European insurers are leading the charge for alternative income assets, with pension funds following suit in both Continental Europe and the UK.
European insurers are leading the charge for alternative income assets, with pension funds following suit in both Continental Europe and the UK.
Funds Europe talks to SGSS about the asset servicer’s Long View survey on the major issues facing the industry and the upcoming roadshows to publicise and debate the results.
The bonanza that Europe’s alternative investment industry has experienced in recent years has been reflected in the “most comprehensive analysis ever undertaken” of the market.
Property funds in the UK are to be split into two sectors to reflect the fact investors can access property through direct investments or through securities.
A London public sector pension fund has invested in a UK build-to-rent property portfolio, saying the assets would “complement” the fund’s investment in European commercial real estate.
Europe’s recovery means income growth, not prices, is likely to drive property performance in the next few years – which means attention to fundamentals is important, says Matt Hall of Invesco Real Estate.
The real estate division of London-based asset manager M&G has acquired a four-acre mixed-use development site in Edinburgh’s Haymarket business district for £49.1 million (€56 million).
Just over half (51%) of private equity and real estate managers describe themselves as being less than satisfied with the current level of cybersecurity within their own firms, according to a survey by fund administration firm Augentius.
Two major office and retail deals involving the real estate arms of UK asset managers have been finalised.
M&G Real Estate is to finance 315 build-to-rent homes in Reading, a town in south east England, reflecting increasing interest in the sector by the asset management industry.
