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White papersAlternative portfolio: The Red Thread – Private Markets – Edition May 2025
For decades, the 60:40 portfolio – 60% equities and 40% bonds – was the cornerstone of most investors. Yet, the traditional model is facing significant headwinds. Changing macroeconomic conditions, inflation uncertainty, and shifting equity-bond correlations have all questioned the reliability of this approach. In this context, alternative investments are gaining attention as an appealing complement to traditional strategies.
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White papersHow a core-plus strategy may enhance your portfolio
Principal Real Estate has been investing in commercial real estate (CRE) for more than 60 years and in core-plus real estate for over 20 years. Having experienced numerous market cycles in that time, we believe CRE values have largely adjusted for the current cycle, setting the stage for an attractive entry point for private equity investors.
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White papersAdapting to Uncertainty
In an era characterized by complexity and unpredictability, we believe it is crucial to enhance portfolio resilience for the long term.
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People NewsGARBE Industrial Real Estate Enlarges Management Team
GARBE Industrial Real Estate GmbH (“GARBE”), one of the leading providers and managers of logistics and light industrial assets in Germany and Europe, is reinforcing its investment and portfolio management as part of its growth strategy. Dr. Peter Bartholomäus will assume the position of Chief Investment Officer (CIO). Nicolai Soltau will succeed him in his current role as Head of Portfolio Management as of April 2025. Both will report directly to Jan Philipp Daun, Managing Director of GARBE Industrial Real Estate.
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White papersFour ways to potentially enhance returns through leverage
Successfully utilizing leverage to enhance returns requires deep expertise. As a top-ten global real estate manager with $22 billion in real estate debt AUM and 60+ years of experience, Principal Real Estate knows how to make leverage work. With $124 billion in transactions over the past decade, we help optimize returns.
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VideoPortfolio Finance: Private Markets’ Next Great Asset Class?
In the latest episode of Streaming Income, Head of Portfolio Finance, Dadong Yan helps to define and de-mystify the growing opportunity in Portfolio Finance.
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PodcastPodcast: Kyle Mangini on infrastructure and its role in building resilient portfolios
IFM Investors’ Global Head of Infrastructure Kyle Mangini was interviewed for Bridgewater’s Observations podcast series on the topic of infrastructure’s role in building resilient portfolios.
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White papersAsset Management Outlook 2025: Reasons to Recalibrate
We are pleased to share Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s 2025 Outlook: Reasons to Recalibrate.
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White papersISA Outlook 2025: Global – The dawn of a new real estate cycle
Almost three years after interest rates began to spike leading into the Great Tightening Cycle, the first light of a new real estate cycle is clearly visible on the horizon. As with the start of every new day, however, opportunities and challenges lie ahead.
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White papersReturn Predictability, Expectations, and Investments: Experimental Evidence
The empirical finance literature documents a puzzling phenomenon: investors tend to adjust their portfolios insufficiently in response to changes in their own forecasts of asset returns. This paper proposes an investment experiment with information treatments to better understand the mechanisms behind this puzzle.
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VideoReplay - Thriving in Tomorrow’s Market: Real Assets in Portfolio Allocation
In today’s complex financial landscape, characterized by rising inflation, fluctuating interest rates and increased geopolitical tensions, the importance of incorporating real assets into investment portfolios cannot be overstated.
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White papersISA Portfolio View 2024
Last year, we released the inaugural edition of LaSalle’s ISA Portfolio View, where we discussed the art and science of portfolio construction and why it matters most when market conditions change suddenly. That was certainly true at the time of last year’s release and remains so today.
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VideoCapitalizing on the Opportunity in Portfolio Finance
With direct origination capabilities, a proven track record, and an offering of differentiated solutions, our dedicated team has the ability to provide investors access to a unique and rapidly growing private investment grade asset class.
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White papersShifting Institutional Property Portfolios: Evolution or Revolution?
The composition of institutional investors’ property portfolios has dramatically changed over the past few decades. This is a reflection of wider societal shifts, given that the property industry plays a key role in accommodating changes to how we live, work and play. In particular, long-term changes from shifting demographics to the adoption of new innovations all have a major influence on investors’ objectives—and in turn potential investment outcomes.
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White papersMacro market monitor
The Macro Dashboard provides a quantitative snapshot of the state of the U.S. economy and markets. With a consistent scorecard, investment committees can use this tool to evaluate periodic changes in conditions, prioritize research and drive dialogue that ultimately results in better informed portfolio strategy.
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White papersToday’s Value Proposition, Diversification Through Alternatives
Chase McWhorter, Institutional Real Estate, Inc.’s managing director, Americas, recently spoke with Mike Trench, executive vice president in Heitman’s North American private equity group and an equity owner of the firm. Following is an excerpt of that conversation.
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People NewsEdmond de Rothschild REIM appoints Lennart Weinhold as Managing Director in the real estate debt team
Frankfurt, September 16 2024: Lennart Weinhold will be based in Frankfurt and report to Edmond de Rothschild’s REIM Head of Real Estate Debt and CEO for REIM Germany, Ralf Kind. Lennart will be responsible for portfolio and risk management. He will also be involved in loan origination and execution in his new role as Managing Director in the Real Estate Debt team.
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White papersThe Ongoing Outperformance of U.S. Industrial Real Estate
Investor interest in U.S. industrial real estate has reached a record high amidst historically strong property-level fundamentals. The sector has continued to be the best-performing property type tracked by the private real estate return benchmark over the past two decades.
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White papersSchroders Capital Global Real Estate Lens July 2024: your go-to guide to global property markets
Our latest analysis highlights the key data and trends that matter to global real estate investors.
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VideoWhy REITs are well positioned in the current market
In this Big Picture presentation at the Pinnacle Investment Summit 2024, Andrew Parsons (CIO & GREIT Portfolio Manager) discusses why REITs are in a great position to take advantage of current opportunities.
