All Europe articles – Page 63
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Asset Manager NewsStudent Accommodation: the Continental European opportunity
When considering real estate investments through a top-down analysis, purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) emerges as a particularly attractive sector. Stable income, limited supply and increasing demand caused by demographic and societal factors are all distinct advantages.
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Asset Manager NewsKGAL New Frontiers invests in SunErgy - Solar power plants in Africa promote economic development
KGAL New Frontiers GmbH (KNF) has acquired a 22% share of SunErgy AS, a Norwegian company delivering innovative solar power infrastructure in emerging markets. This investment aims to test new business fields.
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Asset Manager NewsPATRIZIA acquires EUR 100m portfolio of 27 German retail properties
PATRIZIA Immobilien AG, the global partner for pan-European real estate investment, has acquired a portfolio of 27 retail properties across Germany from Marathon Asset Management for around EUR 100 million on behalf of PATRIZIA Retail Opportunity SCS fund (the ‘Fund’), increasing the portfolio of retail assets PATRIZIA manages across Europe to around EUR 8.3bn.
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White papersVideo: Direct Lending - Market outlook
Securing yield through long-term lending partnerships.
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Asset Manager NewsGenerali Real Estate acquires Piękna 2.0, a landmark office building in Warsaw
Generali Real Estate, on behalf of Generali Europe Investments Holding (GEIH) Fund, has acquired Piękna 2.0, a landmark office building in Warsaw, from an investment fund advised by Griffin Real Estate.
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Asset Manager NewsDeka Immobilien acquires retail property in Sweden
Deka Immobilien has acquired a retail park in Sweden for around EUR 70 million. Aberdeen Standard Investments European Real Estate Club II sold the property, which will be added to the portfolio of the WestInvest TargetSelect Shopping sector fund for institutional investors.
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Asset Manager News
Swiss Life Asset Managers wins IAZI Award for “Best Swiss German Properties
Swiss Life Asset Managers won the IAZI Real Estate Investment Award for the fourth consecutive year. The asset manager was distinguished this year as the best real estate portfolio manager for third-party clients in the “Best Swiss German Properties” category.
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White papersPersistence And Skill In The Performance Of Mutual Fund Families
Prior research has shown that decisions made at fund family level can account for a substantial portion of the performance of the individual active fund managers in the family.
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White papersOptimal Allocation in the S&P 600 under Size-Driven Illiquidity
A number of empirical studies have investigated how mutual funds do react to incoming financial resources. As long as liquidity constraints are narrow, fund managers tend to upscale already existing positions without looking for new investment opportunities.
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White papersDesolate Spanish farmhouses tell you much about the European property market
Drive through Spain’s interior and you will be captivated by its starkly beautiful landscape. There is, however, a sense of desolation about it. The crumbling broken walls of abandoned farmhouses tucked in amongst the almond groves and pine plantations, and the deserted streets of ancient villages are testament to one of the most powerful demographic forces at play today.
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Asset Manager NewsInsights - Real Estate March 2019
As we move further into spring, thoughts turn to the direction markets and trends will take. Despite the initial uncertainties, there are many positive avenues to explore both for active asset management and investment opportunities, all of which raise value and generate attractive returns in the long run.
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Asset Manager NewsReal Estate House View - United Kingdom
UK real estate returned 2.2% in the second half of 2018 and 6.0% on an annual basis, according to the MSCI All Property quarterly index. Capital growth of 1.4% was achieved over the year, largely due to the yield compression, although this was supported by 0.5% rental value growth.
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Asset Manager NewsReal Estate House View - Europe
Investors are relatively unimpressed by the slowing in economic dynamics. Attractive risks spreads compared to other asset classes are keeping up the interest in European real estate and hence also the volume of transactions.
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Asset Manager NewsReal Estate House View - Switzerland
Swiss real estate investments remain popular among investors. The attractiveness of the high risk spread seems to be clouded neither by structural changes in the office and retail sector nor by vacancy rate increases in the residential sector.
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White papersSome great companies and attractive valuations offer opportunities in Europe
Following strong performance in 2017, European markets retreated in 2018 – a sell-off that was markedly similar to the 2015-16 downturn, when industrials, miners, banks, commodities and emerging markets plummeted by 30% or more
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White papersRiding the shared economy wave
Pioneers of peer-to-peer economies such as Uber and Airbnb are changing consumer behaviours and disrupting industries from travel to finance. There will be winners and losers
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White papersEurope’s ‘shrinking state’ offers investor opportunities
Private sector efficiency can result in a good deal for both the public and investors
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White papersBrexit And UK Defined Benefit Funding
Immediately following the EU referendum, financial markets downgraded medium-term growth expectations for the UK. Sterling weakened, long-dated government bond yields fell, and UK equity assets fell relative to international equities. Two-and-a- half years on we can see that this weakness has not unwound.
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White papersResponsible Investment Quarterly
The contents of this issue, covers Q4 2018.
Foreword from Iain Richards, Head of Responsible Investment
Portfolio Manager Viewpoint – Investing for a changing world: a sustainable equities outlook, by Pauline Grange, Portfolio Manager, and Rose Beale, Thematic Analyst.
A new age of infrastructure, by Ingrid Edmund, Senior Portfolio Manager
Airports flying high: a social perspective, by Ben Kelly, Senior Thematic Analyst
SASB update: codification of standards, by Mac Ryerse, Lead Analyst (US), and Chris Anker, Lead Analyst (EMEA) -
White papersResponsible Investment: From confusion to concrete data
Today’s investors don’t need to be convinced of the need to integrate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors to manage risk and optimise performance. Indeed, many also want to assess, understand and measure the wider implications of their investment choices.
