All Real Assets articles in September 2010 (Magazine) – Page 2

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    Eyes wide open

    September 2010 (Magazine)

    Choosing the right general partners is one of the most important decisions limited partners will make. Every LP has a responsibility to ask a prospective GP the following nine questions, according to Joseph Stecher

  • Breadth and depth
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    Breadth and depth

    September 2010 (Magazine)

    Changes in market conditions have resulted in a new emphasis on due diligence, as investors and fund managers rethink how to address areas such as debt, risk management and sustainability, as Andrea Carpenter reports

  • Know your Assets
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    Know your Assets

    September 2010 (Magazine)

    Pension funds want something more from today’s investment managers: it is important that they understand bricks and mortar, as Shayla Walmsley finds

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    Why do we do the things that we do?

    September 2010 (Magazine)

    Self-delusion, overconfidence, over-reliance on rules of thumb and human emotion can overcome the best investment minds, says Weijia Wang

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    Property joins the party

    September 2010 (Magazine)

    How will investor views of real estate affect the size and the structure of the real estate allocation and how does this influence the structure of a multi-asset portfolio? Monika Ward reports

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    Under construction

    September 2010 (Magazine)

    TRUST Managers’ task of rebuilding trust among investor clients is still a work in progress. Those that do not heed the warning will not be able to raise capital. Richard Lowe reports

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    Go exploring

    September 2010 (Magazine)

    The largest pension funds are increasing their overseas exposure, finds Gail Moss

  • Professionalism gains ground
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    Professionalism gains ground

    September 2010 (Magazine)

    The move from DB to DC pension schemes holds mixed blessings for real estate, while the crisis has focused minds on risk, as Gail Moss reports

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    Spanish play minimalist

    September 2010 (Magazine)

    Spanish investors’ property allocations have slumped while international interest in Spanish real estate has been active, as Gail Moss finds

  • Greek tragedy gets its act together
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    Greek tragedy gets its act together

    September 2010 (Magazine)

    The country’s pension system has been hit hard by austerity measures but it will benefit from a more professional approach to property investing, as Gail Moss finds

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    From Birmingham to Brazil

    September 2010 (Magazine)

    The West Midlands Pension Fund has expanded its global portfolio fairly aggressively in recent years and learned some invaluable lessons along the way. Investment manager Mike Hardwick speaks to Richard Lowe about transparency and keeping faith with the commingled fund model

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    Keep a watch for market storms

    September 2010 (Magazine)

    As they cast their nets for opportunities real estate investors must take note of the broader economic threat that might throw them off course and leave them badly damaged, as José Luis Pellicer reports

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    We’re learning to live with it

    September 2010 (Magazine)

    A new government – and a new planning agenda. It is far from business as usual for the British Property Federation, says Liz Peace who talked to Shayla Walmsley

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    Prime time

    September 2010 (Magazine)

    Margins are improving and volumes are increasing but banks remain highly selective as they work through legacy issues. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports

  • Busting the dam
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    Busting the dam

    September 2010 (Magazine)

    Investors on both sides of the Atlantic have begun to allocate new equity to real estate. But will capital flows over the next 12 months continue to be a trickle, or will investors finally open the floodgates? Richard Lowe investigates

  • Murky markets
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    Murky markets

    September 2010 (Magazine)

    The plateau in global market transparency teaches us that progress is not inevitable, as Shayla Walmsley reports