All Real Assets articles in September 2007 (Magazine)

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  • Two cheers for the Europhiles
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    Two cheers for the Europhiles

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    We see a refocus on Europe-specific markets; investors show a preference for German commercial; Belgium makes a blip on the radar, and Asia’s further interest is shown in strategic potential

  • Venturing beyond the homestead
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    Venturing beyond the homestead

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    Founded in 1926, Zurich civil servants’ pension fund BVK now caters for nearly 90,000 members.

  • Pay dispute
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    Pay dispute

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    A recent study of executive remuneration at UK property companies shows a limited link between pay and performance, Shayla Walmsley reports

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    Seize the opportunity

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    Despite the increasing transfer of new products to the market, further structural and cultural change is required. Joe Valente reports

  • Greater significance
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    Greater significance

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    Large managers often tout their size as a selling point. Marketing puff or serious stuff? Adrienne Margolis reports

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    Raising the stakes

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    Once a source of relatively easy returns real estate is now proving more challenging. This brings the subject of risk management to the fore. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports

  • A cast-iron case
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    A cast-iron case

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    Property has a vital role to play in adding to the diversification of a pension fund portfolio, as Mark Long and Tim Francis report

  • The human factor
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    The human factor

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    As in other asset classes, falling returns in real estate have increased the focus on manager-specific risk, as Greg Wright explains

  • Interesting times
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    Interesting times

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    As the use of debt moves up the agenda, the focus on interest rates volatility is intensifying. Edward Barker and Gerbert van Grootheest explain

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    Know your tenant

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    As real estate prices rise, attention is turning to rental income – where many potential pitfalls await. So has the time come to systematically assess global real estate income risk? Simon Marx reports

  • Reward for good conduct
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    Reward for good conduct

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    Developing close co-operation with tenants through property and customer management processes will yield benefits, says Peter Best

  • Maintaining the focus
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    Maintaining the focus

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    Founded in 1988, AFIRE has, as its mission, “provided an opportunity for the foreign investor in the US to become as knowledgeable as US domestic investors”.

  • All abroad
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    All abroad

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    Continental European real estate offers a natural second home for UK money scouting for real estate to invest in. But with continental Europe following the same trend, some UK funds are opting to go global. Shayla Walmsley reports

  • Safety first
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    Safety first

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    A number of obstacles face Hungarian pension funds investing or seeking to invest in real estate but the outlook is improving, as Krystyna Krzyzak reports

  • Natural forces
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    Natural forces

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    Charles Lowrey, CEO of Pramerica Real Estate Investors, the real estate arm of the US-based Prudential Financial, joined the company in 2001.

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    The rough and the smooth

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    The way in which German open-ended real estate funds are valued is under scrutiny, but is there a case to answer? Sally Hodge reports

  • Time to be fair to Germany...
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    Time to be fair to Germany...

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    Is the German real estate sector failing as a destination for foreign investment? Ute Geipel-Faber and Ellen Schwemmlein look at the facts

  • Go boldly, tread carefully
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    Go boldly, tread carefully

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    The question for pension funds is not whether but how to invest in Chinese real estate, as Shayla Walmsley reports

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    Early bird renewals

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    One thing that comes across clearly when talking to investors who have made commitments in China is how important it is to have good local partners.

  • Perfect harmony
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    Perfect harmony

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    Government measures protecting the population from excessive price growth have not fazed foreign investors, as Richard van den Berg and Kenneth Tsang find