Real Assets – Page 21
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Decarbonising the built environment
We assess the financial and environmental pros and cons of developing new buildings versus retrofitting old ones.
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The Case for US Real Estate Debt
Private commercial real estate debt (CRE debt) is an income-focused, downside-mitigated strategy that has historically experienced little correlation to real estate equity. Among its virtues are a track record of relatively low volatility strategy and potential for upside in a rising rate environment.
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Monthly Research Report: February 2023
Average Quality Returns Not Consistenly Higher Than Prime
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Joint interview with Markus Benzler and Jochen Mende on private equity and secondaries
Why consider investing in private equity (PE) now?
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Technology investment in the built environment and the path to net zero
The transition to net zero will almost certainly be one of the most significant capital outlays in history. A 2022 report from Goldman Sachs noted that Electrification ‘is poised to revolutionise European Economies and our everyday lives’ and that this effort would ‘need to mobilise €3.7 trillion of capital, most into green energy infrastructure, to develop renewables, upgrade power grids, refurbish buildings and to support the switch to electricity for mobility real estate and manufacturing.’
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No time but the present for value-add investing
These are, it has to be said, dramatic times. No sooner than most of the world was starting to emerge from the long shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was confronted with another crisis. As a result of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, energy costs started spiralling last year, causing havoc in economies worldwide. Inflation was already going to be an issue, but the war - by far the largest in Europe since World War II - made the situation far worse.
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Greater possibilities together as responsible investors
Institutional investors are increasingly seeking investment strategies that produce positive environmental, social & governance (ESG) outcomes while also delivering sustainable returns.
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Secular tailwinds creating infrastructure debt opportunities
Infrastructure debt remains an attractive opportunity despite a challenging economic outlook that could bring with it an increase in credit market defaults, argue David Cooper, Head of EMEA and Australian Infrastructure Debt and Jacob Otto, Director, Debt Product Specialist of IFM Investors
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The case for net lease/sale leasebacks in Europe
2022 was no doubt a challenging year the European economy and European commercial real estate (“CRE”). Investors and occupiers have had to adjust quickly to a new regime of higher financing costs, lower liquidity and slower economic growth.
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LaSalle Investment Management – insights into value investing in Europe
Our insight report into value investing in Europe highlights the importance of expertise and experience in investing in today’s real estate markets, which are characterised by an abundance of unmeasurable uncertainty over quantifiable risk.
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Keynote interview: The great renewables opportunity
In this article originally published by Infrastructure Investor magazine, Richard Nourse, managing partner at Schroders Greencoat, says renewables represent one of the fastest growing and most exciting aspects of the infrastructure universe and provide secure – often inflation-linked – income
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Expert Q&A: Real estate debt; a compelling asset class in tough times
In this article originally published by Private Debt Investor magazine, Natalie Howard, Head of Real Estate Debt, Schroders Capital, insists it’s a great time to consider the property lending sector, with the banks pulling back and the competitive environment favourable to lenders.
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ISA Briefing: Energy back as key in real estate outcomes
We property strategists are accustomed to working with traditional real estate variables such as net absorption, rental growth and vacancy rates. But in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no choice but to go on a crash course in previously unfamiliar epidemiological concepts like positivity rates, R-naught¹ and vaccine effectiveness, as these suddenly became drivers of short-term real estate conditions.
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Real Estate Convictions: Asset Manager’s View of the European Real Estate Markets
2022 saw a more pronounced than expected global slowdown, due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, rising inflation, a tightening of financial conditions and the persistence of the Covid-19 pandemic in China.
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Build to rent investment – performance, resilience, and a great diversifier
The total value of the world’s stock markets is c. USD 95 trillion (Apollo Global Management) – a figure dwarfed by the estimated size of the world’s residential real estate value at USD 258 trillion (Savills)
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2023 Outlook Navigating the Labyrinth
As 2022 ends, it is increasingly clear that residential and commercial market conditions have changed in many countries around the world.
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Is 2023 the year for renewables?
2022 was marked by several major events that will influence the energy and renewables industry in 2023 and potentially beyond. The most crucial one was obviously Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which led to elevated commodity prices around the world.
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Real estate market dislocation looms but opportunities remain for investors
Market dislocation is looming for the real estate industry as a result of higher debt costs compounded with steeper capital requirements to meet green credentials required by legislation and demanded by investors.
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Schroders Global Real Estate Lens February 2023: 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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Homing in on income growth potential in real estate
Real estate markets may have entered a new phase in the cycle as revaluations play out. Yet positive structural drivers continue to underpin several subsectors. As such, we believe prospects for income and growth remain robust in the medium term.