Richard Lowe
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NewsNorthern LGPS to open up to more property fund managers and co-investors
New procurement framework to provide greater flexibility for UK pension fund pool to collaborate
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InProp Capital targets UK housing exposure via ‘equity release’ strategy
Fund, which has one investment manager on board, would provide diversified housing exposure
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Brunel Pension Partnership hires StepStone for infrastructure push
StepStone to manage discretionary vehicle for UK local authority pension funds
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Editorial: Real estate faces sweeping changes
For years now, institutional investors have been wondering when the global real estate boom – which has stretched for a good 10 years – would finally come to an end. Downturns are normally precipitated by something unexpected, and the industry has been scouring the horizon for potential black swans. Brexit and a global trade war had been looking like the most likely culprits, but these dangers had been visible for some time.
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Interview: Paul Kennedy, JP Morgan
He joins JP Morgan Asset Management at a point of unprecedented uncertainty, but the former ADIA strategist has learnt a thing or two about market cycles
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Talking Point: Are UK open-ended property funds fit for purpose?
Open-ended property funds in the UK have suspended redemptions once again. Are they fundamentally flawed or simply protecting in vestors at a time of uncertainty? Richard Lowe asks industry experts
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Top 100 Real Estate Investors 2020
Annual survey confirms that a third of investors are putting new investments on hold, and more than half expect the unfolding crisis to affect their real estate strategies and/or allocations
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Core real estate to lose out to private equity in OCERS allocation overhaul
Pension fund to exit open-ended funds as it seeks to capitalise on dislocation in equity markets
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EDHECinfra captures COVID-19 impact on private infrastructure market
Recently launched indices show that unlisted infrastructure investments fell 6.37% in Q1
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Capital Economics predicts 10% drop in UK commercial property values
Consultancy does not rule out a “full-blown crash” comparable to 2008 if effects are prolonged
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US pension funds hit by denominator effect but still look for RE opportunities
Stock market declines lead to investors becoming over-allocated and some pausing new investments
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UK property funds suspend as valuations hit with ‘material uncertainty’ [updated]
Several funds ‘gate’ and more expected to follow ahead of end-of-quarter valuations
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COVID-19: Immediate and long-term effects on RE could be substantial [corrected]
Slowdown in transactions, denominator effect and the acceleration of long-term structural shifts
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Redevco to move beyond retail property and broaden investor base
Retail specialist to branch out into offices and logistics and to focus on joint ventures initially
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Real estate investment managers welcome government review of UK funds regime
Consultation could pave the way for more onshore close-ended funds in the future
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UK government urged to create new onshore fund structure for real assets
Closed-ended PIF would provide post-Brexit alternative to traditional offshore vehicles
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Editorial: Real estate investors embrace the future
The rise of fintech and its cousin proptech has spawned an assortment of start-up companies determined to transform real estate investment by disrupting some of its archaic traditions. But not every new platform or digital solution designed to revolutionise the industry is relevant to institutional investors – nor are they likely to last.
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Core real estate US: ODCE funds grapple with disruption
In a changing landscape, ODCE fund performance has become more volatile. Managers have to innovate to stay relevant, write Stephanie Schwartz-Driver and Richard Lowe
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M&G keeps UK property fund suspended
Fund managers working on increasing cash holdings in ‘more liquid market than last year’
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Alaska Permanent debates direct real estate approach [updated]
Former board adviser Timothy Walsh had recommended stopping immediately
