Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 497

  • Special Report

    Towards a better understanding

    December 2006 (Magazine)

    Yasuteru Aizawa of the CSR lobby group IPERI describes his aspirations changing attitudes towards the environment in the boardrooms of across Japan

  • Special Report

    What the smart CEO needs to know

    December 2006 (Magazine)

    CEOs and other corporate leaders often lack direct knowledge and experience in managing social responsibility challenges. How can they maintain their focus on value creation while minimising the potential disruptions to their business from these increasingly powerful external forces? There are five essential issues that CEOs should focus on to ...

  • Features

    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

  • Features

    A sure hand on the tiller

    December 2006 (Magazine)

    It says much about a person when a pensions regulator heads the poll for this Award. This is what Anne Maher, chief executive at the Pensions Board in Ireland, has done. In fact, the end of her stint at the board coincides exactly with the IPE Awards, making the presentation ...

  • Features

    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

  • Features

    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

  • Features

    Offshore funds – a REIT-off?

    November 2006 (Magazine)

    Freedom to manoeuvre must be balanced with the need for good governance. This is just one factor the offshore industry must address to maintain a competitive advantage, as Christopher Bennett explains

  • Features

    Towards a common standard?

    November 2006 (Magazine)

    European prime real estate data is muddied by multiple approaches. A possible solution lies in collective action, as Paul Kennedy explains

  • Features

    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

  • Features

    Stir crazy

    November 2006 (Magazine)

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

  • Features

    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

  • Features

    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

  • Features

    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

  • Features

    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

  • Features

    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

  • Features

    Quo vadis mundus?

    November 2006 (Magazine)

    Will the head of steam building in the world economy lose momentum and how will it affect real estate? Rockspring’s Jose Luis Pellicer considers

  • Special Report

    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

  • Features

    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

  • Features

    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

  • Features

    Market view: a tale of two cities?

    November 2006 (Magazine)