All IPE articles in September 2006 (Magazine)
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Features
Is there scope for active management
Whatever your views about the valuation of the US large-cap market, because of its predominance – amounts to 35% of world cap – you cannot ignore it, writes Joseph Mariathasan
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Italians AIM for successful float
Pirelli & C. Real Estate’s SpA’s Spazio Industriale Investments I BV is to list on London’s Alternative Investment Market in a move aimed solely at institutional investors. “The Italian industrial real estate market is currently the second-largest in Europe in terms of physical space, second only to Germany,” Spazio says. ...
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Best small European investor - Corem
As a relatively small entity, French pension fund Corem has nevertheless managed to replace its original narrow portfolio of residential properties with a highly diversified spread of commercial real estate. Furthermore, it has done so by investing alongside other institutions in a number of custom-made financial vehicles which have given ...
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Best French fund - Corem
Corem’s award as the best French pension fund is a tribute to its success in transforming a narrow assortment of residential properties into a highly diversified portfolio. This award is sponsored by Schroder Property Investment Management. In early 2003, as part of a shake-up of a previous scheme, Corem was ...
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Market knowledge breeds success
Henderson Global Investors’ success in being voted the Best Real Estate Investment Manager, sponsored by Propex, can be attributed to a wealth of experience and resources, culminating in performances that have been second to none.Crucially, its results over the past two years have met the expectations of investors. For the ...
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Be bullish or be late
The formerly labelled ‘sick man of Europe’ is on the mend. The last four years have seen the Turkish economy reverse its fortunes. Since a meltdown of the financial sector in 2001, the country has undergone a complete overhaul and has rewarded investors with an attractive location for capital gains.
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S&P casts doubt over rule changes
Proposed changes to the rules governing Belgian SICAFIs - a local version of REITs - will increase risk and damage corporate ratings, according to Standard & Poor’s. “Loosening restrictions on gearing will increase financial risk,” said Andreas Kindahl, a credit analyst with S&P. The new rules would increase the maximum ...
