All Real Assets articles in Special Issue 2016 (Magazine)

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    Top 100 global infrastructure investors

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    The top 100 global investors are ranked by size of infrastructure assets under management. Figures are calculated by S&P Global’s MMD

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    Just add water

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    The biggest water crisis in the world could well be in the US. Do investors have an opportunity to rehydrate the nation and invigorate their portfolios at the same time? Christopher O’Dea reports 

  • Incoming capital: the approach to Kansai Airport, Japan
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    Airports: Circling the runway

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    Bidding for the world’s airports is becoming increasingly competitive. Florence Chong investigates why investors are scrambling for assets 

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    IPE Real Estate Global Conference & Awards: Riding the cycle in Amsterdam

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    During the day, investors discussed how to negotiate risks and stay on track, and in the evening Ivanhoé Cambridge came away with the top award

  • CN Goodman Qingpu Centre
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    Logistics Asia: Tide rises in the East

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    Will a rush of new entrants in Asian logistics saturate some markets? The established players think so, writes Florence Chong 

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    Infrastructure Asia: Missed opportunity?

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    With 40% of the world’s trade and 60% of planet’s population, should Asia be attracting more investment? Georg Inderst investigates 

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    An unwieldy asset class

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    Infrastructure represents one of the biggest conundrums for institutional investors today. The asset class is at the centre of a well-documented rush to real assets by the world’s biggest funds.

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    Real Assets: The bigger picture

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    The move by some of the world’s biggest investment managers to create real assets groups should be seen as response to a bigger story, writes Christopher O’Dea

  • A $648m expansion of Interstate 77 could be scuppered by North Carolina
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    The toll-road backlash

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    US toll roads are vulnerable to political interference. Other infrastructure projects could be affected, too. Christopher O’Dea reports

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    Benchmark building blocks

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    Frederic Blanc-Brude explains why it is important for the investment community to build a global database of infrastructure cash flows

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    Benchmarking: Missing measurements

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    For all its appeal, infrastructure is difficult to benchmark, which causes headaches for investors. Rachel Fixsen looks at some emerging solutions

  • The ‘New Carlsberg’ beer brewery is being converted into apartment buildings, shops, cafés and restaurants
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    City Focus: Copenhagen - Probably the best city

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    Institutional investors are excited by prospects offered by property developments in Copenhagen, including the city’s Carlsberg district, and growth in Denmark’s tourism and domestic spending, writes Russell Handy

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    Switzerland: Beyond the cantons

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    Swiss investors are earmarking more money for foreign real estate – but opportunities are becoming scarce. Barbara Ottawa reports

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    Healthcare: Introducing the rental campus

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    The senior rental campus is relatively rare in the UK. Ellie Jukes and Imogen Ebbs explain why it could offer solutions to an ageing population

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    Real Estate: China changes gear

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    China is drawing up new laws to tackle rising levels of distressed debt. Florence Chong assesses what this means for the real estate sector

  • The Marina Bay Sands hotel complex
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    City Focus: Singapore - Locked-in land value

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    Singapore is constantly renewing itself – in part because land is scarce but also because it needs to stay competitive globally. Florence Chong reports

  • Will the market rise like the nearby Rockies?
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    City Focus: Denver - Mile-high market

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    Real estate in the Mile High City might not be climbing as fast as it was, but the outlook for Denver is far from precipitous. Christopher O’Dea reports

  • Interviews

    Interview: Cromwell Property Group

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    It is no secret that Australia’s Cromwell wants to expand. Florence Chong speaks to Paul Weightman about its attempts to consolidate

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    Listed Markets: The future, delivered now

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    It can offer secure future cash flows quickly, cheaply – and from a diverse universe. Christopher O’Dea assesses listed infrastructure

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    Logistics Europe: Market delivers

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    European logistics last year outperformed the office, retail and residential markets. Russell Handy reports on an increasingly popular sector