All articles by Shayla Walmsley – Page 8
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MagazineWaiting for the second wave
Some in the real estate industry are forecasting a second wave of consolidation. But will it be different from the first wave and how will it affect investors? Shayla Walmsley reports
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NewsDisappointing returns forcing lenders out of mezzanine market
GLOBAL – CBRE report notes departure of five family offices returning to direct market.
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NewsForget private equity – go into debt, Manns tells future managers
EUROPE – Europa Capital principal warns students that private equity boom 'is over'.
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NewsGerman funds to offload €18bn in real estate assets – report
GERMANY – Report predicts open-ended funds will be forced to sell off commercial property assets.
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NewsInsurance model to open riskier CEE markets to pension funds
GLOBAL – First non-US insurer to offer Lloyds-backed title insurance across European markets.
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NewsUK pension funds should 'shun' commercial property for alternatives
UK – Expert at IPD alternatives conference says investors should target 'population' opportunities.
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NewsSeparate account pension funds at mercy of 'idiot' property operators
EUROPE – Alternatives manager warns schemes lacking nous to identify credible partners.
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NewsBrussels should allow DC pensions to invest in 'illiquid' funds – AREF
EUROPE – Association urges EC to keep illiquid real estate funds open to retail investors.
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NewsInvestors target UK industrial despite no income growth, risks
UK – Investors targeting UK multi-let assets in search for inflation-adjusted returns.
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NewsAviva UK senior debt fund to target low-risk investors
UK – Fund to be project with insurer's loan-originating commercial finance operation.
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AnalysisNews analysis: Are alternatives now the mainstream?
Shayla Walmsley explores the surge of investor interest in so-called alternative assets.
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NewsAXA REIM to launch €1.5bn alternatives platform
EUROPE – Plans to grow alternative assets under management from €740m to €1.5bn by 2015.
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NewsCalPERS 'cannot compete' with cheap finance on infrastructure
NORTH AMERICA – Pension fund agreed last September to invest $800m in California infrastructure.
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NewsReal estate exposure putting 13% of US banks at risk of collapse
NORTH AMERICA – Stress tests highlight exposure to risky commercial real estate loans.
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NewsChinese services sector to drive growth of office market – Moonbridge
CHINA – Hong Kong-based private equity company cites growth of services outside gateway cities.
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NewsGerman population shifts to hit office, retail property – experts
GERMANY – Population decline to 'transform' German office, retail property markets.
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NewsPension funds to follow Dutch giants into public/private property
EUROPE – Pension funds no longer see private, listed real estate as 'either/or', experts say.
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NewsNorwegian oil fund makes first foray into German real estate
EUROPE – Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global invests nearly €800m through joint venture.
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NewsGreen subsidies 'fantastic opportunity' for real estate
EUROPE – Hermes Real Estate points to EU plans to spend nearly €50bn on sustainable projects.
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NewsEuropean real estate debt market 'looks like US in 2008'
GLOBAL – Square Mile Capital says private equity, insurers most likely to plug funding gap.
