Real Assets – Page 79
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White papersMarket Insights: Retail Outlook 2017
The outlook for the retail sector will be mixed. Economic and political events are expected to weaken consumer confidence and retail spend, while technological advances will continue to change the dynamics of the sector.
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White papersAsia Pacific Outlook: June 2017
The economic outlook for the Asia Pacific has improved, with overall regional growth estimates for 2017 upgraded slightly to 4.8% from 4.6%.
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White papersElection Result 2017: What will it mean for UK property
Just when the Prime Minister was on the cusp of seizing control and proceeding with her version of Brexit the electorate fought back, as the outcome of the surprise snap election, intended to strengthen Theresa May’s Brexit negotiating hand, embarrassingly backfired.
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White papersEuropean Urban Connectivity Ranking
At M&G Real Estate, we have launched the European Urban Connectivity Ranking which involves grading 64 European cities based on their capacity to improve physical and digital urban connectivity in the face of the growing density pressures that face cities today.
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White papersEuropean Research Monthly Update: May 2017
Investors benefit from attractive loan terms
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White papersConnecting the dots to financial performance
A recent partnership between Principal Real Estate Investors and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) helps lay the groundwork for the industry’s long-term understanding of the link between sustainability, improved financial performance, and value.
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White papersMarket Insights: Office Outlook 2017
The referendum result has significantly changed the outlook for the office market, placing the sector on a different and more uncertain path than the one we had forecast twelve months ago.
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White papersThe liquidity of real estate investments
As in the wider economy, players in the real estate sector tend to think in terms of cycles. In macroeconomics the discussion is of economic cycles, meaning the fluctuations in the degree of utilization of production potential.
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White papersBack to school: An overview of the student-housing sector
Until recently, investing in university student housing was a niche business.
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White papersLGPS pooling: cost saving whilst maintaining performance
Amid an ever sharper focus on cost saving in the real estate industry, investors are pushing for increased transparency to better understand the true costs of investing in the sector.
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White papersEconomic and Property Market Overview: Q1 2017
2017 has started to see the effects of Brexit feed its way through to the UK economy.
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White papersTime to care - nursing homes property emerging as an asset class
Over the last years, healthcare property investment has grown to become an “asset class” on its own.
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White papersEuropean Research Monthly Update: April 2017
Loan sales maintain attractive non-prime yield spread
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White papersWhat lessons can we learn from the suspension of open-ended retail property funds?
The UK commercial property market delivered a total return of 9.9% p.a. over the five year period to June 2016 (IPD Quarterly Index).
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White papersDoes increased financial market uncertainty strengthen the case for UK property?
2016 threw many challenges at the investment market, as a succession of economic and unexpected political events became harsh realities.
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White papersMarket Insights: Industrial Sector Outlook 2017
The industrial sector was largely undisturbed by the referendum result and enjoyed another strong year of performance.
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White papersBirmingham – a driver of growth in the knowledge-based economy
Birmingham is well-positioned to exploit the change in the role of cities as economic drivers, with demand for space in the office market likely to remain robust.
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White papersValue beyond the gateway markets: Q1 2017
Investors should expand their horizons beyond the usual gateway markets of London, Paris and Berlin, based on our three-step analysis
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White papersAviation Markets: H1 2017
The aviation industry has continued on a very good growth path. Reasons for this include successful efficiency improvement and fleet renewal programmes; the realignment of business models and consolidation processes within the airline industry; and also significant declines in the price of oil since the start of 2015: while the price per barrel recently topped 50 dollars again, oil is currently still cheap in comparison to prices between 2012 and 2014.
