All IPE articles in November 2006 (Magazine)
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Features
Three steps to heaven
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?
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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Offshore funds – a REIT-off?
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
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Towards a common standard?
European prime real estate data is muddied by multiple approaches. A possible solution lies in collective action, as Paul Kennedy explains
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Too much control?
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
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
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
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
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
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
Considerable amounts of pension fund real estate capital have sought public-to-private real estate transactions recently, Jon Peterson finds
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Quo vadis mundus?
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
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Special Report
The comfort factor
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!
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
Will the leisure sector overcome its early days of investor scepticism and become a megastar performer, Lynn Strongin Dodds asks
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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
