All Regulation articles – Page 25
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APG-led action forces ProLogis into talks
EUROPE – Prologis European Properties (PEPR) has postponed an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) following shareholder activism led by APG.
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AIFM could bring less fund choice, claims law firm
EUROPE – A Paris-headquartered law firm has warned current proposals for the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive could lead to a lack of choice of funds in the future unless European officials can work with US and international counterparts to improve regulatory terms on alternative investments.
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Schroders calls for fund structure standardisation
GLOBAL - Greater standardisation of the way funds are structured could deliver significant savings for investors, suggests William Hill, head of property at Schroders.
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Valuers advised to consider all transactional evidence
GLOBAL - Investors have been warned they should ensure firms delivering their valuations take all possible scenarios and evidence into consideration when valuing a property, as leaving certain criteria out could be seen as distorting the market.
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Sustainable investment boosted by UNEPFI toolkit
GLOBAL - A new toolkit to guide investors through the process of investing in property in a sustainable manner has been launched by the Property Working Group (PWG) of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI).
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Impact of governance unclear in market downturn
GLOBAL - Speakers at the IPE Real Estate Investor Forum in Amsterdam last week were split over the degree to which the quality of pension fund governance has affected investment performance during the current market downturn.
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Real estate valuation model within sight?
GLOBAL - There are signs that the long-established debate between proponents of mark-to-market valuations and champions of the German long-term sustainable approach value are beginning to move towards a compromise.
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Alternatives EC directive ‘too wide’ for real estate
EUROPE - The EU’s proposed directive on alternative investment fund managers is too wide ranging in its current form and does not make enough distinction between real estate funds and other alternative investment vehicles, according to legal consultants.
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UK seeks pension fund investment in housing
UK - Plans to encourage pension funds to invest in private rented housing have been announced by the UK government’s Housing and Communities Agency (HCA).
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EC to regulate alternatives managers worth over €250m
EUROPE - Managers of hedge funds, private equity and real estate funds would escape regulation under a proposed European Commission directive targeting alternative investment fund managers, if their assets under management total less than €250m.
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TEGoVA seeks to shed light on valuations
EUROPE – The European Group of Valuers Association (TEGoVA) has launched a valuation standards document to help professionals and clients deal with the valuation challenges brought about by the economic recession.
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Campaign pushes for US-style infra tax scheme
UK – The British Property Federation (BPF) is backing developers’ calls for UK trials of a scheme for infrastructure funding, modelled on a strategy in the United States which borrows against future tax revenue.
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Increased valuations 'now hurting real estate'
UK – Frequent valuations may now be harming property funds’ performance, according to experts speaking at the Investment Property Databank’s UK 2008 Benchmark launch today.
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JLL sees sustainability lifting pension prospects
EUROPE – Regulation is likely to play a big part in the future of property valuation but could actually benefit pension funds, according to valuation experts at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).
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C-Reits could lift Chinese economy - APREA
CHINA – Chinese Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) could play a vital part in helping the country’s real estate markets recover from the economic crisis, according to the Asian Public Real Estate Association (APREA).
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UK local government pays tax on its own empty buildings
UK – British councils are paying a whopping £690m (€745m) in business rates on their empty properties, the Business Centre Association revealed this week.
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Chinese REIT hits the drawing board
CHINA - China’s central bank is drafting proposals to introduce Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) in a bid to lessen liquidity constraints for domestic real estate developers.
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Pressured Hypo wins time extension
GERMANY- Hypo Real Estate Group has received an extension on the €30bn framework guarantee granted by the German Financial Markets Stabilisation Fund (SoFFin) amid rumours that the German Government is considering taking a stake in the company.
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NAREIM fears loss of carried interest CGT
US – The National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (NAREIM) fears the new US presidential administration will make changes to the way carried interest is taxed and make real estate a less attractive investment and deterring entrepreneurs from taking risks.
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Fees transparency is improving - INREV
GLOBAL– European non-listed real estate funds are rapidly making their fee structures more transparent for investors and fund managers, according to the latest research by the European Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate (INREV).
