All commercial property articles – Page 2
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Opinion
Why the private rented sector offers schemes property diversification
Pension schemes have shunned the UK residential private rented sector for decades due to a lack of suitable stock and difficulties in day-to-day management.
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News
Havering struggles to find local infra for growth
The £506m London Borough of Havering Pension Fund is looking to invest in local infrastructure projects, but the need to balance this with strong returns is hampering its search.
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News
Shipbuilding scheme sails towards 10% property allocation
The Shipbuilding Industries Pension Scheme plans to boost its property allocation to around a tenth of its overall portfolio in its hunt for diversification, capital preservation and income.
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News
Careful asset selection urged in secondary property as inflows mount
Investment experts have warned about the importance of careful selection when investing in second tier-property, as schemes increase allocations to the sub-asset class.
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Opinion
NAPF endorses secondary property investments
Sometimes its good to know you are ahead of the crowd. This week we published our supplement – The Specialist – on property and real assets. One theme running through the edition was the growth of secondary property investments among UK schemes.
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Features
Property tops the table while infra waits in the wings
Defined benefit schemes are increasingly investing in real assets, including property, infrastructure and forestry to use their inflation-linked characteristics to shore up portfolios against expected rate rises.
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Features
The Specialist: Schemes move down the property ladder
Pensions Expert presents case studies, data and analysis on how schemes are investing in property and real assets, such as infrastructure, farmland and timber, in the latest edition of The Specialist.
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News
Schemes up proxy matching assets to avoid low-yield bonds
Schemes are seeking proxies for traditional matching assets, investment data have shown, as low yields in fixed income make some investors reticent about implementing liability-driven investment strategies.
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Features
Second-tier wins out against core property investments
The ground underneath the bricks and mortar asset class trembled after the downturn in 2008, when a housing and mortgage implosion triggered the global financial crisis.
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Features
LPFA boosts in-house investment team as it focuses on illiquids
The London Pensions Fund Authority is strengthening its in-house investment capabilities in order to reduce investment costs and diversify further into illiquid assets.
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Opinion
How to protect property investment value against rate rises
The Financial Times recently reported UK pension funds selling gilts and corporate bonds and investing in private markets to “protect their portfolios from any widening of spreads in fixed income markets and to benefit from future rises in interest rates”.
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News
Kent ups property to benefit from stronger yields
Kent Pension Fund has decided to increase its exposure to property by almost 20 per cent to take advantage of attractive yields.
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News
Plumbing scheme ramps up property exposure
The Plumbing and Mechanical Services Industry Pension Scheme is to expand its property investment for the second year running, as investors return to traditional commercial property in their hunt for value.
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