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Neil Harris, Co-Chair of the INREV Global Standards Steering Committee explains the importance of setting common industry standards and language across the globe. He discusses the achievements made to date in identifying gaps and explains how they plan to move forward to close the gaps with key representatives from each region.

Through this webinar, led by Wietse de Vries, partner at Almazara and Co-Chair of the INREV Corporate Governance Committee, you will have the opportunity to gain a solid understanding of the INREV Corporate Governance framework and to hear more about its role in today's market.

This webinar will cover:

• Structure, processes, policies, laws that determine how a fund is managed and controlled
• INREV Corporate Governance framework
• Tools to adequately balance powers between investors and management, and to create alignment of interest
• How to create a set of rules that is stable and resilient even when circumstances change
• How to use INREV's online interactive tool to benchmark an investment vehicle against industry best practices and determine its level of compliance with INREV Guidelines

In the past few years, a growing number of funds have reached the end of their life and the process to liquidate, restructure or extend has been undertaken. The success of this procedure appears to have been somewhat mixed leaving some investors and fund managers, no doubt, frustrated and disappointed.

With the goal to offer practical support to the real estate industry when approaching end of a fund's life, INREV, IPF and AREF have joint efforts and gone through an extensive consultation with the real estate industry.

Through this webinar, led by Deborah Lloyd, at Deborah Lloyd Consulting and Rachel Portlock, you will have the chance to get an insight on the project findings and to gain a good understanding of the guiding principles and best practice recommendations behind the end of life process.

The webinar covers:

• Scope and aim of the report
• Guiding principles
• Best practices and real case examples

Participants will follow along in real time from their computers. A few days prior to the event Adobe information will be sent directly to the delegates.

With sustainability becoming a decisive element for institutional investors and fund managers when looking at non-listed real estate investments, is very important to keep updated on how the industry is evolving in respect to sustainable investments and to gain a solid understanding of best practices and efforts in the area.

In this webinar, Sophie Carruth, Head of Sustainability - Europe at LaSalle Investment Management, will present some of the latest developments on implementing sustainable solutions and on enhancing performance
 
The webinar will cover the following items:
 
•   How the health and well-being of tenants and customers translate into productivity
•   Issues around energy certification
•   Impact of sustainability on performance: LaSalle business case
•   Introduction to INREV Sustainability reporting guidelines

Who should attend the webinar:
The course will be of interest for investors, fund managers as well as advisors who are involved in sustainability within their company or is curious about the integration and implementation of sustainability policies in fund structures.

Logistics
Participants will follow along in real time from their computers. A few days prior to the event Adobe information will be sent directly to the delegates.
Internet, PC and PC microphone are required to join the course.

On 9 December 2015 the European Court of Justice issued a ruling on the VAT exemption for fund management services deciding that the management of real estate funds may also qualify exempt. However in order to qualify for the exemption an investment fund must be regulated (i.e. subject to governmental supervision). Consequently, the management of a regulated real estate fund is exempt from VAT. However, property management of real estate held by such fund cannot benefit from the VAT exemption for fund management according to the ECJ.

During this webinar Maarten de Bruin and Wim Panis Partners at Stibbe provide participants with an overview of the ruling  and the implications it will have on the real estate investment management industry in the major European jurisdictions:

The webinar will cover the following topics:

• Scope of the ruling
• Definition of regulated vs unregulated funds and how this affects the VAT exemptions
• Impact on fund structuring and fees
• Case studies
• Future outlook

The webinar is aimed at fund managers, investors as well as advisors who wish to get a practical update on the current changing tax regime and how this affect fund structuring efficiency.