All articles by Shayla Walmsley – Page 19
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Why pension funds will stick with REITs
Steel-nerved investors who held firm through last year’s 11%-plus fall in European listed property values could be in for another uncomfortable ride, according to a Morgan Stanley forecast predicting a further market correction.
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Why are pension funds suddenly so guarded?
Pension funds and fund managers have been blamed for an apparent reluctance to invest in infrastructure by two recent reports. One report, by alternatives data firm Preqin, claims even institutional investors with existing allocations will approach the asset class cautiously over the next few months.
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Conflicts of interest between investors
Smaller pension schemes investing in property funds often feel disempowered compared with larger schemes. This is one of the findings of a PwC report commissioned by the Association of Real Estate Funds (AREF). It found an appetite among smaller institutions for independent investor representation and oversight of fund managers.
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Raising the barbell
The middle ground is noticeably absent as core funds and distressed strategies continue to attract the capital. Shayla Walmsley reports
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AnalysisNews analysis: Arrivederci, Roma
Will new laws and funds at last persuade Italian pension funds to invest beyond their borders?
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UK pension funds commit capital to Pramerica ground lease fund
Company says UK schemes committed more than £44m to fund to match long-term liabilities.
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Sweden's Akelius closes third UK residential property deal
Firm plans to acquire 10,000 assets in key locations in London over next 3-5 years.
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Real estate funds at risk as available capital falls by 9%
Europe sees smallest decline in capital available for commercial real estate investment.
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Schroders cornershop fund to exploit 'top-up' shopping trend
Joint venture with Local Shopping REIT to target smaller assets.
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UK planning system lacks 'sense of urgency', says CBI
Inefficiencies will 'discourage' institutionals from investing in infrastructure.
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US, Canadian property investors return to Europe in year of two halves
Investors from US, Canada drive European commercial real estate deals up by 7%.
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AnalysisNews analysis: Revisiting the UK's institutional housing opportunity
Will the Montague Review reveal anything we do not already know about residential opportunities?
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European prime property still attractive despite lack of 'hot' markets – DTZ
Of 91 markets covered by firm's Fair Value Index, 52 were rated 'warm'.
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Hines to invest £1bn in UK property
New UK managing director Ross Blair sets sight on secondary markets
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Tristan Capital targets ‘moderate risk’ with €420m property fund
Core-plus strategy attracts pension funds and is bullish on central European markets
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Banks to offload, but few bulk buys
DTZ has predicted an influx of secondary assets onto the market: lenders in the process of deleveraging would run out of sellable prime and begin to work through their non-prime real estate.
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UK property developer Quintain acquires WELPUT adviser Grafton
Acquires adviser to West End of London Property Unit Trust for £5.75m.
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European hotel transactions jump by 9% in 2011 — HVS
Majority of 116 deals closed last year were single-asset, consultancy says.
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Unicredit pension fund outsources real estate portfolio
Scheme hires subsidiary of insurer Generali to manage €500m of €770m property portfolio.
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AnalysisNews analysis: US pension funds return to two Europes
Texas retirement scheme's investment in a pan-European portfolio may be a sign – but it's a weak one.
