All Europe articles – Page 65
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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.
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White papersWhat rapidly ageing populations mean for investors
This issue will not just affect older people – all of society will be impacted by a shrinking workforce and a dominant older demographic.
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White papersEuropean equities: targeting positive returns in an uncertain climate
A decade after the financial crisis, the uncertain economic conditions it ushered in are starving Europe’s investors of returns.
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White papersAmplified: Impactful intent – meaningful place-making
Responsible Property Investment (RPI) principles have been integrated throughout the Hermes Real Estate team’s activities since 2008.
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Asset Manager NewsSwiss Life Asset Managers reports further growth in its real estate business in 2018
Swiss Life Asset Managers reports positive results for its real estate business in 2018. Last year, the asset management company reported a real estate transaction volume throughout Europe amounting to around EUR 10 billion.
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White papers'Mastering the real estate cycle'
The cyclicality of real estate creates opportunities for well-informed investors. However, determining where a market is in the cycle can be difficult, so we have developed a tool that can help investors overcome this challenge.
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Asset Manager NewsUBS Asset Management completes acquisition of Milan business campus for EUR 118 million
Transaction represents first institutional Club Deal of UBS’s European Club Deal strategy La Forgiatura campus is a redeveloped former industrial site 100% carbon-free scheme, delivering strong sustainability credentials
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White papersBrexit: an agreement is now more likely, but be aware of a no deal risk, not priced in
Developments and scenarios ahead: This is probably the most decisive week for Brexit and the situation is still rapidly evolving. Last night, Mrs. May and Mr. Juncker announced an agreement on the most controversial part of the Brexit deal: the Irish border backstop. This agreement is aimed at getting the U.K. Parliament to accept the Brexit deal previously rejected in January.
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Asset Manager NewsGenerali Real Estate acquires landmark mixed use asset in Prague
Generali Real Estate, on behalf of Generali Real Estate Fund CEE*, has completed the acquisition of Palac Spork, a prestigious mixed-use asset located in Prague 1, from SEBRE.
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White papersWhere Are We In The Brexit Process?
Despite the rapidly approaching deadline for the UK leaving the European Union, much remains up in the air. Trying to gauge the long-term economic impact is difficult, but we are seeking to minimise unwanted risk in our portfolios.
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White papersStudent housing and senior living in Europe: structural drivers propel long-term demand
With similarity to residential property performance, alternative classes like student housing and senior living offer a different investment profile to traditional asset types due to the less cyclical nature of their demand.
