in Brighton yesterday.
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UK Reits to struggle but better Europe - managers
UK – UK REITs are entering unprecedented waters and are unlikely to achieve strong investor interest for at least a couple of years, according to Brend Stahli from Merrill Lynch.
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Shake-up at ING RE Canada
CANADA - ING Real Estate announced is making significant management changes to its Canadian subsidiary and losing five members of its senior team.
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T.Rowe Price turns attention to globe real estate
US/GLOBAL – US-based asset manager T. Rowe Price is launching a global real Estate strategy in a bid to expand its global investment opportunities.
