All United Kingdom articles – Page 11
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White papersAre cities still the anchor in the housing journey?
With greater flexibility in the way we work likely to have a lasting impact on corporate culture, will cities continue to be the anchor in our housing journey?
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White papersStepping up financing of renewable energy projects
Renewable energy generation has been a major focus for impact investors, who have been channelling private capital towards wind power, solar technology and other fossil fuel-free or sustainable solutions. While 2021 marked a new record for renewable energy capacity additions, the IEA has warned that the pace must double to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
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Asset Manager NewsPeterborough’s Queensgate shopping centre celebrates its 40th anniversary
Peterborough’s Queensgate Shopping Centre has been at the heart of the city’s retail life for four decades.
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BlogUkraine conflict: UK real estate impacts
In our latest blog on the conflict in Ukraine, we examine the immediate effect on the UK institutional real estate market and make some tentative observations on potential long-term implications for real assets.
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White papersUK supermarkets: a sector in the eye of the storm
As the world slowly moves on from the pandemic, Eugenia Lara Armas, Credit Analyst, looks at how shifts in shopping habits will impact credit investors, with a focus on the UK supermarket sector.
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White papersThe evolution of the European mortgage market
Residential mortgage markets in the UK and Europe are undergoing a period of transformation as new funding models emerge and new players enter the mix, following in the footsteps of the Dutch mortgage market. Long-term institutional capital, in search of attractive returns and diversification potential, is playing an increasingly important role, with the entry of innovative, non-bank lending platforms helping to disrupt the status quo and create a more diversified lending landscape.
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White papersReal Estate House View - United Kingdom 2022
Retail warehouse capital values grew 7.0% in Q4 2021 alone, roughly eight times the rate of other retail segments. This statistic helps illustrate the divergance in performance between different retail segments.
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Asset Manager NewsSwiss Life - Insights: March 2022
The Swiss Life Asset Managers’ European Thematic Cities Index (TCI) compares European cities across the five Cs. It identifies those most likely to be resilient in the face of unrelenting structural change as well as their individual strengths and weaknesses. We translate the five Cs into city specific themes that resilient cities will need.
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White papersWhat is place-based impact investing?
Place-based impact investing can help real estate investors deliver clear and measurable improvements to deprived areas. But how does it work?
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Asset Manager NewsDeka Immobilien acquires starter properties for new special fund Domus Megatrends Europa
With the purchase of two high-end office buildings in Dublin and Madrid for a total of more than EUR 100 million, Deka Immobilien has made its first investments on behalf of its new special fund Domus Megatrends Europa.
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White papersLevelling up and why the U.K. real estate industry should pay attention
At the beginning of February 2022, the U.K. government announced its long awaited ‘levelling up’ plan to address and close the gap between the rich and poorest parts of the country. An ambitious target of 2030 is set and much needed as, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies1, the U.K. is one of the most geographically uneven countries, with income inequality ranked as one of the highest in Europe.
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street is targeting becoming a net zero carbon business by 2040, ten years earlier than planned.
Following the launch of our net zero carbon targets in January, the attached pathway outlines two new and ambitious commitments: to become a net zero carbon business for corporate and landlord emissions and refurbishments – the scope over which the business has the most influence – by 2030, 20 years earlier than originally announced, and to become a net zero carbon business for occupier emissions and fit-outs by 2040, 10 years earlier than planned, as momentum for the firm’s responsible investment strategy continues to build.
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Asset Manager NewsEdmond de Rothschild REIM secures £25.9 million Glasgow development for UK private rented sector Fund
Edmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management (REIM) has secured a prime residential development site in Glasgow, its first investment in Scotland, for the Edmond de Rothschild Residential Investment Fund UK, which invests in the private rented sector (PRS) on behalf of European institutional investors.
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White papersLessons from COP26 Net-zero pathway a boon to fixed income
Having more data to discuss with corporates is helping to rewrite the framework for investment, says Andrew Jackson, Head of Fixed Income
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White papersIs the U.K. the Newest Leading Indicator?
An upside surprise in U.K. inflation and improving employment trends reinforced markets pricing a 10–15 bps rate hike by the BoE in December, while energy prices eased following the announcements from China, which could provide downside pressure to market inflation expectations.
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White papersBuildings for change: impact investing in U.K. real estate
Real estate is a natural home for impact investing. The built environment offers scope to create positive environmental and social benefits for communities, as well as attractive financial returns for investors.
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White papersA smoother journey to the endgame
After years of seemingly always being at least 10 years from full funding, UK Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes appear to be moving closer to the end of their journey. But what is their destination, what is the plan for getting there and how can fiduciary management help?
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White papersAn investor’s perspective on the UK’s Net Zero Strategy
Darryl Murphy assesses the implications and opportunities for infrastructure investors.
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Asset Manager NewsEdmond de Rothschild REIM confirms its ambitions in the London office market
Edmond de Rothschild strengthens its European real estate investment management platform with the appointment of Derek Williams who joined the Group as Head of UK Commercial Fund Management on 14 September 2021. He will be responsible for developing a new strategy focused on London offices.
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street completes 31,600 sq ft of lettings at Manchester’s Bauhaus
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed two lettings across six floors at its flagship Bauhaus office in Manchester city centre.
