All Europe articles – Page 45
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White papersKeeping up with our Investment Outlook for 2022
2022 will be the “year of reckoning” for DM economies when they will test the effectiveness of the policies deployed since the peak of the pandemic phase and face the challenge of retuning to normality: fiscal and monetary policies will tighten up at a time when the growth/inflation mix is becoming more challenging and there is much less room for manoeuvre in terms of policy.
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White papersEuropean strategic sovereignty must be an investment opportunity
The concept of strategic sovereignty goes far beyond the issues of security and defence. It also assumes relative self-sufficiency, and the ability to impose one’ standards and to create global leaders in tomorrow’s ecosystems. This political objective must be founded on economic reality and will first require new investment momentum in Europe.
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White papersReal assets: An alternative way to hedge inflation risk
As inflation soars to levels not seen in years, the costs of hedging against it via traditional liquid market securities are becoming prohibitively expensive. Real assets might offer institutional investors a better option, argues Luke Layfield.
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White papersWhat does inflation mean for real estate investors?
We ask if real estate can help protect portfolios against a sustained period of inflation.
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VideoA village in the sky
Brussels regards The Louise, designed by architects André and Jean Polak between 1963-1965, as part of its architectural heritage.
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White papersRussia-Ukraine tensions: geopolitical risk adds volatility to risk assets
Geopolitical dimension of the crisis: tensions stand at their highest point in years, after Moscow deployed 100,000 troops to its border with the Ukraine’s Donbas region. The geopolitical risk between Russia and the West remains deadlocked since Russia’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula and the consequent Western sanctions to Russia.
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People NewsGARBE expands into Spain and recruits Sven Schoel as Managing Director
GARBE continues its European expansion. In Spain, the company will invest in residential and logistics properties with a focus on the metropolitan areas of Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga and Valencia.
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White papersThought Leadership: Transformation in the property markets
Sustainable transformation of their real estate holdings is right at the top of the agenda for institutional property investors in Europe. Given growing pressure from European as well as national and local regulations to improve the sustainability of property stock, 68 per cent of the 150 real estate companies surveyed across the three largest European economies by Union Investment for its investment climate study are responding primarily by investing in sustainable refurbishment of their portfolios.
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Asset Manager NewsASR Dutch Mobility Office Fund nominated for GRESB-BREEAM Award 2022
ASR Dutch Mobility Office Fund’s commitment to sustainability has been rewarded with a nomination for the GRESB-BREEAM Award 2022 in the category Responsible Investment Small Portfolio.
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White papersInfrastructure debt: The future is green
Sustainability and the energy transition have certainly remained at the forefront of government and public agendas, despite the pandemic. This is particularly true in Europe. It is also true that we’re seeing an increasing emphasis on ESG from institutional investors.
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White papersInvestment Climate II/2021: Transformation in the property markets
Sustainable transformation of their real estate holdings is right at the top of the agenda for institutional property investors in Europe.
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White papersChoice Overload participation and asset Allocation in French savings Plans
This paper employs administrative data from one of the largest plan providers in France to investigate the role of plan and default characteristics in affecting whether employees participate in the plan and whether they accept its default investment option.
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White papersThe year ahead for loans: Favourable dynamics, but can it continue?
For European loans, 2021 was a standout year in many ways. Record new-loan issuance was met with equally robust demand from traditional loan investors and asset allocators, looking for relatively high and stable yield, while the drive towards sustainability has been both prominent and purposeful. In this piece we present our outlook for the key drivers in the European loan market in 2022.
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White papersSolving for a Year of Inflections
The Solving for 2022 delegates voted on what they think will be this year’s best-performing investment category—and here’s why we think they are right.
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White papersWinners of the Italian Recovery Plan (With or Without Draghi)
Which sectors stand to benefit the most from Italy’s Recovery and Resilience Plan, and what impact, if any, will the country’s next president have on efforts to implement the plan?
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Asset Manager NewsEdmond de Rothschild REIM acquires industrial properties in Baden-Baden and Elmenhorst
Edmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management (Edmond de Rothschild REIM) has acquired two commercial properties in Germany for its Edmond de Rothschild Euro Industrial Real Estate Fund (EIREF).
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White papersSpectrum 2022 Outlook
We expect a slower pace of growth in 2022 due to monetary tightening and reduced fiscal policy support.
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Asset Manager NewsGenerali Real Estate acquires the “Weidt Park Corner” office building in Berlin from DWI Group
Generali Real Estate has completed the acquisition of the high-quality office building Weidt Park Corner in Berlin, on behalf of the pan-European fund Generali Europe Income Holding (GEIH) managed by Generali Real Estate S.p.A Società di gestione del risparmio. The seller of the asset is DWI Group, a renowned developer based in Hamburg.
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street completes acquisition of multi-let industrial estate in central Bristol for £30 million
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed the acquisition of City Business Park, a prime multi-let industrial estate in central Bristol for £30 million. The asset was acquired from LaSalle Investment Management on behalf of St James’s Place Property Unit Trust.
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Asset Manager NewsPGIM Real Estate adds ESG lead for Europe and Asia Pacific
PGIM Real Estate has further strengthened its commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, with the addition of Julie Townsend as ESG lead for Europe and Asia Pacific, based in London and effective immediately. PGIM Real Estate is the real estate investment and financing business of PGIM, the US$1.5 trillion global investment management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU).
