All articles by Shayla Walmsley – Page 9
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NewsCapital requirement rules for real estate 'won't work' – EC report
EUROPE – Regulators should be given powers to cap maximum loan-to-value ratios, committee says.
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NewsIrish property prices 'could take two decades to recover'
IRELAND – Central bank paper compares market with Nordics in early 1990s.
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NewsIPD in MSCI buyout talks, faces rival UK property index
GLOBAL – Acquisition talks of index provider confirmed, rival index for UK to be launched.
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NewsGerman real estate investors target Austria as 'familiar' proxy
EUROPE – Market not closely correlated with Germany, but 'understood' by German investors.
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NewsMalaysian state pension fund acquires City asset from CPPIB
GLOBAL – KWAP buys City office 70% owned by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for £200m.
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NewsAXA looks to primary market for expanded debt platform
EUROPE – Company cites stronger-than-expected demand from European pension funds.
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AnalysisNews analysis: Will distress depress European real estate pricing?
Some say a new wave of disposals will drive down pricing. Shayla Walmsley investigates.
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NewsDeutsche Pfandbrief heads to Sweden, targets Nordic investors
EUROPE – Scandinavian markets 'stable, mature, transparent and well known', bank says.
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NewsInterest in joint ventures, RE debt funds on the rise
GLOBAL – A third of investors opt for joint ventures, according to Preqin.
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NewsInvestors have appetite for housing development – survey
UK – Mill Group report questions perception that investors will shun new-build projects.
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NewsOECD survey reveals pension funds' routes into infrastructure
GLOBAL – Largest schemes investing mostly as 'prudent' means of diversification.
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NewsOffloaded real estate bank loans could lead to 'price deterioration'
GLOBAL – Prices could fall as potential buyers demand bigger discounts, CBRE warns.
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NewsSmaller Canadian schemes struggling to invest in infrastructure
CANADA – Study shows smaller pension funds fear they lack necessary scale, expertise.
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AnalysisNews analysis: The challenge of buying long leases
Have long-lease properties become too expensive even for income-focused investors?
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NewsCore-plus strategies to outperform – RREEF
EUROPE – Report from fund manager forecasts a correction in Paris CBD office market.
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NewsRockspring gears up for German spending spree
GERMANY – Fund manager acquires diverse €125m portfolio of retail and logistics assets.
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NewsPension Insurance Corporation buys social housing debt
UK – Housing association Raglan issues £50m bond as PIC seeks fixed income alternatives.
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NewsSingapore's GIC signs up for second student housing JV
GLOBAL – Sovereign wealth fund also extends Unite Capital Cities joint venture to 2022.
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NewsExternal managers 'increase costs, decrease returns' for direct real estate
GLOBAL – Study shows 122bps decline when schemes switch from external to internal managers.
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Magazine
Split allegiances: public firms sponsoring private funds
Can listed companies that sponsor private funds maintain an alignment of interests with both sets of investors? Shayla Walmsley investigates
