All Debt Markets articles – Page 7
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White papersCOVID-19: Damage assessment starts to take shape
Data from the economic shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is beginning to form a picture, and it’s an ugly one. Growth across the U.S. and Eurozone contracted more than expected in the first quarter of 2020 with the expectation that the very worst of the data will be revealed in the second quarter. Batten down the hatches for a set of what is most likely to be historically bad data in the coming months.
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White papersEmpty Malls and Conference Calls
The COVID-19 crisis has been tough on REITs in general—but some sectors have been resilient, and may offer a glimpse into the future of the asset class.
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White papersEconomic and Real Estate Outlook in Context of Covid-19 #4
The global economy is slowly preparing to move out of phase 1 (lockdown) towards staggered re opening of key businesses with an emphasis on social distancing measures. The extent of damage to the economy will continue to be tabulated in the coming weeks, but the estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis is real U.S. GDP decreased a whopping 4.8 percent in the first quarter of 2020 following a 2.1 percent increase in the fourth quarter of 2019.
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White papersSpecial bulletin #6: Economic and real estate outlook in the context of COVID-19
As of mid-April, the extent of the full devastation being wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic across the global economy is becoming evident. The global economy is expected to see the greatest contraction in growth since the Great Depression with the IMF indicating that cumulative loss in global GDP this year and next could be approximately 6.1% for developed economies or about $9 trillion –an amount larger than the economies of Japan and Germany combined. Even factoring in the IMF’s forecast for a sharp rebound in 2021, the world economy will still be 5% off pre-pandemic levels, indicating the depth of this recession.
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White papersPGIM’s real estate businesses complete over $35B in transactions worldwide in 2019
The real estate businesses of PGIM completed over $35 billion in transactions worldwide in 2019. The volume represents a total of 954 transactions and includes $14.8 billion in real estate equity investments and dispositions on behalf of third-party investors, in addition to a record $20.5 billion in real estate financing. PGIM is the $1.3 trillion global investment management business of Prudential Financial, Inc.
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White papersInfrastructure debt’s resilience is in its DNA
Infrastructure debt is not immune to a severe economic downturn, but the global financial crisis has left the asset class stronger. We explain why.
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White papersCOVID-19: The impact on European real estate
As the spread of COVID-19 and government response continue to evolve, we analyse recent developments and how they could affect European real estate.
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White papersEconomic and Real Estate Outlook in Context of Covid-19 #2
Yesterday was April Fools’ Day, but unfortunately there is not much humor to share in the world as the global novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to devastate countries globally. As of April 1, the number of COVID-19 infections surpassed 900,000 globally with the U.S. now leading the rate of infections.
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White papersEconomic and Real Estate Outlook in Context of Covid-19
An initial analysis of high frequency data suggests that the world economy is going to experience a recession in first half of 2020 with some hope that the second half may improve given data related to China is starting to show stabilization and growth.
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White papersUS Economic Scenarios in Context of Covid-19
Given the fluid and fast-moving nature of the pandemic, calculating the impact to growth is challenging, but global agencies, including the IMF, are increasingly concerned that the world is likely to face a recession.
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White papersNovel coronavirus – Status of progression
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is continuing to spread across the world with an estimated 137,100 infections and almost 5,100 deaths as of March 13, 2020. The World Health Organization has officially designated it as a “pandemic” in order to mobilize maximum government resources globally. Apart from the human cost, global economic output is suffering with the IMF officially lowering its estimate for global growth to 2.6% for 2020, which is close to its stalling speed.
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White papersNovel coronavirus impact on U.S. commercial real estate
As a leading investor in all four quadrants of commercial real estate, Principal Real Estate Investors is uniquely positioned to assess relative value across the market. With heightening concerns regarding the spread of the novel coronavirus, we wanted to share our current thoughts on the potential impact on U.S. commercial real estate markets. The story is continuing to evolve.
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White papersUnlevered Infrastructure Equity: Delivering in CDI
Cashflow-driven investing (CDI) generates predictable, attractive cash flows to meet liabilities when they fall due. Although a wide range of reliable, income generating assets can be included within a CDI strategy, discussions about which alternative asset classes to include are often limited to private debt, particularly infrastructure and real estate financing.
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White papersThe growing opportunity in European consumer credit
European consumer credit is one of the largest and most diverse loan asset classes in Europe. It has also had resilient performance through economic cycles. Historically, these assets have remained confined to banks’ balance sheets, but structural change in the banking landscape in Europe is opening up a sector previously inaccessible to institutional investors.
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White papersReal Assets Study
Our Real Assets Study provides insight into European institutional investors’ appetite for real estate, infrastructure, private corporate debt and structured finance. It highlights the need to address ESG issues, looks at whether supply can meet demand, as well as gauging the potential impact of global challenges such as trade wars.
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White papersA case for commercial mortgage-backed securities
Years of accommodative central bank policy and slow economic growth have pushed yields down and asset values up. Mounting growth concerns and a transitioning global economy will only add to the challenges for investors.
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White papersQuarterly update on drivers in real assets - Q3 2019
In our regular update on drivers in real assets, we assess the impacts of a possible downturn in the euro zone. We touch on cash generation, the valuation outlook and the significance of security and ranking in the capital structure.
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White papersEuropean Real Estate: Late-Cycle Value from Manchester to Munich
Can value still be found (or created) ten years into the European property market cycle? And if so, which sectors, geographies and risk profiles look most compelling? Barings’ Charles Weeks weighs in.
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White papersPeripheral Property Perspectives - Insights From A Cross-Asset Comparison
Most cross-asset institutional investors are organised across three main departments: fixed income (or credit), equities and alternatives. Commercial real estate is typically represented in all three departments. Despite having different terminology and perspectives, investors increasingly look across departments to benefit from each other’s views on fundamental trends in the underlying credit, equity, collateral and property markets.
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White papersIs now the right time to invest in CRE debt in Australia?
Based in Sydney, Martin Priestley is the Head of Debt, Asia Pacific, overseeing the origination, portfolio management and business development activities for Nuveen Real Estate across Australia and the broader Asia Pacific region. Here, Martin gives his view on why now is the right time for investors to engage in commercial real estate (CRE) debt in Australia.
