In the next stage of the real estate cycle, are investors seeking greater liquidity from indirect real estate or would altering one of its fundamental characteristics make it a less attractive portfolio diversifier? INREV research explores how liquidity influences indirect investment. Read more
European funds underperformed other regions on a five-year basis. So why are capital flows to this region increasing? One way to understand the real value of return delivered by core versus non-core funds is using a value at risk (VaR) approach. So how much wealth could an investor potentially lose according to their choice of fund type and region? Read more
Non-listed funds thrived in 2014, as capital growth improved and debt levels declined Non-listed real estate funds took flight in 2014, producing their strongest performance since the last peak, with almost all sectors and geographies showing a sharp improvement on 2013. Read more
Technology may have been a major theme of INREV’s 2015 Annual Conference in Barcelona, but it will be people not gadgets that shape the industry. INREV's 2015 Annual Conference in Barcelona took in drones, cloud computing, foldaway houses, the Chinese economic miracle and the kids that were sat on the beach across from the landmark Arts Hotel venue. Read more
Asia Pacific non-listed real estate funds’ performance was stable in 2014. The results of the recently-released ANREV Annual Index 2014 show performance that was consistent with 2013, with the overall return of the All Funds index being 9.1%. Read more
It is said that the past does not predict the future; however, a good track record is often one of the criteria for fund manager selection. So does past performance provide information about future returns? Read more
Paul Boske, Finance Manager at INREV, is settling into his new role at the organisation and helping to improve financial reporting and processes. Paul’s first day at the INREV office was not the usual newcomer experience. Having worked previously at the company that undertook its audit work, he was already familiar with the INREV business and team. Read more
How is recent consolidation impacting today’s GP/ LP relationship? And how will the business model evolve in the next 10-15 years? Read more
With $93bn of investor capital under management Blackstone has enjoyed a meteoric rise to become the largest real estate private equity firm in the world. IQ spoke to Jon Gray, the firm’s charismatic Global Head of Real Estate on his flying visit to the INREV Annual Conference and discovered some of the secret of Blackstone’s success. Read more
Since the beginning of the year, the focus of policymakers in Brussels has shifted remarkably. The European Commission and Parliament have turned their attention away from developing new measures to regulate the financial sector, lower systemic risk and increase financial market transparency. Read more
