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Driven into debt
With banks pulling out and few other alternative sources of capital, will more insurers follow the US lead and invest in debt? Shayla Walmsley reports
Going granular
Investor needs for greater portfolio scrutiny is a challenge for the relatively opaque real estate industry. But it is one that is being met, says Simon Burgess
Outside the mainstream
Alternative property sectors can offer investors higher risk-adjusted returns, greater diversification and lower volatility. Daniel Bowden and Joanna Turner explain
The true cost of liquidity
Many investors are locked into frozen funds but have the option of selling on the secondary market at significant discounts. Michael Stein examines the implications for investment performance
An unhelpful stigma?
The experiences of real estate funds that geared their investments at the peak of the market have prompted some investors to reject leverage outright. But, as Ian Whittock explains, debt has a part...
Right tools at the right time
Listed companies’ ability to access a diverse pool of capital will give them a competitive advantage among investors. Alex Moss and Fraser Hughes report
Permeate and percolate
Getting set up to trade property derivatives effectively necessitates company-wide competence, as Charles Ostroumoff reports
Reducing uncertainty
Portfolio listed The predictive power of property securities pricing in forecasting property value movements is examined by Fraser Hughes and Alex Moss
Who’s your daddy?
Portfolio listed REITs, although increasingly popular among institutional investors, are mostly held by only a few institutional blockholders. So what effect does this clustering have on REIT stock...
Under the spotlight
Property unit trusts, county council pension plans, and other pension funds have all been able to access UK commercial property exposure via property linked notes (PLNs). While they are not an...
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