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Interest shared globally for funds

There are more similarities than differences in investors’ intentions for 2014, according to an ANREV-INREV-PREA comparison study Language and business culture might still set investors of different origins apart but the results of the ANREV-INREV-PREA Global Investment Intentions comparison study shows that there is some alignment about trends for non-listed property in the market in 2014. Read more

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A meeting of minds in Brussels

The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) published its report on long-term financing of the European Economy last month. Two weeks ahead of publication, key representatives from the European real estate industry met the report’s author Read more

Member profile

Michael Bruhn

PFA Real Estate, the real estate arm of PFA - Denmark’s largest pensions provider - has been a member of INREV for a little under a year. IQ spoke to Michael Bruhn to get his first impressions of the organisation Read more

Staff profile

Liz Middleton

If it feels like Liz Middleton is synonymous with INREV, then you would almost be right. As Office Manager, Liz has been with the Association for nine years and is the longest serving member of the team. Read more

Young Professionals

YPs meet across Europe

The Young Professionals calendar is in full swing as seminars and “Get Togethers” take place across Europe. In February, a Link & Learn breakfast seminar hosted by Niam was held in Stockholm about the emergence of logistics as a mature real estate asset class. In Amsterdam, a Get Together was co-hosted by Invesco Real Estate, and focused on the hotel market outlook. Read more

Public affairs

The road to Brussels

It’s been just three years since INREV first ventured into the public affairs arena. Our first order of business was pulling together a team faced with the challenge of responding to multiple regulatory initiatives such as EMIR, Solvency II and AIFMD, while we launched efforts to find office space in Brussels so the public affairs team could be in closer contact with European policy makers. Read more

Committees

Reporting Committee

When the revised INREV Guidelines are released at the Investor and Fund Manager Seminar next month, one of the biggest accolades must go to the Reporting Committee. Read more

Other

Message from the CEO

This time last year I announced our intention to embed a global approach into all our initiatives. This was to reflect the natural development of the industry but also to support the further flow of capital to Europe by engaging with the other regions. I am pleased to report that we have made great strides towards these ambitions in 2013. Read more

Viewpoints

Back to the banks? Debt funds compete for loans

With banks starting to return to the lending market, our investor and fund manager examine what they think the prospects are for the emerging debt funds sector Investor viewpoint The numbers would suggest that this is a trend that cannot be stopped. There are more than 40 European debt funds, either raising capital, investing or already invested. This amounts to €26 billion. Read more

Young Professionals

For good measure

The GRESB survey gives fund managers and investors a way to measure their own progress and provides industry benchmarks Read more