All Europe articles – Page 58
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White papersUsing the EU taxonomy as a guide to sustainable recovery
The current COVID-19 induced economic crisis offers companies a unique chance for genuine transformation.
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White papersAligning index-linked investing with the ‘Paris’ goals
More and more, investors in index-linked strategies are looking for portfolios of companies reducing their carbon footprint and avoiding companies with fossil fuel revenues or production. In accordance with EU aims for sustainable finance, strategies are now being adjusted to two new indices that are aligned with the ‘Paris’ goals. Isabelle Bourcier explains.*
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White papersPhysical Retail “Rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated!”
The quote, attributed to Mark Twain when he read his own obituary in a newspaper, seems an appropriate comparison for media coverage of the retail sector. Whether stories about vacant shops in town centres, the death of the high street or tenants going into administration, all appears to be doom and gloom.
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White papersEU agreement: a powerful answer that can lift further EU assets and ESG investing
The agreement reached among EU leaders at the end of the longest European Council in history to mobile a comprehensive package of €1 824 bn – including the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and the Next Generation EU (NGEU) instrument – is a significant achievement and a net positive in the short term for EU assets.
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Asset Manager NewsTop 10 with… Interview with Markus Benzler on Multi-Managers Private Equity, 2020 update
UBS Asset Management’s Real Estate & Private Markets business is one of the largest asset managers in real assets worldwide, currently managing over USD 100bn globally. By combining the joint expertise of over 500 talented people working across Direct Real Estate and Direct Infrastructure as well as Multi-Manager Solutions in Real Estate, Infrastructure and Private Equity, we believe we can offer clients integrated solutions to optimize the diversification of client portfolios, whether that be in targeting access-restricted private equity funds or niche real estate funds.
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White papersResearch Blast – COVID-19 European Office Markets Series, Edition 4 – July 2020
Cut beneath the noise
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White papersWhere the euro was born
The Eurotower is Europe’s most recognisable financial building and has played a crucial role in maintaining Frankfurt’s centuries old reputations as being a major financial centre.
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Asset Manager NewsPandemic poised to accelerate underlying trends
We now have a two-speed economy, and much talk about a disconnect between stock market and economy. But this won’t change our research and stock picking focus
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White papersHow to build back better, greener and faster: A 10-point plan for UK infrastructure
Boris Johnson has called for an ‘infrastructure revolution’ to help lift the UK economy out of its coronavirus-induced malaise. Private capital could and should play a large role alongside the public purse in delivering on that ambition, as Darryl Murphy sets out in a blueprint for the industry.
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White papersTime to play a cyclical recovery in European equity
Cyclical conditions are turning more positive for Europe. Easing geopolitical risk and the prospect of massive fiscal resources (national and EU-wide) and monetary support could support a recovery in 2021. The improved sentiment could benefit European assets, equities in particular, that have been a laggard due to the pandemic. This could lead to a catch up of EU equities in relative terms vs other markets.
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Asset Manager NewsGLP Completes Acquisition of Central and Eastern Europe Logistics Real Estate Portfolio
Gazeley today announces that it is adopting the GLP brand name following its acquisition by the global investment manager in 2017. In addition, GLP announces that it has closed on the acquisition of Goodman Group’s Central and Eastern Europe logistics real estate portfolio.
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Asset Manager NewsBNP Paribas REIM Announces The Successful Launch Of Its New European Healthcare Platform
BNP Paribas REIM announces the successful launch of the “Healthcare Property Fund Europe” (HPF Europe) in H1 2020 with initial equity commitments close to EUR 200mn. The current group of investors consists of pension funds & insurance companies from France, Germany & Italy and new investors are already expected to join at latter closings in Q3 & Q4 2020.
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street brings RM Sotheby’s to Richmond
World’s largest classic car auction house fully lets Heron House as new European headquarters
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White papersThe day after #9 - Covid-19 crisis, a catalyst for change and strengthening the EU
The Conference on the Future of Europe, planned earlier this year, will probably open in September in a very different context than initially expected. Who will chair it and whether a new treaty for the union will be on the agenda remains unclear, but the need to address repositioning Europe post the Covid-19 pandemic is clear.
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White papersThe EU Green Deal: shaping infrastructure impact investing
Generali Global Infrastructure (GGI) Managing Partner Gilles Lengaigne and Senior Advisor Stéphane Voisin, discuss how the EU Green Deal is consolidating GGI’s impact investment strategy and, more broadly, the historic opportunity for infrastructure investors to engage in outcome-based investment approaches.
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White papersBrexit in the Coronavirus Era
Reaching a mutually beneficial Brexit deal has so far been beyond the reach of UK and European Union (EU) negotiators. Now that COVID-19 has struck, can they avoid a damaging split?
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White papersSpotlight on Euro HY - The changing shape of indices
Significant swings in returns, first negative and then positive, have been a feature of the high yield markets, affecting sectors differently. During that time, the economic disruption Covid-19 has caused has led to many more credit rating downgrades.
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White papersThematics views - July 2020
Covid-19 is a symmetric shock with asymmetric outcomes. Existin imbalances within Europe such as public debt, economic models or vision for the union, turn to cracks and the EU is facing fragmentation risks. However, the EU should be able to get over it as it did with the Global Financial Crisis.
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