Asset Allocation – Page 154
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Exploring new horizons
Drawn to property investment first and foremost as a tool for diversification, Finnish institutions are aiming to broaden the spread within the asset class, as Rachel Fixsen reports
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Club class
Structure and efficiency are the name of the game in Denmark but a preoccupation with outright ownership and a somewhat unwieldy domestic market may hinder progress, as Martin Hurst reports
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Building on your options
REITs are looking to new development opportunities as a way of increasing growth and strategic flexibility, as Michael Grupe explains
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Billion dollar feeding frenzy
Considerable amounts of pension fund real estate capital have sought public-to-private real estate transactions recently, Jon Peterson finds
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The comfort factor
INREV’s Alisdair Evans examines how corporate governance in unlisted funds for real estate investing can be significantly improved upon
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Vive la différence!
Is European unification generating a boom of correlating assets? Alex Krystalogianni and Mark Callender find out that ‘old’ Europe may still hold attractive diversification opportunities
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Wishing on a megastar
Will the leisure sector overcome its early days of investor scepticism and become a megastar performer, Lynn Strongin Dodds asks
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Never ending story?
A record £8bn (€12bn) of property in the West End and the City was sold in the first half of the year and investors are still hungry for more. The party is expected to last, but many are concerned that prices are bubbling too close to the top. Lynn Strongin ...
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Settle only for the best
London offers a powerful diversification argument for continental European pension funds and the maturity of the market is a significant comfort, but selectivity important as the flood of capital drives down yields. Christine Senior reports
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Expert city
The emergence of India, red tape in Hungary and the thorny issue of leverage were among the subjects covered at the recent European Public Real Estate conference in Budapest. Martin Hurst reports
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A degree of aspiration
Discerning students, a buoyant graduate sector and an encouraging story in the US bolster the prospects for student accommodation REITs in the UK, as Marcus Roberts explains
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Globalisation gaining ground
At the recent AFIRE annual membership meeting in Boston, delegates explored the growing influence of emerging markets on the real estate sector. Martin Hurst reports
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UN leads from the front
Over the past year the United Nations has been working with financial institutions to establish a common ethical framework, as Stephanie Schwartz-Driver discovers
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Part of what they believe in
While more funds are taking SRI/ESG on board, each follows their own approach. Rachel Fixsen investigates how they implement their guidelines
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Articles of faith
Faith groups are coming together on SRI issues and collectively can command substantial assets. But how much do they really have in common, asks Shayla Walmsley
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More than just a lot of hot air
As the world grows steadily more sensitive to climate change and harmful gas production, emissions trading is attracting more investment says Nina Roehrbein
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Traditional researchers join in
Thanks to regulations, climate change, carbon emissions and supply chain issues, brokers are more proactive in gathering SRI intelligence, says Lynn Strongin Dodds
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Not just a matter of fashion
Lynn Strongin Dodds talks to some industry executives to discover who is investing in SRI and and what companies are attracting their money
