Real Estate – Page 74
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Spreading the net
Cross-border investment is increasing due to the attractions of diversity and possibly a lack of opportunities in domestic markets. But, individually, pension funds are tackling this issue at very different speeds. Barriers may include regulatory constraints and a lack of in-house expertise. Rachel Fixsen spoke to three funds about their ...
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Leave nothing to chance
ATP is the supplementary pension scheme in Denmark; all working people pay into this fund to top up their basic retirement income. The fund has been running for more than 40 years now and today has assets of over €50bn. It is the largest pension fund in Denmark and among ...
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Expanding the secondary market
Lymos managing director Jan Wilem Dijkhuis wants a better selling environment for private real estate funds
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One industry, two standards
Machiel Hoek and Hans Grönloh are striving for convergence on accounting standards to boost the real estate sector
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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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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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Boom or bubble?
Investor interest in the Spanish market is increasing fast as it continues to exhibit healthy growth. But investors must temper their bullishness with some caution as Gail Moss explains
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Logistics: choose carefully
Exponential growth is forecast for Asia’s logistics sectors but investors must do their homework, says Margaret Ng
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Local view: tough nut to crack for US pension funds
The New York City investment market remains an arena that many of the large pension funds want to invest in, but have some difficulty finding the deals. One of the main reasons for this is the market attracts just about every capital source known to mankind. This includes pension funds, ...
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Hewitt’s Duff attacks real estate managers
REAL ESTATE - Most real estate fund managers aren’t fit for purpose, according to Nick Duff, real estate partner at Hewitt Associates. [This story first appeared on IPERealEstate.com.]
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Norway state fund rejects real estate before 2007
REAL ESTATE - The Norwegian finance ministry says moving into real estate “just isn’t a priority” for the Government Pension Fund, despite reports of an imminent 8-10% allocation.
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Henderson buys infrastructure firm Laing
UK – Henderson has had a £886.9m (€1.3bn) offer to buy infrastructure and construction firm John Laing accepted.
