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The Rise of European Debt Funds

European debt funds really took off in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). A few had existed earlier, but the losses suffered by commercial banks on their real estate loans following the crisis provided a market opportunity for institutional investors. Read more

Staff profile

Arvy Jadevicius

IQ speaks to Arvy Jadevicius, who joined INREV last year in the role of Research Analyst With real estate gaining in popularity among investors and the non-listed sector taking a greater role within the institutional portfolio, the position at INREV was a great opportunity for me,” he explains. ‘So I left my academic career to help to shape a dynamic organisation in a rapidly growing industry.’ Read more

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A New Dimension for INREV Training

INREV’s training courses have a strong reputation for expert teaching and relevance to members’ day-to-day work. Now you can combine a selection of these courses to receive the INREV/ Henley Certificate in Non- Listed Real Estate Investments. Read more

Public affairs

Where do we go from here?

After the US election last month and the Brexit referendum in June, policy makers in Brussels are getting nervous. The rise of nationalist populism and anger at the established political order are emerging trends that could have very far reaching implications for the EU. The grand experiment of an ever closer union among European countries is being questioned by voters across a wide range of member states. Read more

Other

Welcome

I would like to wish all INREV members a happy and prosperous 2017. This is a time of the year when INREV is also very much looking to the future. Nowhere is this more so than in our Business Plan for 2017-19, which sets out our goals for the next three years, and just as importantly, how we intend to achieve them. Read more

Committees

INREV committees gear up for a busy 2017

Committees play a crucial role in our activities. The committees bring together members who are expert in their fields to develop initiatives and drive the agenda forward. Each committee has a clearly defined purpose and focuses on a key area of interest for the industry. Read more

Market focus

Italian Funds

Despite the problems in its banking sector, Italy continues to see strong growth in the assets of institutional investors. Pension funds and life insurance companies are benefiting from strong positive inflows, thanks largely to the pension law reforms that have been introduced over the last two decades. Read more

Research

Fund Termination Study

Over the next two years 72 closed end funds are due to terminate, effectively putting €11 billion of net assets onto the market. Read more

Market Information

German Vehicles Index strikes a new path

The German Vehicles Index is a first for INREV, as it allows users to break down the performance of vehicles by domicile and legal structure. INREV plans this to be the first of a suite of national vehicles indices, which will make a new level of data available to the industry. Read more

View from North America

Do European and US institutional investors speak the same language?

‘Two peoples separated by a common language’ is a statement widely attributed to the playwright George Bernard Shaw in describing the differences between the English and Americans. In many respects, the same can be said of European and American institutional real estate investors. Read more