Real Assets – Page 64
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What’s the opportunity in retirement living?
We look at the investment case behind retirement living communities in the UK against a backdrop of low yields in global commercial real estate.
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2018 ESG Annual Report
Since 2008, PGIM Real Estate has published an annual sustainability report to summarize the progress and commitments made within our environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives. The 2018 ESG Report was prepared by the PGIM Real Estate’s Sustainability and ESG teams with support from our corporate sustainability and ESG management consultant who we have engaged to enhance our environmental targets and goals, pursue new health and well-being certifications, and expand our tracking systems for governance and social metrics for all of our global regions.
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PGIM’s real estate businesses complete over $35B in transactions worldwide in 2019
The real estate businesses of PGIM completed over $35 billion in transactions worldwide in 2019. The volume represents a total of 954 transactions and includes $14.8 billion in real estate equity investments and dispositions on behalf of third-party investors, in addition to a record $20.5 billion in real estate financing. PGIM is the $1.3 trillion global investment management business of Prudential Financial, Inc.
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Covid-19 Special Update: Logistics & Offices Resilient
As economists adjusted their economic growth forecasts down, it seems inevitable that most leading European economies will enter recession in 2020. To place the current uncertain situation in a relative context, we present three different scenarios:
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Infrastructure debt’s resilience is in its DNA
Infrastructure debt is not immune to a severe economic downturn, but the global financial crisis has left the asset class stronger. We explain why.
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Desolate Spanish farmhouses tell you much about the European property market
Drive through Spain’s interior and you will be captivated by its starkly beautiful landscape. There is, however, a sense of desolation about it. The crumbling broken walls of abandoned farmhouses tucked in amongst the almond groves and pine plantations, and the deserted streets of ancient villages are testament to one of the most powerful demographic forces at play today.
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The impact of COVID-19 on private debt
As COVID-19 sweeps across the world, a contraction in global growth is causing an adverse short-term reaction to the economy and financial markets. While the extent of contagion from public markets to private debt remains unclear, transactions with strong downside protection should remain more resilient through the crisis, explains Nikhil Chandra.
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Switching to digital: the paradigm shift in real estate
A shift is underway in real estate: while the industry has traditionally focused primarily on location, the emphasis is increasingly on the collection, analysis and utilisation of data. However, it’s only in combination with artificial intelligence and optimised processes that the industry will benefit from that data, says Alexander Betz, Chief Digitalisation Officer at PATRIZIA.
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COVID-19: The impact on European real estate
As the spread of COVID-19 and government response continue to evolve, we analyse recent developments and how they could affect European real estate.
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Real Estate House View - Switzerland
Steady performance despite economic cooling: low interest rate environment keeps investors ’ demand up in real estate and supports overall values.
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Real Estate House View - Europe
While currently gastronomy is claimed to be the solution for vacant retail space (although at lower rents due to lower margins!) the food delivery business will become a space disruptor in the near future. While companies like Uber Eats, Deliveroo and takeaway.com are already visible in public, popular new formats such as shadow kitchens or home delivery of groceries are on the rise.
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Real Estate House View - United Kingdom
Underlying UK property fundamentals robust outside the retail sector: pricing relative to bonds remains attractive with limited good quality supply and no over-leverage-expectation of modest economic growth predicts performance over the next five years driven primarily by income.
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The Coronavirus Pandemic: Impact on the European renewable energy market
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease, which was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China’s Hubei province, and has since spread globally, resulting in the ongoing 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic.
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Swiss Life - Insights: March 2020
Political uncertainty, slowing economies and “lower for longer” – the topics discussed in 2019 continued well into 2020. Apart from Brexit, the US presidential election jumped into focus, while the trade dispute between US and China is still ongoing. For the Eurozone, we expect the economy to grow by 0.9%, slightly lower than the Consensus Forecast of 1.0%. This is marginally better than was expected.
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Hines Earns Energy Star Partner Of The Year – Sustained Excellence Award
Hines, the international real estate firm, is proud to announce that it received the 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions to ENERGY STAR. This is the 16th time Hines has been recognized by the EPA and the 13th time Hines has received the Sustained Excellence Award.
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Economic and Real Estate Outlook in Context of Covid-19
An initial analysis of high frequency data suggests that the world economy is going to experience a recession in first half of 2020 with some hope that the second half may improve given data related to China is starting to show stabilization and growth.
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Despite rising pressure, real estate should remain resilient
As coronavirus fears roil the equity and fixed income markets, real estate investors may be wondering how to monitor and assess the asset class. Nuveen Real Estate’s experts offer their collective insights on the global, regional and country level along with sector views. Our chief investment officers also discuss the implications for real estate portfolios and what may lie ahead for real estate markets.
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Coronavirus and the impact on real estate
Alice Breheny, global head of research at Nuveen Real Estate, and senior members of her research team, along with our regional CIOs, discuss a range of issues and answered client questions on coronavirus and the impact on real estate.
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Implications of Coronavirus for Global Real Estate Markets
Concerns around the coronavirus continue to increase dramatically across the world, with most major countries now recording a sharp rise in the number of infections.
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Economic and Property Overview: Q4 2019
The UK economy flatlined in the final quarter of 2019 as declines in manufacturing sector output offset positive growth from the construction and services sector. Relative to the same quarter a year ago, economic output grew by 1.1%, which represents the weakest annual growth rate since mid-2012. However, a post election bounce back in business confidence should provide some upside to economic activity in the first half of 2020. The composite score on the IHS Markit/CIPS UK purchasing managers index (PMI) climbed to 53.3 in January from 49.3 in December.