All Portfolio Management articles – Page 7
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White papersShifts & Narratives #16 - Investing in a fragmented world
Over the past three years – well before the Covid-19 crisis – we have been arguing for a macro-financial regime shift, initially driven by the retreat of global trade as the main driver of global growth. The Covid-19 crisis has acted as a trend accelerator due to its de-globalisation footprint and implied supply-chain bottlenecks. Many growth engines have been re-shored, while the unified central bank model has ended.
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White papersCarbon Handprints: A New Approach to Climate-Focused Equity Investing
How can investors gain confidence that an equity portfolio is invested in companies that are really helping to address climate risk? Focus on a company’s carbon handprint, which measures the positive impact, or carbon avoided, by using its products.
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White papersThe shift from Carbon Emissions to Net Zero Carbon metrics on Portfolio Construction
Climate risk is the biggest challenge humanity has to face in the 21st century, affecting both the biosphere and the economic paradigm that currently underpins it. The latest reports released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) emphasize the urgency to act quickly.
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VideoThe Meeting Room Webcast: Asia ex-Japan, February 2022
Hear from Jonathan Pines, and Sandy Pei, CFA, Deputy Portfolio Manager, Asia ex-Japan, as they reflect on recent performance and discuss the outlook for the region from both a market and portfolio positioning perspective.
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White papersAdjusting to the New Paradigm
Many investors could be lacking sufficient inflation exposure after experiencing such a long period of stable prices. Moreover, such a major economic inflection, combined with such fragile markets, is likely to be characterized by the kind of heightened market volatility we have already seen this year.
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Asset Manager News€103m of transactions bring M7’s EREIP V to full investment
M7 Real Estate (“M7”) the pan-European investor and asset manager, announces that it has fully invested its fifth value add European investment fund, M7 European Real Estate Investment Partners V (“M7 EREIP V” or the “Fund”) having raised a total of €125 million of investor capital following a final close in June 2019.
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White papersLondon: The ultimate city of the future
The rise of the knowledge economy has energised cities which have reinvented themselves as global knowledge capitals, of which London is a prime example.
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White papersConsiderations for investing in global real estate
Many investors are familiar with the appeal of holding real estate. With a generally low correlation to other asset classes, it can serve as an instant diversifier in a mixed-asset portfolio. Historically, real estate has delivered strong relative performance across multiple cycles compared to other asset classes, and its characteristic stable income, underpinned by long-term leases, makes it a compelling alternative to traditional fixed-income instruments. Participation in real estate from the investor community is one of the highest among the various alternatives asset classes, and is expected to grow in importance in portfolio allocations moving forward.
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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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Asset Manager News
Barings Expands Italian Portfolio With Logistics Acquisition In Veneto Region
Barings, one of the world’s largest diversified real estate investment managers, announces the acquisition of a portfolio of six logistics assets comprising c. 95,000 square meters. This acquisition also includes the forward funding of two pre-let developments, in Veneto region, North East of Italy, on behalf of one of its managed accounts.
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Invesco Real Estate Achieves Breeam In-Use Certification On Its C.€5Bn Discretionary-Managed European Portfolio
Invesco Real Estate recognised for environmental impact of its portfolio of 37 discretionary-managed European assets
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M7 & experienced logistics executive team launch European big box investment and operating platform in partnership with Goldman Sachs
Ekaterina Avdonina and Anthony Butler team up with M7 in new logistics venture
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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 papersInside Real Estate: REITs provide stable growth late in the cycle
On the ground real estate fundamentals are supportive of a steady, balanced growth outlook for REIT earnings on average. Growth across sectors, countries, or companies can be quite divergent of course.
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Asset Manager News
KGAL Group expands international presence
KGAL GmbH & Co. KG had a successful jubilee year in 2018, with achieving new business volume of around €1.9 billion, and managing an investment volume of €20.5 billion. In the 2019 financial year, KGAL Group plans to further expand its presence outside Germany.
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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 News
M7 agrees sale of pan-European light industrial portfolio for c.€486 million
M7 Real Estate (“M7”), the pan-European investor and asset manager, announces that it has reached an agreement along with its joint venture partner, Starwood Capital (“Starwood”), for the sale of MStar Europe for c.€486 million to a global asset management and financial services business. The sale comprises a portfolio of 50 light industrial assets, which will continue to be managed by M7.
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Asset Manager NewsUBS Asset Management surpasses fundraising target for its second European infrastructure debt fund with over EUR 850 million
Archmore Infrastructure Debt Platform II remains open to investors until year-end
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White papersWhy REITs Now
As investors monitor the current market cycle, many are taking a closer look at how they can best structure their real estate portfolio allocation.
