Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 482
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Where investors look for returns
The latest boom in private equity investment is marked by increasing diversity and the complexity of the various strategies, says Laurence Zage
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Going beyond organic growth
An ability to add value in a tougher market is what distinguishes the better private equity firms from their less dynamic peers, argues Joseph Mariathasan
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Moving mountains overnight
With a career spanning more than 23 years in all real estate disciplines ING Real Estate Investment Management CEO David Blight knows as well as anyone the challenges facing institutional investors in real estate today. Speed of reaction is one of them, as he explains to Martin Hurst
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How pure is your real estate?
The real estate market is growing in complexity, but how far do the various options actually reflect the underlying market? Nick Duff investigates
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Swings and roundabouts
Open-ended funds flaunt their liquidity and performance, but how far can they actually deliver both? Michael Clarke investigates
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Stay focused
A US perspective on real estate investing comes from Townsend’s Terry Ahern who argues that the issues of pricing, and the decline in opportunities can be tackled using a few basic principles
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Retail therapy
The UK goes into Europe; other Europeans move to Asia; everyone goes shopping
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Location, location, location
Given widely varying market fundamentals, investors in outperforming US office must choose their city carefully. Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports
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A close second
Secondary cities such as Munich are mopping up the excess of investor cash as prices rise in mainstream European capitals. However, there is little to bind them together as an asset sub-class, Shayla Walmsley finds
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Confidence and commitment
Information gathering and setting out clear terms and conditions from the beginning will help maintain a successful partnership with a fund manager, Shayla Walmsley reports
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Sector funds roll out the boundaries of cover
With Belgium’s low coverage through occupational plans it is perhaps not surprising that sector schemes are becoming a major vehicle for second pillar pensions provision in the country. Rachel Fixsen reports
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Multinationals play a waiting game
Belgium has set itself up as a welcoming destination for pan-European pension funds. Now it must sell its attractions abroad. Nina Röhrbein reports
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New benchmark for the pensions industry
The new legal framework for pensions in Belgium should lead to greater transparency and more responsibility being exercised by the board of trustees, writes Karel Stroobants
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Belgian funds prepare for tax windfall
With the new OFP structure, Belgium hopes to attract companies looking to consolidate their pension schemes. Michael Moh, Sven Potvin, Ivan Eulaers and Patricia Goddet report
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'Generation pact' aims to bolster state pension
As part of the new pensions legislation the government in Belgium wants to encourage employees to stay working past 60 through a range of incentives, writes Patrick Marien
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Developing an office abroad
Is expanding across borders a good strategy for consultants? What are the pitfalls and advantages? Nina Röhrbein reports
