All articles by Richard Lowe – Page 51

News
Hounslow outsources property, invests in pooled funds

2013-11-01T16:30:00Z

UK – Allocation to funds managed by CBRE GI, Threadneedle targets assets outside prime UK.
News
Pramerica raises €820m for fourth property debt fund

2013-11-01T15:15:00Z

EUROPE – APG, other institutional investors back European junior debt strategy.
Magazine
Safe haven or dangerous bubble?

November 2013 (Magazine)

Much has been written about the mood at this year’s Expo Real in Munich, which was palpably positive. But, more importantly, the annual property convention highlighted some of the contradictions surrounding the real estate market in Germany (and in other countries) today.
Analysis
News analysis: Sharing BVK's €1bn global property strategy

2013-10-18T14:30:00Z

Why has Germany's largest pension fund awarded seemingly identical global property mandates?
News
Expo Real: Competition grows in German lending market

2013-10-10T15:00:00Z

GERMANY – Allianz RE to lend €5bn, while Union Investment mulls fund.
News
Canada's HOOPP enters European logistics joint venture

2013-10-10T13:15:00Z

GLOBAL – Pension fund partners with Verdion, formerly Helios Europe, to develop €1bn portfolio.
News
Institutions start to buy Spanish shopping malls

2013-10-08T13:45:00Z

EUROPE – CPPIB, Intu acquire Parque Principado for €162m, while Henderson makes investment case.
News
Interest rates to have variable effects on European property

2013-10-03T14:30:00Z

EUROPE – Investors expect rates to remain low, but London vulnerable to sudden changes.
News
Long-lease assets vulnerable to bond yields – L&G Property

2013-09-24T12:45:00Z

UK – Property still good value relative to risk-free rate, but shorter leases more resilient.
News
40 Percent Symposium: Real estate managers reveal sustainability challenges

2013-09-20T14:30:00Z

UK – Experts cite investor demands, proliferation of green initiatives as main issues.
News
Standard Life Investments to deploy £250m in property debt

2013-09-19T15:30:00Z

GLOBAL – First senior loan to be made on behalf of insurer before end of year.
Analysis
AFIRE conference: The sun shines in San Francisco – for now

2013-09-13T14:15:00Z

The conference announced real estate's 'time in the sun', but forecasts were for a mixed outlook.
News
AFIRE conference: Chinese insurers to follow 'landmark transaction'

2013-09-12T14:15:00Z

GLOBAL – Goodwin Gaw claims regulators tacitly encouraging insurers to invest in real estate.
Magazine
Venturing outside the city

September 2013 (Magazine)

As the 18-month decline in capital values draws to a close, there are signs that the recovery in the UK is spreading beyond London. Richard Lowe reports
Magazine
The Americans are back

September 2013 (Magazine)

For some time US investors have considered Europe a no-go area. But, as Richard Lowe reports, there has been a ‘dramatic shift’
News
IFM warns against unsustainable infrastructure debt pricing

2013-08-22T15:00:00Z

GLOBAL – Global head of debt criticises 'unrealistic' return expectations.
News
Düsseldorf benefits from pension-backed speculative development

2013-08-15T16:45:00Z

GERMANY – NAEV funds office projects, targets real estate in Spain and Prague.
News
CalPERS increases firepower of Chinese property strategy

2013-08-09T13:00:00Z

GLOBAL – Adds extra $330m to $500m fund as manager ARA successfully deploys capital.
News
Private-equity property team leaves Cohen & Steers

2013-08-08T15:00:00Z

UNITED STATES – Firm sticks with listed after six years of limited traction for private strategy.
Analysis
Interest rates unsettle real estate investors

2013-08-08T12:00:00Z

GLOBAL – US market stalls, BoE ties policy to unemployment, REIT prospects suffer.