All Commentary articles
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White papersThe power of co-investment
Roundtable with Thomas Roche-Toussaint and other industry experts on secondaries with Private Equity International
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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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WebinarWebinar: Unlocking value in battery storage
As the global energy transition accelerates, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are emerging as a cornerstone of grid stability, renewable integration, and energy market flexibility. Watch our webinar which explores the macro landscape shaping the BESS sector and the strategies driving revenue and investment returns in this fast-evolving market.
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White papersEurope has institutionalised rental housing. Operations are now the edge.
European rental housing has reached institutional scale. Capital is committed, portfolios are expanding and conviction in the long-term fundamentals is well established. The next advantage will not come from allocation decisions alone. It will come from how effectively those assets are operated.
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White papersDelivering sustainable alpha over long term time horizons
Chris Hohn’s TCI made headlines last year by delivering record profits and building on the firm’s track record as one of the leading global capital allocators. TCI runs a concentrated portfolio, with a limited number of companies held for long time horizons. Out of the vast global opportunity set, Spanish airports group Aena made TCI’s shortlist, which it has now held for over a decade.
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White papersEurope’s three-S opportunity: student, senior and self storage.
European alternative real estate is entering a particularly attractive phase of the market cycle for investment. Following a period of material repricing, capital scarcity and heightened macroeconomic uncertainty, several operationally resilient alternative sectors now offer a rare combination of durable income, structural demand growth and re-based entry pricing.
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White papers2026: A year of normalisation for European listed real estate
After several years of unusual economic conditions, shifting monetary policy and heightened geopolitical uncertainty, 2026 is shaping up to be the long-awaited year of normalisation for European listed real estate. The sector enters the new year with improved fundamentals, stronger investor sentiment and clearer macroeconomic visibility, setting the stage for a more balanced and sustainable growth cycle.
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White papersThe K-Shaped Economy Weighs on the U.S. Consumer
Consumer spending makes up over two-thirds of U.S. GDP. We expect 2026 consumption to be stable and contribute to solid GDP growth but remain concerned about higher inequality and the growing share of spending coming from high-income consumers.
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White papersAffordable housing as a European challenge
Affordable housing emerges as a cornerstone of Catella’s House View for 2026, reflecting both the structural urgency and the strategic opportunity shaping Europe’s residential markets. Across Europe, housing has become an increasingly tangible constraint in everyday life.
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White papersRising with the trends
How Europeans live is changing. Households are fragmenting, more of us are living longer, and everyone is feeling the pinch from higher prices. DeA Capital Real Estate aligns its investments with these trends. In co-operation with public authorities and specialist operators, the firm invests in purpose-built student accommodation, affordable housing, warehouses, hotels and offices. Emanuele Caniggia, CEO, and Emanuele Dubini, CIO of DeA Capital Real Estate, explain how they select the right type of building in the right location.
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White papersEurope’s commercial real estate market has an opening for recovery and stability
Europe’s commercial real estate market is beginning to recover. The upswing is selective and uneven, but it is real. Capital is returning where asset-level fundamentals are clear and execution risk is understood. This creates a genuine window of opportunity for Europe, but one that will only be realised if the region remains competitive and decisive.
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White papersNavigating divergence in Europe’s student housing market
Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) has matured into a recognised institutional asset class over the past decade. Across the UK and increasingly in Europe, the sector’s resilience and income stability have attracted long-term capital, underpinned by rising enrolments, global student mobility, and a structural undersupply of appropriate accommodation.
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PodcastThe Great Bond Divergence: Opportunities Across Curves, Countries, and Credit
Global bond markets are starting to diverge again. After years of moving in near lockstep, correlations are breaking down as political and fiscal paths split across regions. The balance for investors is pursuing income, diversification, and flexibility without making an all-or-nothing “sell the U.S.” call.
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White papersFixed Income: The Calm Before the Storm?
Fixed income markets have shown relative calm versus other risk assets since the start of the year. That is unlikely to last, creating challenges and opportunities.
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PodcastSustainability agenda – Capital and solutions for real-world issues
Increasingly, investors want to see real-world outcomes resulting from asset managers’ sustainability-related efforts. These could range from engagement and stewardship to ensuring corporate transition plans are credible. Simultaneously, demographic shifts and innovations such as AI are emerging as social investment themes that require capital and solutions to tackle them.
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White papersWhy Today’s Environment Favors Mortgage-Backed Securities
A strong housing market and supportive federal policy could benefit US mortgage-backed securities.
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White papersMaking portfolio optimisation understandable for humans
Outside of the small circle of quantitatively minded portfolio managers, portfolio optimisation remains largely underused in practice because of one big obstacle: optimisers are still seen as black boxes. They help produce the final portfolio, but how the result comes about is a mystery.
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White papers2026 Global Trends and Tactics
Global private real estate markets have shown signs of stabilization, with transaction activity increasing in recent quarters. Nuveen’s Global Trends and Tactics examines the current real estate environment, including recent performance trends across global markets, evolving transaction dynamics as pricing adjusts from prior peak levels, and opportunities in real estate debt markets as capital values and margins shift. This analysis explores both potential opportunities and risks for investors considering real estate allocations in the current environment. Read the full report.
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VideoPortfolio Design as Gesamtkunstwerk: The Total Portfolio Approach
In this video I discuss an increasingly important framework for institutional investing: the Total Portfolio Approach, or TPA which is the subject of our latest paper.
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White papersHousing crisis: Understanding the UK residential market gap
The UK residential housing market faces a structurally challenging outlook shaped by a decade of macroeconomic shocks and demographic shifts. Brexit, COVID-19, and the Russia-Ukraine conflict have driven inflation and interest rate hikes, with the Bank of England’s rate peaking at 5.25% in 2023. These pressures have eroded affordability, especially in London, where indexed sale and rent prices have nearly doubled since 2010, while real wages for low earners have declined by 9% since 2008.
