All Asset Allocation articles – Page 2
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Asset Manager Newsa.s.r. brings together real estate and infrastructure activities under a single platform named a.s.r. real assets
As of 21 April, a.s.r.’s real estate and infrastructure activities will continue under the name a.s.r. real assets. This umbrella name brings together the various activities in the fields of real estate, infrastructure and development, and reflects the broadening and diversity of the platform. The use of the new name has no consequences for stakeholders.
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White papersWhere real estate meets infrastructure: The evolution of data center investing
Discover our examination of how data centers have evolved from a niche real estate sector into a critical, infrastructure‑like asset class, driven by cloud computing, AI, and global digitalization. Our analysis highlights the structural demand tailwinds, power and supply constraints, and investment implications shaping data center markets today.
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Asset Manager NewsBlueberry acquisition strengthens permanent crop platform
The Kempen SDG Farmland Fund has taken another deliberate step in developing a long term platform built around productive farmland and high quality crops. The acquisition of the Pan American and Othello blueberry farms in the Pacific Northwest adds depth to the portfolio and strengthens the Fund’s position in a region known for reliable fruit production and strong local expertise. Together, the farms cover about 312 planted hectares and 405 hectares in total across Oregon and Washington.
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White papersNew real estate cycle: Why opportunities are opening up again for institutional investors
Interview with Wolfgang Kessler and Michael Kammerzell from Union Investment Institutional Property GmbH
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White papersReal Estate Outlook – Switzerland, Edition 1H26
The year 2025 was marked by a high degree of economic policy uncertainty, as the US import tariffs placed a noticeable burden on export‑oriented economies such as Switzerland. With the start of 2026, geopolitical risks have come to the forefront. The conflict in the Middle East has driven commodity markets into extreme volatility and has heightened concerns about stagflation. Europe is feeling these effects very acutely, which is dampening the expected economic recovery.
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White papersThe shift in how the world sees farmland: An asset that sits between categories
Investment categories tend to last longer than the conditions that created them. Real estate, infrastructure and private markets were shaped in a period when natural systems felt predictable and globalisation appeared steady. Those assumptions carried portfolios for decades.
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WebinarC-PACE in focus: Market dynamics & investment trends
The rate environment is shifting, private credit headlines are swirling, and opportunistic investors are quietly repositioning — so where does that leave real estate lending? Nuveen Green Capital’s CEO and CIO sits down for a candid conversation about what the data is actually signaling and how C-PACE financing is emerging as a surprisingly versatile tool in today’s market. watch the replay of this webinar and see how it all comes together through a live transaction walkthrough.
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White papersHolding Onto Assets Is Now an Opportunity Cost
In a recent interview with IPE Real Assets, Nick Pink argues that investors who keep waiting for better conditions risk missing strong current opportunities in European real estate, where high quality assets are still achieving solid pricing and the cost of delaying could lead to lost value and diminished returns.
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VideoInvestor takeaways from today’s volatile and rapidly shifting private markets environment
Private Markets 700 research shows that institutional investor return expectations are increasing, regulation, geopolitics, and megatrends are reshaping infrastructure allocations and value add infrastructure opportunities are growing, as infrastructure appetite trends upwards.
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White papersWhy 2026 is a pivotal moment for U.S. self-storage investment
After years of correction and normalization, the U.S. self-storage sector is showing all the hallmarks of an early-cycle recovery. Supply is at its tightest in over a decade, property values have stabilized following a significant repricing period, and a recovering housing market could unlock a new wave of demand.
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White papersReady to build for a new era
Sosteneo Infrastructure Partners’ Chris Deves explains why the firm favours a greenfield approach to the energy transition journey
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White papersInnovation in infrastructure investment models to help close investor allocation gaps
As the private infrastructure asset class continues to expand at a faster rate than all but private credit across alternatives, institutional investors are re-upping their target allocations. Meeting these expanding targets can be a challenge when fund commitments can take some years to be fully called.
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White papersUK Real Estate: Talking Points January 2026
Welcome to Columbia Threadneedle Investments’ concise quarterly snapshot of current real estate market trends, using transparent market data to summarise key implications for asset allocation and performance prospects
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White papersDancing Through the Lightning Strikes? The Ongoing Case for Gold
The extraordinary return from gold in recent months, followed by an abrupt spike in volatility, ensures that questions about gold allocations come up in every single client meeting. But investors worry whether, after such a rally, there is still a case to own gold. We maintain our recommendation for a strategic allocation as part of an allocation to non-fiat, zero-duration assets.
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Asset Manager NewsCPOF acquires interest in The O’Connell Precinct, a 5-building consolidation of financial core Sydney CBD sites, totalling 6,200sqm of land and 60,000sqm of lettable area
CPOF is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of a 50% tenants in common interest in The O’Connell Precinct (the Precinct) for $529.5 million. The acquisition is being funded via a joint venture (JV) between CPOF and the Charter Hall Group (“Charter Hall” or the “Group”) and represents a rare opportunity for CPOF to add a landmark asset to its market-leading office portfolio.
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White papersNavigating Structural Uncertainty with Discipline
After a turbulent period, real estate markets have absorbed a significant amount of pain. We believe 2026 will be defined by structural uncertainty and a return to fundamentals. Predicting interest rates remains complex, so underwriting will need to prioritize income quality over speculative cap rate compression.
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White papersInfrastructure Outlook: Accelerating Growth, Embedded Resilience
As the definition of infrastructure expands, supportive financial conditions and powerful secular trends are setting the stage for sustained growth. Learn more in Brookfield’s 2026 Infrastructure Outlook, featuring insights from Infrastructure CEO Sam Pollock.
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White papersLiquidity returning to Asia-Pacific real estate markets
With interest rates stabilizing and asset repricing creating new entry points, liquidity is returning to Asia-Pacific real estate. Nuveen Real Estate’s Louise Kavanagh and industry leaders discuss where they see the most compelling growth potential—from Japan’s multifamily and senior living sectors to opportunities in Korea and selective Chinese markets. Explore how rate normalization, trade policy shifts and evolving capital allocation trends are reshaping the regional landscape.
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Asset Manager NewsEdmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management makes first UK acquisition with purchase of a hotel in Stafford
Edmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management has acquired a hotel in Stafford in the United Kingdom, on behalf of one of its retail strategies.
