All articles by Shayla Walmsley – Page 8

Magazine
Waiting for the second wave

November 2012 (Magazine)

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
News
Disappointing returns forcing lenders out of mezzanine market

2012-10-25T15:45:00Z

GLOBAL – CBRE report notes departure of five family offices returning to direct market.
News
Forget private equity – go into debt, Manns tells future managers

2012-10-25T15:30:00Z

EUROPE – Europa Capital principal warns students that private equity boom 'is over'.
News
German funds to offload €18bn in real estate assets – report

2012-10-25T15:15:00Z

GERMANY – Report predicts open-ended funds will be forced to sell off commercial property assets.
News
Insurance model to open riskier CEE markets to pension funds

2012-10-23T16:15:00Z

GLOBAL – First non-US insurer to offer Lloyds-backed title insurance across European markets.
News
UK pension funds should 'shun' commercial property for alternatives

2012-10-23T16:00:00Z

UK – Expert at IPD alternatives conference says investors should target 'population' opportunities.
News
Separate account pension funds at mercy of 'idiot' property operators

2012-10-23T15:45:00Z

EUROPE – Alternatives manager warns schemes lacking nous to identify credible partners.
News
Brussels should allow DC pensions to invest in 'illiquid' funds – AREF

2012-10-22T13:45:00Z

EUROPE – Association urges EC to keep illiquid real estate funds open to retail investors.
News
Investors target UK industrial despite no income growth, risks

2012-10-19T16:45:00Z

UK – Investors targeting UK multi-let assets in search for inflation-adjusted returns.
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Aviva UK senior debt fund to target low-risk investors

2012-10-19T16:00:00Z

UK – Fund to be project with insurer's loan-originating commercial finance operation.
Analysis
News analysis: Are alternatives now the mainstream?

2012-10-19T15:45:00Z

Shayla Walmsley explores the surge of investor interest in so-called alternative assets.
News
AXA REIM to launch €1.5bn alternatives platform

2012-10-18T15:45:00Z

EUROPE – Plans to grow alternative assets under management from €740m to €1.5bn by 2015.
News
CalPERS 'cannot compete' with cheap finance on infrastructure

2012-10-18T15:30:00Z

NORTH AMERICA – Pension fund agreed last September to invest $800m in California infrastructure.
News
Real estate exposure putting 13% of US banks at risk of collapse

2012-10-16T15:30:00Z

NORTH AMERICA – Stress tests highlight exposure to risky commercial real estate loans.
News
Chinese services sector to drive growth of office market – Moonbridge

2012-10-16T15:15:00Z

CHINA – Hong Kong-based private equity company cites growth of services outside gateway cities.
News
German population shifts to hit office, retail property – experts

2012-10-11T16:30:00Z

GERMANY – Population decline to 'transform' German office, retail property markets.
News
Pension funds to follow Dutch giants into public/private property

2012-10-11T15:45:00Z

EUROPE – Pension funds no longer see private, listed real estate as 'either/or', experts say.
News
Norwegian oil fund makes first foray into German real estate

2012-10-11T15:30:00Z

EUROPE – Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global invests nearly €800m through joint venture.
News
Green subsidies 'fantastic opportunity' for real estate

2012-10-09T15:30:00Z

EUROPE – Hermes Real Estate points to EU plans to spend nearly €50bn on sustainable projects.
News
European real estate debt market 'looks like US in 2008'

2012-10-09T15:00:00Z

GLOBAL – Square Mile Capital says private equity, insurers most likely to plug funding gap.