All Regulation articles – Page 19

News
Brussels should allow DC pensions to invest in 'illiquid' funds – AREF

2012-10-22T13:45:00Z

EUROPE – Association urges EC to keep illiquid real estate funds open to retail investors.
News
Netherlands becomes first country to implement AIFMD

2012-10-09T14:45:00Z

EUROPE – Move positions country as 'top destination' for alternative asset managers.
News
Capital requirement rules for real estate 'won't work' – EC report

2012-10-05T16:00:00Z

EUROPE – Regulators should be given powers to cap maximum loan-to-value ratios, committee says.
Analysis
News analysis: Regulators stick with 25% property shock

2012-10-05T15:00:00Z

EIOPA includes 25% capital charge in latest IORP Directive recommendations.
News
Real estate industry warns against AIFMD remuneration conflicts

2012-09-28T16:30:00Z

EUROPE – INREV supports ESMA proportionality approach, but highlights potential problems.
News
Regulations could encourage ‘blind pool’ RE funds

2012-09-27T14:00:00Z

GERMANY – Scope report suggests diversification requirements might hinder seed portfolios.
News
Real estate Spezialfonds given AIFMD lifeline

2012-09-19T11:30:00Z

GERMANY – ZIA says proposals to prohibit open-ended property funds will be changed.
Magazine
Moving quickly: Lobbyists mobilise against IORP

September 2012 (Magazine)

European property associations moved quickly to challenge EIOPA’s proposal to apply features of Solvency II to pension funds, says Jeff Rupp
News
Regulator blames former HBOS banker for risky property loans

2012-09-13T13:30:00Z

UK – Peter Cummings accuses FSA of “sinister tokenism” after 90-page report published.
News
EPRA takes two-pronged approach to bolster European listed real estate

2012-09-06T16:30:00Z

EUROPE – Maastricht University research blames pension fund underperformance on lack of REIT exposure.
News
UK moves to encourage institutional investment in UK housing

2012-09-06T15:30:00Z

UK – Government to guarantee up to £40bn for infrastructure projects, £10bn for new homes.
News
New rule to lift US restrictions on marketing real estate funds

2012-08-30T15:00:00Z

NORTH AMERICA – SEC says rule will generate larger, more diverse pool for institutional investors.
News
Bureaucracy blamed as infrastructure investment in India falls by 52%

2012-08-28T16:15:00Z

INDIA – Country must shorten approval process, create credible regulatory mechanism, says RBI.
News
Montague Review reveals barriers to institutional investment

2012-08-23T16:45:00Z

Government-commissioned review into private-rented sector supported by BPF.
News
Real estate curbs working, Chinese government says

2012-08-14T15:45:00Z

CHINA – State officials 'generally satisfied' with measures to cool overheated markets.
News
Goldman Sachs AM expected to make decision on Vervoer claim next month

2012-08-14T13:15:00Z

EUROPE – Brown Rudnick lawyer says trial could last more than two years due to complexity of claims.
Analysis
News analysis: Spezialfonds ain't broke, but let's fix them anyway

2012-08-10T12:45:00Z

GERMANY – New proposals could exclude German insurers from domestic real estate market.
News
IORP directive approach to property 'simple-minded'

2012-08-03T14:00:00Z

EUROPE – AEIP argues capital requirements overstated, real estate not only a tradable asset.
News
EU outlines plan for green building investment

2012-08-03T11:00:00Z

EUROPE – Loan guarantees, project bonds from the European Investment Bank potential stimuli.
News
Real estate Spezialfonds under AIFMD threat

2012-08-02T12:00:00Z

GERMANY – ZIA criticises bill that would impose minimum holding periods for funds.