IPE Real Assets Special Reports – Page 15
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Top 100 Infrastructure Managers 2020: A big balancing act
With transport assets hit harder than other sectors, diversification is as important as ever for infrastructure fund managers. Maha Khan Phillips and Christopher O’Dea report
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Healthcare: Vital signs look good for US medical offices
Healthcare systems in the US are being put under strain, but the medical office boom is expected to roll on, writes Christopher O’Dea
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Northwest Healthcare Properties: Expanding north by NorthWest
NorthWest had been building a global portfolio of private hospitals and healthcare assets when COVID-19 struck. Florence Chong reports
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Healthcare: UK real estate in rude health?
UK healthcare real estate is evolving. Smaller sectors, such as life sciences, are offering new ways to access the asset class, while traditional sectors offer longer-term opportunities. Maha Khan Phillips reports
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Healthcare: Surprise bill for private equity
Institutional capital has been flowing into the US healthcare sector through private equity funds. But there has been pushback, writes Florence Chong
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Georg Inderst: Social infrastructure, the Cinderella of the asset class
The COVID-19 crisis has exposed the chronic underinvestment in social infrastructure. Institutional investors could, and should, respond
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Healthcare: A $15trn prognosis
Large institutional investors have been ramping up activity in a global healthcare sector that is set to grow. Florence Chong reports
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Top 100 Real Estate Investors 2020
Annual survey confirms that a third of investors are putting new investments on hold, and more than half expect the unfolding crisis to affect their real estate strategies and/or allocations
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Proptech: Future funders
Investors and fund managers are investing directly in proptech firms. Are they doing it for the long-term interests of the industry? Razak Musah Baba reports
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Data storage: Head in the cloud
Data centres are quickly evolving in line with an expanding world of big data. Investors need to keep up, writes Christopher O’Dea
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Energy storage: Batteries not yet included
Lithium-ion batteries are the perfect complement to renewable energy generation. But will they become part of the infrastructure asset class? René Lavanchy reports
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5G: Static on the line
The rollout of 5G networks could usher in new opportunities for infrastructure investors. But there are challenges to overcome, writes Christopher O’Dea
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Housing affordability: Are rental caps a bad idea?
Governments across Europe are responding to soaring residential rental prices with regulation. But this has implications for institutional investors, writes Maha Khan Phillips
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Housing affordability: The spread of US rental controls
Rent control is gaining momentum in the US, with a number of local governments looking to step in to help make living more affordable. Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports
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Housing affordability: Expensive island
Hong Kong has the world’s most unaffordable housing market and the government is under increasing pressure to do something about it, writes Florence Chong
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Housing affordability: Is Australia missing a trick?
The local superannuation fund industry could start funding badly needed affordable housing in Australia. But barriers remain, writes Florence Chong
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Housing affordability: First State mover
Australia’s superannuation fund has spotted an opportunity in the affordable housing market. Florence Chong reports
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Housing affordability: Japan’s residential surfeit
Rather than having a residential shortage, Japan has more houses than households. Florence Chong reports on a multifamily market boom in 2019
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Housing affordability: Social impact funds to solve the UK puzzle?
Can social impact funds address the UK’s housing crisis and serve pension funds at the same time? Richard Lowe reports
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Future of offices: Wellbeing – healthy returns
The importance of the health and wellbeing of workers who spend a lot of their lives in office buildings is finally being recognised by investors. Christopher O’Dea reports