Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 498
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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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Cool, calm, collected
Mutual Insurance Company Pension Fennia is a public authority pension fund based in Helsinki. The fund was established in 1998 and today has a solid presence in the market. Real estate has been a strong performer in the portfolio but the fund’s plans to diversify its real ...
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Pushing the boundaries
Transparency is one of the biggest headaches for pension funds seeking to invest in real estate or further diversify their real estate portfolios. Wary funds with hefty responsibilities tend to be risk averse and therefore in need of some reassurance. Is it down to relationship management? Rachel Fixsen investigates
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Piecing it together
INREV’s index of unlisted funds is one tool the organisation has created to provide badly needed transparency for investors in this form of investment vehicle. But challenges remain. Ville Raitio reports
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Benchmarking enters new era
As pension funds rethink their approach to scheme funding, benchmark providers have had to respond to greater demands by creating exacting benchmarks tailored to each fund’s needs, as Mark Makepeace explains
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The fundamentals and the options
In the first of a series of articles EPRA’s Fraser Hughes introduces the real estate benchmark and discusses its advantages – and potential pitfalls
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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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Special Report
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
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Investing for a cleaner planet
Stephanie Schwartz-Driver discovers how exchange traded funds offer socially responsible investment, developed by a number of US innovators
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The emerging market traders
Lynn Strongin Dodds reports on how emerging markets entering the world’s stock exchanges are encouraging companies to clean up their act
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Managers eye Europe and Asia
The top private equity managers in Europe are avoiding the expensive US in favour of the less competitive markets. Gail Moss reports
