All articles by Richard Lowe – Page 5
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NewsUK to legislate for reserved investor funds in boost for real estate managers
RIFs to be included in Spring 2024 Finance Bill and could help managers avoid going offshore
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AnalysisM&A: The race is on to get bigger in infrastructure fund management
Does the BlackRock-GIP merger mark the start of an infrastructure arms race? Christopher Walker and Richard Lowe report
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Opinion PiecesIPE Real Assets March/April 2024: University of life (sciences)
Student housing and life sciences are separate real estate sectors but they form part of the same ecosystem of innovation
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NewsStafford Capital raises $635m for global timberland secondaries fund
Stafford International Timberland X is targeting $1bn by Q3, according to investor update report
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NewsInvesco launches ‘direct’ global real estate fund for UK DC pensions
The vehicle will invest in other Invesco-managed funds and provide DC-friendly liquidity terms
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Special ReportsGresham House: Accelerating ambitions under new owners
Tony Dalwood talks to Richard Lowe about the Searchlight takeover and the future of natural capital
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Special ReportsTop 50 natural capital investors
The 50 largest natural capital investors are dominated by North American institutions. Richard Lowe and Tjibbe Hoekstra report
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AnalysisIPE Real Assets January/February 2024: Natural capital sees growth as real estate wilts
The outlook for real estate markets in 2024 is mixed, at best. The hope is it won’t be as bad as last year, when the asset class experienced varying degrees of repricing across the globe. As Tom Leahy, head of EMEA real assets at MSCI Real Estate Research, quips, “2023 has not exactly been a vintage year for real estate”.
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NewsReal estate investors shift to higher-risk strategies, global survey finds
Investment Intentions Survey by ANREV, INREV and PREA show investors are closer to target allocations
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NewsBlackRock to buy Global Infrastructure Partners to create $150bn giant
Merger would create infrastructure fund manager giant with more than $150bn in AUM
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NewsReal estate associations update proposals for ESG metrics
Industry trade bodies submit update following FCA’s November announcement on SDR
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NewsSandbrook Capital raises $1.5bn for climate infrastructure fund
Start-up fund manager now manages $2.1bn of capital to invest in energy transition
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NewsBorder to Coast launches global core and value-add real estate funds
UK local authority pension schemes commit £870m to two vehicles
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NewsInvestcorp takes 50% stake in Corsair’s global infrastructure platform
Investcorp Corsair Infrastructure Partners gives Middle East firm global infrastructure presence
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AnalysisReal estate industry urges EU to develop new product labels for SFDR
INREV submits model response to SFDR consultation, proposing phase-out of Article 8 and 9
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NewsLarge investors target infrastructure as property falls out of favour – OMFIF
Survey of the world’s largest pension and sovereign wealth funds shows emphasis on inflation protection
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NewsReal estate industry welcomes UK’s new SDR sustainability product labels
FCA confirms it is moving ahead with new SDR regime and unveils four label categories
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NewsIFM and Aware Super to commit £15bn to UK infrastructure and energy transition
UK government announces close to £30bn of investment in UK ahead of global investment summit
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NewsUK to woo global investors and pool domestic capital for infrastructure
Government to reform planning, enhance ‘concierge service’ for global investors and consolidate pensions
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Special ReportsUBS-Credit suisse merger: Scaling Switzerland’s new mountain
The takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS could see the creation of the fourth-largest real estate investment manager. Richard Lowe and Christopher Walker report
