All articles by Richard Lowe – Page 72
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Insurance companies creep into European real estate lending market
EUROPE – Insurance companies are beginning to enter the European real estate debt market, although it may take some time before they are as active as their counterparts in the US.
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EPRA urges property company exemption from derivatives regulations
EUROPE – The European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA) has urged the EU to prevent property companies from getting caught up in derivatives regulations designed to combat speculators.
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UK leads European real estate recovery, says CBRE
EUROPE – European real estate values continued to show improvement during the third quarter, particularly in core western Europe, according to CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).
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Investor tenders European private real estate mandate
IPE QUEST – An institutional investor is looking to commit €25m-50m to private real estate investments in Europe.
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Quality over quantity
It is still a tough environment in which to raise capital. But the diversity of products coming to market shows that there is room for the fund management industry to innovate. Richard Lowe reports
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Back on the up
Having significantly reduced its exposure to real estate in recent years, German pension fund WPV is in a position to make new investments. Managing director Hans-Wilhelm Korfmacher tells Richard Lowe how he wants to use the opportunity to invest in the Americas for the first time
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MagazineBack in the game
Pension funds returned from the sidelines in 2010 and began making new investments. As Richard Lowe discovered, for many this has meant new allocations to US real estate
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MagazineStockholm comforts
Swedish real estate has been a quiet haven on a continent rocked by economic and market turmoil. As Richard Lowe discovers, this means the country’s pension funds have had little reason to venture beyond the safety of Stockholm
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Risky business
What are the most important areas of risk that investors need to assess and manage, and has this changed since the onset of the financial crisis? Richard Lowe asked six commentators and found a wide array of issues for investors to consider
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Thursday people roundup
GLOBAL – AXA Real Estate, Scottish Property Federation, Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, Hawkpoint, Cushman & Wakefield
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Multi-family sector leading US recovery, says IPD
GLOBAL – The residential sector continues to lead the real estate recovery in the US, with capital values up 12.3% since the start of the year, according to Investment Property Databank (IPD).
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UK investors to target Asia Pacific, says Aviva Investors
GLOBAL – Most UK investors are looking to increase their exposure to Asia Pacific real estate markets in the next three years, according to a survey conducted by Aviva Investors.
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Liquidity specialist Madison to set up shop in London
Madison International Realty, the US-based investment manager that specialises in injecting capital into existing real estate investments, is establishing an office in London and has hired former Lehman Brothers professional Sean Kelly-Rand.
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ÆRIUM targets France for first opportunistic strategy
FRANCE – ÆRIUM is seeking to raise €50-60m in third-party equity to invest in prime retail real estate opportunities in France.
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Apollo takes over Citi's global real estate funds platform
GLOBAL – Apollo Global Real Estate Management (AGRE) has completed its acquisition of City Property Investors (CPI), the real estate investment management group of Citigroup investment bank.
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Monday people roundup
GLOBAL – CB Richard Ellis Investors, Invesco Real Estate, Quintain Estates & Development, UNITE, CLS Holdings
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UK real estate values to fall in 2011, offset by income returns, says Invista
UK – The recovery in capital values in the UK real estate market slowed to a crawl in October and is expected to see a reversal in fortunes over 2011.
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Solvency II will lead 75% of European insurers to revise property strategies
EUROPE – Close to three-quarters of European insurance companies will revise their real estate commitments as a result of incoming Solvency II regulations, according to data providers Preqin.
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Investors flock to DIC Asset's German office fund
GERMANY – DIC Asset has secured more than three-quarters of the €117m capital raising target for its inaugural special investment fund.
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Germany's BVK sells Paris office after 10 years of ownership
EUROPE – German pension fund Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK) has sold a Paris office building that it has owned for 10 years.
