UK real estate: half-year health check

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Despite volatility in the UK property market over the past 12 months, there’s been a nascent pricing recovery since March. So, what’s the outlook like for the rest of the year?

Impact Investing in Private Equity – a UK pension fund perspective

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Pensions for Purpose’s latest research paper, sponsored by Columbia Threadneedle Investments explores how the UK pension fund market is viewing impact in private equity.

Delivering sustainable returns in real estate investing

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Climate change is affecting every sector of our economy, and it remains one of the most important factors to consider when making long term investment decisions.

Real estate – understanding the new normal

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Where next for real estate? With sections on the UK, Continental European and US real estate our team take a closer look at the economic backdrop, activity in 2022, the outlook for 2023 plus strategy calls across various sub-sectors.

Build to rent investment – performance, resilience, and a great diversifier

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Residential property is no longer an emerging asset class or viewed solely as an ancillary part of a commercial property allocation.

Industry trends to watch in 2023

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The last few years have delivered a fair share of ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ setbacks for asset managers and investors.

Real Estate: Preserving Value

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There was a definite air of positivity in European real estate markets in January and February 2022.

No more bad news should be good news in 2023

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After a dismal year for markets, William Davies gives his thoughts on risks and opportunities in the market as we head into 2023. While there is plenty to be cautious about, a repeat of 2022 seems unlikely.

TPEN Responsible Investment Update 2021

Pensions Watch Issue 21: What’s been happening and what’s on the horizon in the world of pensions

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With the recent launch of the 8th annual edition of the Pension Policy Institute’s (PPI’s) The DC Future Book, compiled, as it has been since its inception, in association with Columbia Threadneedle Investments, we look at the key findings of this year’s research and what actions should be considered if good retirement outcomes are to become the norm.