All Real Assets articles in September 2008 (Magazine)

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  • Get in line
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    Get in line

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    Investors increasingly seek fund managers that can demonstrate an alignment of interest. But achieving effective alignment can be a challenge, especially as lower return prospects spell implications for incentive fees.

  • Keeping tabs on your manager
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    Keeping tabs on your manager

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    The fee structure is only one of a number of tools investors can use to ensure that their manager’s interests are aligned with their own. Dirk Söhnholz and Frank Rackensperger explain

  • Broadening remit
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    Broadening remit

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    Fund of funds can play a vital role for investors keen to diversify in a crowded funds market. However, conflicts of interest and double fees remain a concern, as a recent INREV study shows.

  • Location, location, Location
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    Location, location, Location

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    With so much choice when it comes to domiciling new real estate products, finding the right home is less a choice between onshore and offshore jurisdictions and more a decision over regulated versus unregulated, Richard Lowe discovers

  • The Black Forest
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    The Black Forest

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    A recent EPRA study found the quality of reporting of listed property companies in Germany below the European average. A new Feri survey finds variations within Germany, as well as serious transparency shortfalls in Austria and Switzerland.

  • Underlying issue
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    Underlying issue

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    Don’t give up on the G-REIT: we will see IPOs in due course, says Thomas Koerfgen

  • Green reports progress
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    Green reports progress

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    European property companies have made great strides in making them-selves greener and improving transparency, as Graeme Newell reports

  • Awash with optimism
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    Awash with optimism

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    The oil price surge that has burdened many countries has enabled the Gulf nations to continue a development wave of truly epic proportions. Improved transparency will further boost the region’s prospects, as Ian Cundell reports

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    Forcing the pace

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    The sheer speed of development in the UAE means that investors must be prepared to sacrifice the level of due diligence that they are accustomed to, as Tim Watkins reports

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    Into Africa

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    Where to invest in the Maghreb? Hospitality leads the way but opacity and government restrictions limit scope.

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    Loss of power in Africa’s engine room

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    The 2010 football World Cup will generate new infrastructure and boost sentiment in South Africa. But rising inflation and interest rates as well as political uncertainties continue to worry investors.

  • African sunrise
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    African sunrise

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    Sub-Saharan Africa is showing some encouraging signs such as huge improvements in governance. Transparency is still a major concern, however, so investors will need high-quality local advice, as Ian Cundell reports

  • States of health
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    States of health

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    Lessons were learned by the Japanese property market after the banking crisis of the 1990s, but can they be applied to the UK property market as it feels the impact of the credit crunch?

  • Golden opportunity – for those who can wait
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    Golden opportunity – for those who can wait

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    While quality properties in Tokyo’s office and retail sectors are appealing and the city has major value-add opportunities, the liquidity drought in Asia is curbing market activity. Meanwhile economic concerns have boosted transparency, as Paul Benjamin reports

  • Return to reason
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    Return to reason

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    The correction in European secondary hides sector and market exceptions to the ‘flight to quality’.

  • Dynamic US pulls rank
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    Dynamic US pulls rank

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    In a low-risk portfolio, New York is considered the most attractive office investment and Beijing and Shanghai the least attractive, according to a new global city ranking.

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    Bonding with the elderly

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    The ongoing need for healthcare and the demographic shift make senior housing a strong contender for institutional portfolios. Christine Senior reports

  • The great resi rebound
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    The great resi rebound

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    Residential REITs are the subject of much institutional investor interest – indeed some pension funds are increasing their positions, as Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports

  • REITs take up the melody
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    REITs take up the melody

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    Recent falls in the housing market have been spectacular but above average returns keep REITs on top of the pile. And apartment REITs may be set for a bull run.

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    Market report: Don’t listen to the hype

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    The fortunes of the US residential real estate market are not necessarily an indication of things to come in the commercial sector, argues Bob White