All Europe articles – Page 61
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Asset Manager NewsPATRIZIA acquires residential development in Danish city of Aarhus
PATRIZIA AG, the global partner for pan-European real estate investment announces that together with Universal-Investment it has agreed to forward purchase the development of a 136-unit residential development project in Aarhus, Denmark, on behalf of Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), Germany’s largest public pension group. The asset has been acquired in an off-market transaction from a consortium of private investors.
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White papersView on Italy: beyond the short term
The end of the political crisis and next steps for the new government: The new pro-European government looks to be willing to move in a different direction vs the previous one, with an agenda focused on green and socially inclusive policies. It is difficult to project how long this new coalition will last, but it will certainly have to address the next budget law. We expect to see some expansionary measures (lower labour costs plus investment spending), but without putting public finances at risk. However, the available room for manoeuvre is narrow.
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White papersReal Estate Outlook Eurozone – Edition 2H19 - Retail concerns growing across the eurozone.
Interest rate environment boosts the outlook for returns
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White papersBritain’s Most Likely Destination
It Won’t Become Some Sort of Hermit Kingdom in the North Sea.
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White papersFactor Investing In European Offices Smart - Smart Beta Compared To Traditional Styles Q2 2019
In this report, we apply our new factor investing approach to close to 40 European office markets for the first time. This framework quantifies factors such as Volatility, Liquidity, Quality, Value, Yield and Growth. A comparison of our factor investing results to the traditional “core” and “value-add” investment styles is also provided.
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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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Asset Manager NewsPATRIZIA acquires 61,000 sq m logistics warehouse near Saint-Étienne
PATRIZIA AG, the global partner for pan-European real estate investment, announces the acquisition of a newly built major logistics warehouse in Andrézieux-Bouthéon, 15 km north of Saint-Étienne, France, on behalf of one of its Pan-European logistics funds from Goodman France, the global owner, developer and manager of modern, high quality industrial and business space.
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White papersEuropean high streets brace themselves for change
Hardly a day goes by without at least one negative headline bemoaning the impact of disruption in retail markets on high streets and shopping centres. While this is true in the US and the UK, Chris Urwin examines whether European high streets will face a similar threat.
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White papersHow long will you live and what does it mean for your investments?
Latest life expectancy data shows that your money will need to last a lot longer than you might be thinking.
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White papersEuropean Smaller Companies: An Evergreen Growth Opportunity
In this Q&A, Nick Williams, Barings’ Head of Small Cap Equities, discusses the opportunities his team is seeing in the current environment, and explains why an active approach, combined with rigorous, bottom-up stock selection, is key to identifying high-quality companies.
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White papersInitial repercussions of U.K.'s new prime minister
In the first week that Boris Johnson became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the Pound Sterling fell by 3.0% against the U.S. Dollar and the odds of a messy no-deal Brexit rose sharply.
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White papersDistressed Debt: How This Cycle May Be Different
Barings’ Stuart Mathieson and Bryan High discuss the outlook and competitive landscape for distressed debt and consider the implications of the significant growth in private credit and European high yield since the last cycle.
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White papersRussian ecommerce: a moonshot moment?
During a recent research trip to Russia, we confirmed our view that the nation’s ecommerce industry is a rare gem within the troubled wider economy. As Russia’s economic growth flags and protests become more frequent, we consider whether President Vladimir Putin’s ambitious “National Projects” spending program will manage to boost innovation – particularly in digitisation – and inject life into the Russian economy.
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White papersFlashforward: Drawing Parallels With 1999/2000
Investors in the UK and overseas are adopting extreme positioning in their hunt for defensive growth. In doing so the elastic has become very stretched and a sharp rotation could be overdue. This market dynamic is reminiscent of 1999/2000 whereby ‘old economy’ stocks are discarded in favour of ‘new economy’ ones.
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White papersHalf-time: Europe ex-UK outperforms in H1
After a difficult end to 2018, European equity markets have powered back over the first six months of this year, buoyed by the dovish pivots of central banks. Against this backdrop, we ask: how has our Europe ex-UK fund fared so far this year, and what can we expect for the rest of 2019?
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Asset Manager NewsPATRIZIA with strong H1 2019 performance – guidance for FY2019 confirmed
PATRIZIA AG, the global partner for pan-European real estate investment, announces strong H1 2019 performance driven by increased assets under management and superior investment performance for its domestic and international clients.
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Asset Manager NewsKGAL sells solar power plants in Spain - Active portfolio management ensures return
KGAL GmbH & Co. KG is to sell five photovoltaic plants in Spain by the end of the year. KGAL successfully implemented a structured sales process in order to take advantage of the currently optimal market environment and high demand on behalf of its investors.
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White papersRe-imagining partnerships in infrastructure finance
While the shape of the UK’s future relationship with its European neighbours is still unclear, the question of how to finance infrastructure fit for the 21st century is equally pressing, argues Darryl Murphy.
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Asset Manager NewsGenerali Real Estate appoints Lukas Jeckel as the Head of Central Northern Europe Region
Generali Real Estate S.p.A. announces the appointment of Lukas Jeckel as the Head of Central Northern Europe Region, comprising Germany, Austria and Switzerland, with effect from August 1st, 2019.
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White papersEconomic and Property Overview: Q2 2019
There is growing evidence to suggest that the UK economy slowed in the second quarter, the ONS recorded a 0.3%m/m rise in GDP in May, which partially reversed the 0.4%m/m contraction in April. The upturn in the monthly rate was driven by a recovery in car production which declined by 45% in April after factories temporarily shut down production around the original Brexit date.
