A number of financial regulations that were implemented following the Global Financial Crisis such as EMIR, AIFMD and Solvency II are now approaching their five-year review date. This is a standard requirement for new directives under EU financial sector regulation. Read more
In response to the 23 June 2016 referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union, INREV has created a Brexit Focus Group. Led by Jeff Rupp, Director of Public Affairs, the group comprises the chairs of the INREV Public Affairs, Tax and Research committees, along with other members of these committees and the Secondary Markets & Liquidity committee. Read more
Bertrand Julien-Laferrière, Head of Real Estate at Ardian, one of the world’s largest direct investment firms with more than €60 billions of assets under management, spoke to IQ about the organisation’s move into the non-listed real estate investment business. Read more
INREV continues to go from strength to strength. Last year our membership grew to 396, a record number of organisations, while 40 new members joined during the year. Eleven of the new members were institutional investors, the largest number since 2008. At the same time, there was a good balance between LP’s and non-LP’s among those coming on board. Read more
The global financial crisis caused deep recessions in many countries all over the globe. While Germany and the US recovered quickly from the crisis, most European countries’ GDP is still below its potential. Read more
Hauke Brede shares his views on the risks and challenges of managing Brexit Real estate risk managers are more aware than anyone that the UK’s decision to leave the EU has added a new dimension of uncertainty to the market. Read more
INREV’s Performance Measurement Committee members Ray Adderley and Stafford Biddulph (representing UK fund managers) and Rob Courtens and André Bresser (representing Danish and Dutch investors) got together in Copenhagen to explain to IQ why it’s now so important for members to provide extended historical fund data for their non-listed real estate vehicles. Read more
Technological innovation is having a big influence on the way we work, shop and receive goods. This is having a significant impact on the demand for real estate assets, rendering some functionally obsolete while new types of property are emerging as attractive investments. Read more
Easy access to regular valuation, financing and cash flow information on a vehicle in a standard structure has helped advance the professionalism of non-listed real estate. From its relatively opaque state barely ten years ago, the industry is beginning to get a clearer view of the structure of holdings and how their performance is evolving over time. Read more
A Passion for Performance. Katie Smith wants the numbers to do the talking IQ spoke to Katie Smith, Head of Analytics at CBRE Global Investment Partners, about her interest in performance analysis, her role on the INREV Performance Measurement Committee, and in particular about INREV’s plans for a new asset level index. Read more
