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White papersNeed And Opportunity: What Covid-19 Revealed About Social Infrastructure
The pandemic has highlighted a lack of vital facilities in many communities across the globe, including health care and affordable housing. Read more from Franklin Real Asset Advisors.
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White papersImpact Investing In Action: Private Real Estate
Our annual impact report on social infrastructure covers how our private real estate team approaches impact investing and explores their philosophy, framework and work to date.
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White papersHow Could Covid-19 Affect 5G?
The way we live, work and learn has shifted markedly since the Covid-19 outbreak. With greater reliance on online resources, we see an increased demand for faster network speeds that could be enabled by 5G. How could the pandemic affect 5G rollouts? Where are the opportunities? Watch YT Boon, Director of Research – Asia, as he shares his insights on the demand for this service.
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White papersEuropean real estate with a higher aim: social infrastructure
Sustainability and social issues are an increasing priority for investors and public institutions alike. Within real estate these topics are particularly salient, running through the design and development of cities and how they can foster more inclusive, safer and greener communities. Identifying ‘social infrastructure’ as an asset class can contribute to these aims. By bringing impact-focused private capital to the social infrastructure space, the community and environmental performance of real estate assets can be markedly improved.
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White papersSpotlight on listed infrastructure - The attractions to pension schemes
Infrastructure typically gives investors access to regular, reliable and secure cashflows that grow over time and thus provide some protection from inflation generated from real, physical assets.
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White papersLow rates, northern lights and net zero: UK infrastructure in 2020
In the second of a two-part series, Darryl Murphy assesses the current state of the UK infrastructure market and the likely drivers of transaction activity in 2020.
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White papersUrban regeneration: How a secure income strategy can help revive city centres
Like other major cities, London scores highly across a range of economic metrics. But while London’s continued capacity for renewal and attracting investment is undeniably impressive, it is often in stark contrast to other UK cities. Chris Urwin, Luke Layfield and Stanley Kwong explain what can be done to make those cities more attractive, and the respective roles investors and the public sector should play in that process.
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White papersReal Assets Study
Our Real Assets Study provides insight into European institutional investors’ appetite for real estate, infrastructure, private corporate debt and structured finance. It highlights the need to address ESG issues, looks at whether supply can meet demand, as well as gauging the potential impact of global challenges such as trade wars.
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White papersConnections and communities
Today, a handful of urban centres are pulling away from their rivals – creating more innovation, more growth and more jobs. Those changes have deep implications; understanding them and what they mean for local communities takes joined-up thinking.
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White papersHines Celebrates Sustainability From The Ground Up With Eighth Report
(HOUSTON) – Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today the release of the firm’s eighth sustainability report. The comprehensive report, which can be viewed at hinessustainability.com/, provides a detailed review of Hines’ environmental, social and governance performance, compiled in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
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White papersHines Celebrates Sustainability From The Ground Up With Eighth Report
(HOUSTON) – Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today the release of the firm’s eighth sustainability report. The comprehensive report, which can be viewed at hinessustainability.com/, provides a detailed review of Hines’ environmental, social and governance performance, compiled in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
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White papersPrivate wants, public needs
With society facing many urgent and complex challenges, deciding who is best-placed to deliver solutions has become an emotive and often political subject. We assess whether there is a better way to utilise the skills and resources of the public, private and third sectors for the greater good.
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White papersRe-imagining partnerships in infrastructure finance
While the shape of the UK’s future relationship with its European neighbours is still unclear, the question of how to finance infrastructure fit for the 21st century is equally pressing, argues Darryl Murphy.
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Asset Manager NewsCentropolis Towers - Responsible Property Investment in Action
The newly built Centropolis Towers represents a landmark property in the heart of Seoul’s Central Business District, Jongno. Completed in 2018, our 134,399 sq m mixed-use development maximises available space, whilst providing occupiers comfort and convenience through the provision of on-site amenities that enhance health, wellbeing and experience.
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White papersESG and real assets: A matter of balance
Assessing ESG risks within real asset investments is far from straightforward. Mark Versey and Stanley Kwong use five case studies to illustrate the balance of ESG risk factors that affects investment decision-making, beyond simply trying to be ‘green’.
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White papersSpotlight on addressing climate change
In 2018, a group of leading climate scientists warned there is only a dozen years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5°C in a report published by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It states that even half a degree beyond this temperature will have significant environmental consequences, such as increased risk of heatwaves, droughts, floods and food shortages.
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White papersSocial Infrastructure: A dual return asset class
Social infrastructure projects, such as hospitals, schools and community centres, may be attractive assets for institutional investors seeking to make both a market rate of return and an impact return, which is the measurable improvement on environmental and community related aspects. However, this dual return focus requires managing the social and environmental impact of an in- vestment while also managing for market-rate financial returns.
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Asset Manager News
Shop Talk: The environment for private real estate debts
As private real estate lending strategies continue to gain traction with investors, how have items such as rising interest rates, increasing capital allocations, and regulatory changes affected the space?
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