Types of investment

Alternatives

New possibilities in alternatives

Investors are increasingly looking beyond traditional asset classes to a growing alternatives market that can offer the potential of strong, uncorrelated returns and diversification throughout the economic cycle.

Our specialist teams operate across a range of areas such as real assets, private markets and liquid alternative strategies. On-the-ground connections across Europe and the US allow our teams to continually explore and capitalise on new investment possibilities.

Turning these opportunities into high-quality, optimised solutions for our clients starts with strategic dialogue so we can fully understand your objectives

Our approach is based on an independent and imaginative spirit, where alternative thinking and new ideas can thrive, supported by the resources of a global investment business that’s renowned for original research, advanced data analytics, and a centre of excellence in responsible investment.

This means our teams have both the foundations to grow and the vision to succeed. Together they bring a broad, integrated, and smart approach to alternative investments and strategies that can help you meet your needs today and be ready for whatever tomorrow holds.

18 September 2024

Joanna Tano

Head of Research, Europe, Real Estate (EMEA)

UK Real Estate – Overview Q2 2024

The UK economy recorded strong growth in the second quarter, with GDP growing by 0.6% in the 3 months to June, primarily led by growth in the services sector.
Read time - 3 min
16 September 2024

Marcus Phayre-Mudge

Head of Property Investment, Thames River Capital

George Gay

Portfolio Manager

Why it’s time to look again at real estate

We are moving past peak interest rates and real estate equities look well placed. Find out how we’re targeting value and why a hybrid approach to property investing makes sense.
Read time - 4 min
18 July 2024

Hamish Mair, BSc, MBA, ASIP

Managing Director and Head of Private Equity

A consciously high UK exposure

With a 40%+ weighting in the UK and around 35% in Europe, our superior returns show you don’t always have to travel far to access growth in interesting and innovative small to medium-sized companies.
Read time - 3 mins
17 July 2024

Joanna Tano

Head of Research, Europe, Real Estate (EMEA)

UK Real Estate: Talking points July 2024

Political stability, rebased pricing, falling inflation and the expectation of rate cutting are collectively expected to provide a more supportive environment for UK real estate.
Read time 2 min
21 June 2024

James Coke

Fund Manager & Co-head of Institutional UK Real Estate

Emma Gullifer

Assistant Fund Manager

Green to gold: realising opportunities from the carbon transition

We explore the interventions required to monetise green energy, and how investors might benefit from the carbon transition.
Read time - 2 min
22 May 2024

Joanna Tano

Head of Research, Europe, Real Estate (EMEA)

UK Real estate – Overview Q1 2024

Total returns for the UK commercial property market turned positive in Q1 2024.
Read time - 3 min

Client Solutions

Real Estate

We have highly experienced and specialist teams operating in the UK, Europe and the US with a range of strategies across real estate.

Commodities

At Columbia Threadneedle, we offer actively managed long and short strategies that invest in a diverse global portfolio of commodities to access the capital growth, portfolio diversification and inflation protection benefits offered by this asset class.
Property
We have highly experienced and specialist teams operating in the UK, Europe and the US with a range of strategies across real estate.
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Infrastructure
Infrastructure assets can provide steady returns over the longer term and have a low correlation to other asset classes. In times of economic trubulence they can be resilient, making them increasingly appealing to investors.
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Commodities
At Columbia Threadneedle, we offer actively managed long and short strategies that invest in a diverse global portfolio of commodities to access the capital growth, portfolio diversification and inflation protection benefits offered by this asset class.
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