BlackRock beefs up global real estate capacity
BlackRock has acquired private real estate firm MGPA as part of its Asia-Pacific and European growth strategy in a deal that will bring its real estate AUM to $25bn.
Property
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LG makes new property hire amid sector boom
L&G Property has appointed a new senior asset manager to work on the £800m Property Unit Trust alongside lead manager Matt Jarvis.
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Investing in residential ground rents
Clive Rayden of the Coast Freehold Income Fund takes a look at how investors can benefit from investing in ground rents as an alternative to other property-focused options.
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overseas investing property London
London offers prime property investments for those with the cash to afford them though Ruby Dalal says that these same – largely overseas – investors are also spreading their search into the regions as they look for answers to very specific needs.
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New property fund targets student houses
Luxembourg Fund Partners has launched a new fund targeting investments in student houses in prime markets such as Edinburgh and Cambridge.
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Losses for UK property investors
UK property fund investors have lost an average 11.4% over the past five years, according to a study conducted by Castle Trust.
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mandg skirts 20 percent tax property
M&G Investments has taken advantage of the property authorised investment fund (PAIF) structure first introduced in 2008 to make the £2bn M&G Property Portfolio more tax efficient for investors.
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equities real estate are asset calls
Rather than 2013 being a continuation of a risk on/risk off approach, Keith Skeoch suggests this year investors will start to be more precise about where risk will be rewarded, with a greater empahsis on property and equities.
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building confidence
The problems of gearing in listed and closed-ended property funds are well known, but new funds and structures can offer robust alternatives to the more traditional property funds.
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hayes returns as nicholas leaves first state
Andrew Nicholas has resigned from First State in Australia and is to be replaced by the returning Stephen Hayes.
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schroders recruits head of pan european property
Tony Smedley has been recruited by Schroders to run its pan-European property team.
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brazil govt-backed housing project through sicav
BGB Weston has launched its Brazilian Social Property Fund to take advantage of a housing project backed by the Brazilian government to the tune of 65bn.