All Europe articles – Page 73
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street acquires prime Thames Valley industrial estate for £15.7 million from Kier Property and Investec
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed the acquisition of Trade City Reading, a multi-let industrial estate in Reading, developed in Joint Venture by Kier Property and Investec. The asset was acquired on behalf of St. James’s Place UK Plc. for £15.68 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 4.70%.
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White papersThe Alpha And Beta Of ESG Investing
With the rising awareness around ESG issues worldwide, institutional investors have started to massively look into responsible investment. The latter has grown substantially in Europe and in North America in the past 5 years.
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White papersLessons learnt: 10 years on from the global financial crisis
Real estate was one of the contributors to the global financial crisis that began in 2008. Ten years on, it’s time to reflect: Charles Tarrière, fund manager for the PATRIZIA TransEuropean funds, discusses lessons learnt and how PATRIZIA weathered the storm.
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White papersFixation on Brexit misses the bigger picture
Reflecting on 2018, global equity markets have lurched from optimism to pessimism. At the beginning of the year there was a complacent belief in synchronised global growth. But cut to the fourth quarter and many strategists are speculating whether the United States might soon enter a recession and how Chinese economic growth is slowing as they try to get a grip of their own excessive debt levels.
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White papersBrexit Muddle-Through Towards The Approaching The Confidence Vote
The newsflow concerning Brexit has been quite intense since the UK government was able to secure an agreement with the EU on 25 November 2018. The most notable developments have been:
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People NewsCarsten Demmler to become new Head of Capital Management at Warburg-HIH Invest
Carsten Demmler (43) is transferring to Warburg-HIH Invest to serve as Head of Capital Management
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White papersUK Real Estate Market Outlook - February 2019
The UK economy: continued resilience in the face of ongoing uncertainty
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Asset Manager NewsPATRIZIA acquires iconic Eurotower in Frankfurt for Fubon Life
PATRIZIA Immobilien AG, the global partner for pan-European real estate investment, has acquired the Eurotower office building in Frankfurt – one of the most recognisable buildings in European finance – for Fubon Life, one of the largest Taiwan-based insurance companies, for an undisclosed price.
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Asset Manager NewsGenerali Real Estate acquires large scale portfolio in France from Monoprix
Generali Real Estate S.p.A. has completed, on behalf of two Generali Group entities, the acquisition of a portfolio of 53 assets operated by Monoprix, a French leading high street retailer, for approximately €600 million.
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Asset Manager NewsUBS Asset Management acquires prime Frankfurt office tower for EUR 155 million
Landmark tower block in Frankfurt’s CBD acquired on behalf of a client mandate
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White papersGlobal Perspectives: 2019 Outlook
The new year brings new challenges and new opportunities for investors. The investment professionals of Principal Global Investors look at the regional macroeconomic outlooks and examine the major asset classes.
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Top 10 real estate questions for 2019
We expect the cycle to continue to mature in 2019, with the trends already underway gradually accelerating.
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White papersInside Real Estate 2019 Outlook
What can we expect from the global economy in 2019? How will that affect commercial real estate?
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Asset Manager NewsWarburg-HIH Invest Buys Property Development in Potsdam
Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate (Warburg-HIH Invest) just acquired an office scheme with added retail units
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Asset Manager NewsUBS Asset Management UK real estate debt fund reaches conclusion of investment period with over GBP 338 million of completed lending
- UBS-PREMF takes total committed loans to 140% of equity raised at Fund’s conclusion
- GBP 45.4 million of new lending completed during 2018
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Asset Manager NewsAmundi Real Estate Responsible Investment Charter
As a pioneer in Responsible Investing, Amundi has made social and environmental engagement one of its fundamental pillars since its inception. In October 2018, it announced an ambitious plan to expand its engagement to encompass responsible investing.
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Asset Manager NewsWarburg-HIH Invest Acquires Office Property in Hamburg
Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate (“Warburg-HIH Invest”) just acquired an office property with a gross lettable area of around 9,000 square metres
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White papersWhy Investors Should Care About French “Yellow Vests” Protest
The Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vests) are a largely spontaneous protest movement that emerged in France, in October. With no declared political affiliation, they called for lower taxes and a higher level of social transfers and public services.
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy Special Edition: Outlook 2019
With late cycle features continuing to materialise and a higher level of vulnerability developing due to the uncertain geopolitical backdrop, 2019 will require investors to embrace a more prudent approach, despite the benign global economic outlook.
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White papersEconomic and Property Overview: Q3 2018
The UK economy had a strong start to Q3 2018, output grew by 0.7% for the three months to August, an uplift of 30bps from Q2. All three sectors of the economy: services, construction and the production sector contributed positively to GDP growth, with the service sector (accounting for c.80% of the UK economy) providing the largest positive contribution to the headline figure.
