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White papersPrivate Rented Sector: resilient income underpinned by demographics and urbanisation
Major cities are amongst the most prohibitively expensive places to live in the world and yet continued urbanisation is a trend that is expected to persist for the foreseeable future. A confluence of demographic factors including migration, population growth, delayed marriage and shrinking household size is driving rental demand.
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White papersSpace race: flexible office operators’ fight for space likely to overshoot equilibrium
Technological improvements have enabled a more mobile/agile work force which is changing the way people interact with physical office space. This has driven a fundamental rethink by office occupiers who now look for flexibility in not only the way floor plans are laid out but also in their overall leasing strategies.
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White papersLogistics: retailers’ new front office
The consumer has taken power in the retail industry which has put retailers on the backfoot and caused a structural rethink of the traditional business model. Omni-channel retail has emerged as the likely winning model. It requires a seamless supply chain that integrates warehouse and store stock through advanced inventory management software to deliver goods as and when consumers want, which is what they have come to expect.
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White papersThe digital office: Space as a service
Technology is omnipresent. It affects every aspect of business, culture and personal life and changes the way people work, live and interact with each other. The list of new technologies, including everything from artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles and the internet of things to virtual reality grows fast.
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White papersData centres: essential infrastructure for digital lives
We are all generators of data. From the smart phones in our pockets to our watching of TV on connected devices, the amount of data we consume and generate is rising fast.
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White papersInfrastructure: a diverse asset class exposed to strong growth trends
Almost everyone relies on infrastructure in one way or another. Whether it is taking the train to work, drinking clean water, turning on the lights or shopping online. Infrastructure touches our lives on a daily basis.
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Asset Manager News
AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets raises €730 million at the initial closing of its first infrastructure debt fund
AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets announces the launch of Infrastructure Finance SCS-SIF – European Infra Senior 1, its first co-mingled pan-European infrastructure debt fund.
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Asset Manager News
AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets launches Development Venture IV, having raised over €600 million of capital
AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets announces the final close of Development Venture IV, its fourth generation development fund.
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Asset Manager News
AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets extends forestry portfolio with French acquisition
AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets announces that it has completed the acquisition of a 958 hectare forest known as “Domaine de Saint Augustin” located in the Allier and Cher departments, France, for €21.5 million from a private vendor.
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Asset Manager News
AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets successfully sells down its Tokyo Office Property Fund; continues to build its presence in Asian-Pacific markets
IRR in excess of 25% over five years underlines importance of having a local presence
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Asset Manager News
AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets secures letting to Clifford Chance at 1 Lenbachplatz in Munich
€17 million redevelopment programme currently underway
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People News
AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets appoints Mark Gilligan as Head of Infrastructure Equity
AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets announces the appointment of Mark Gilligan as Head of Infrastructure Equity, effective from 3rd October.
