Asset Allocation – Page 160

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    Filling in an empty space

    December 2006 (Magazine)

    Hedge funds and private equity have the depth of experience needed, argue proponents of restructuring. David White reports

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    Investing through the FII route

    December 2006 (Magazine)

    India has made great strides in attracting foreign investment and there is no shortage of high quality asset managers operating in the region, writes Richard Newell

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    Flying through turbulence

    December 2006 (Magazine)

    Germany’s largest investment consultant Feri reckons it is on track again after a takeover and adopting a new strategy. Jan Wagner reports

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    Indian investment gathers momentum

    December 2006 (Magazine)

    Positive tidings about the Indian economy combined with a fast-growing market have given India an edge, making it a favoured destination for foreign institutional investors. Uday Pai provides the background to India’s success in attracting foreign capital

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    Goldilocks or stagnation?

    December 2006 (Magazine)

    With beta back in vogue, the time could be ripe for some thinking outside the box, says Georg Inderst

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    The Spanish road towards multi-management

    December 2006 (Magazine)

    Over the past few years Spanish pensions have begun to focus more on equities and started to embrace multimanager strategies. Xavi Bellavista and Ignasi Puigdollers report

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    Wealth from the woodlands

    December 2006 (Magazine)

    Timberland investments can offer high longer-term returns to institutional investors, mainly through specialised vehicles, says Stephanie Schwartz-Driver

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    Three steps to heaven

    November 2006 (Magazine)

    An increasingly broad fund offering has produced a potential nightmare for investors faced with comparing and assessing the tax, legal and regulatory frameworks. John Forbes advocates a structured approach

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    A listless market?

    November 2006 (Magazine)

    Institutional investors are flocking to the non-listed, offshore real estate fund market, attracted by flexibility and tax advantages. For many though, there are not enough opportunities. Maha Khan Phillips reports

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    Too much control?

    November 2006 (Magazine)

    A heavy bias towards investing locally – and directly – is a hallmark of Swedish institutional investment in real estate. Martin Hurst examines why

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    Stir crazy

    November 2006 (Magazine)

    Those seeking to diversify their portfolios properly are eagerly awaiting the new investment regulations, as Lynn Strongin Dodds explains

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    Dipping a toe in the water

    November 2006 (Magazine)

    Iceland’s pension funds have a long history of real estate investing but are only now adopting more dynamic strategies. Gail Moss reports

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    Exploring new horizons

    November 2006 (Magazine)

    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

    November 2006 (Magazine)

    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

    November 2006 (Magazine)

    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

    November 2006 (Magazine)

    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

    November 2006 (Magazine)

    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!

    November 2006 (Magazine)

    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

    November 2006 (Magazine)

    Will the leisure sector overcome its early days of investor scepticism and become a megastar performer, Lynn Strongin Dodds asks

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    Market view: a tale of two cities?

    November 2006 (Magazine)