Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 504
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Thinking local adds an edge to investing global
Reinhard Liebing, of consultant Mercer’s Frankfurt office, explains the relentless drive towards globalisation in real estate investment intentions
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It will be different this time
Foreign capital flooding into UK real estate is forcing UK investors to confront past traumas and invest abroad. Martin Hurst reports
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America's engine room
Pressures on domestic supply and the need to diversify portfolios is increasing the level of interest in New York City real estate among European investors. It offers transparency, growth and status but can it defy the overheated US property market? Gail Moss reports
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A lesson in role play
Property derivatives pioneer Bret Wilkerson and Kevin White of Property and Portfolio Research demonstrate how the concept of correlation can be used to understand and exploit real estate investment patterns
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Finding the best fit
Efficient real estate investing is a challenge for Belgium’s many small pension funds. But some are exploring new horizons as Christine Senior explains
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Spoiled for choice
Russell’s Derek Williams guides the investor through the vital process of multi-manager selection
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Diversity at a price
Unlisted, multi-manager products are being strongly marketed to smaller investors seeking diversified exposure to real estate. But what about investors’ concerns on liquidity and the extra layer of fees? Rachel Fixsen reports
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Market report: Spanish property funds look to east Europe for new opportunities
Spanish pension funds have only fractionally increased their allocations to real estate over the last decade but Spanish property funds have enjoyed a boom and are now looking at eastern Europe as residential property prices cool off in Spain.
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Waking up to real estate
Hungarian pension funds currently have just 1.15% of their managed assets in real estate. But change is afoot, as Marianna Lukács explains
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Downturn proves short-lived
While the Icelandic stock market fell by 20% last year on fears that the economy was overheating, this scare has proved to be an overreaction, as George Coats reports
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Double-digit returns mark goodyear
Many funds increased their exposure to equities last year but there were some exceptions to the rule, as George Coats discovers
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Moving away from home
Funds look global as expectations of a domestic market correction boom, George Coats finds
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Managers assess fallout from Swissfirst
The Swissfirst scandal has rocked the pensions industry, but managers in Switzerland feel there is no need for root-and-branch reform. George Coats reports
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Room at the inn for non-Swiss custodians
While the market for custodians in Switzerland is ruled by local players there is space for providers with international reach. Heather McKenzie reports
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Occupational savings accounts - made in Germany
In a country that has traditionally been dominated by the state pay-as-you-go system, Murat Ünal examines an innovative vehicle that is a growing part of the debate on the future of German pensions provision
