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The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) imposes requirements related to derivatives entered into by financial businesses, including ordinary interest rate and currency swaps commonly used by real estate funds. Such requirements can include derivatives being entered into through a central counterparty and being subject to cash collateral posting, and in all cases derivatives must be reported to regulators. Although INREV supports the goal of improving transparency and stability on the OTC markets, it opposes overly costly and burdensome regulations being applied to real estate funds, which typically use interest rate and currency swaps simply to manage risk.

The non-listed real estate industry has grown considerably over the last decade and with it the interests and needs of market participants. The research objective of this study is to examine the current status and the influence of corporate governance on the volatility and returns of non-listed real estate funds, and seeks to address the following questions:

• How has corporate governance for the non-listed industry changed over the last twenty years?
• How does corporate governance affect fund performance, risk, volatility and capital raising ability?

There is increasing interest to better understand the performance between capital expenditure (cap-ex) and performance.

INREV’s latest academic research shows that high levels of cap-ex tends to have a more positive and significant impact on performance.

There are significant variations in levels of cap-ex, and the impact is greater in the UK and the USA than in Germany and the Netherlands. Offices tend to benefit from cap-ex in Germany and Netherlands, while it is a drag on future performance in the UK and USA.

The research looks at the case of Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and the USA.

The study provides an overview of the fund of funds industry globally, including insights by target region, by style and structure and other associated characteristics, as well as analysis of the performance of funds of funds.

This study has been conducted since 2007.  Since 2015 the study has been carried out with ANREV.

La Directive AIFM, qui est entrée en vigueur le 22 juillet 2014, concerne directement l'industrie immobilière non cotée en bourse. La plupart des gestionnaires de fonds actifs dans l'UE doivent  être autorisés par un État membre et respecter les exigences notamment liées à la gestion, au marketing, à la notification, en utilisant les dépositaires et autres tiers, et à la gestion des risques.

Ce webinaire dirigé par Etienne Wagner, Head of Compliance - Internal Controls and Risks chez AEW Europe, mettre l'accent sur la gestion des risques en vertu de la Directive AIFM et couvre les sujets suivants:

• L'impact de la Directive AIFM et de nouvelles exigences liées à la gestion des fonds immobiliers non cotés
• Les procédures de gestion des risques
• Les meilleures pratiques et des enseignements tirés douze mois après l’entrée en vigueur de la Directive AIFM

Skanska used the redevelopment of the Bentley Works factory to set the standard for future undertakings.

Bentley Works is 7.5 ha site for engineering, manufacturing and servicing which has been redeveloped into a state-of-the-art facility. Skanska used the project to create a new standard and developed an internal rating system with 'Deep Green' as the highest rating. Achieving net zero primary energy, zero waste, zero hazardous materials and net zero water, Bentley Works went beyond the minimum requirements of Deep Green.

Prepared by Skanska and INREV

In a response to the EBA’s consultation paper on Shadow Banking filed on 18 June, INREV argued against the proposal to include all AIFs in the definition of shadow banking.

Building on work carried out by the Financial Stability Board, the European Banking Authority (EBA) is creating a set of policy recommendations and proposes to define shadow banks as entities which present sufficient unknown risks that it is justifiable to restrict the exposure of mainstream banks to that part of the financial system. These include activities carried out by many in the asset management industry, including real estate investment funds. The EBA’s consultation paper suggests that all AIFs should be treated as shadow banking entities.

As debt continues to evolve as a viable investment strategy for investors through direct and indirect approaches, this webinar, led by Isabelle Scemama, Head of Funds Group ar AXA REIM provides French-speaking INREV members with an update on the new debt investment strategies.

This study focuses on the liquidity needs and requirements of investors who invest in indirect real estate. The aims of the study are to identify how investors define liquidity, discover the importance they ascribe to liquidity when compared to other investment considerations and explore the factors that influence their liquidity needs. Furthermore, the study examines investor views on the drivers of indirect real estate liquidity and their perspectives on the liquidity of indirect real estate vehicles, with a particular focus on closed end and open end real estate funds. Preferred secondary market transaction methodologies are also examined. Finally, investor suggestions for changes to the indirect real estate market which could enhance liquidity are discussed.

This report provides insights into the legal, regulatory and tax regimes of pension fund systems worldwide by:

• Outlining the impact of the transition from defined benefit to defined contribution schemes
• Sharing industry experts’ personal views on current regimes and their expectations for future trends