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NEWSLETTER | 23 Jan 2020

Rising interest: Pension fund investment in long income property on the up

In this week’s newsletter, Emily Perryman reports on a new Alpha Real Capital survey which suggests that a pension funds are set to significantly increase their level of investment in long income property over the next two years on the back of low bond yields and uncertainty in the current macroeconomic environment.

In deal news, we report on the addition of three Dutch assets to Cording's Euro Industrial Real Estate Fund portfolio, plus Valesco's EUR1.2 billion deal to acquire the landmark Brussels Finance Tower. We also have news of deal in the 'buoyant' Qatar market with ADMARES set to provide 16 floating hotels for fans attending the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

And don't forget to vote in the Property Funds World European Awards 2020, which will recognise the Property/Real Estate Fund Managers, Investors, Consultants, Advisers and Service Providers during 2019 in a range of categories covering the entire Property Funds space. The closing date for nominations is 28 February…

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Pension funds’ interest in long income property set to soar as low yields persist

Thu | 23 Jan 2020, 11:12

The level of investment in long income property from pension funds is expected to grow significantly over the next two years, thanks to a combination of low bond yields and an uncertain macroeconomic environment.

Thu | 23 Jan 2020, 11:12

Cording Real Estate Group, a member of the Edmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management Platform, has acquired a portfolio comprising two light industrial assets and a small logistics property for the Cording Euro Industrial Real Estate Fund.

Thu | 23 Jan 2020, 11:12

Qetaifan Projects, a Katara Hospitality owned company, has signed a deal with aternative real estate specialist ADMARES for the construction and operation of 16 floating hotels on the shores of Qetaifan Island North to provide fan accommodation for the 2022 World Cup.

Thu | 23 Jan 2020, 11:12

New research has revealed Birmingham as the Council area with the most opportunities for regeneration via investment in empty residential and commercial properties.

Thu | 23 Jan 2020, 11:12

The European healthcare market continues to attract increased investment volumes, with capital targeting the sector having more than doubled since 2015 to EUR6.5 billion annually, according to the latest European Healthcare: Elderly Care Market 2020 report by leading global property adviser Knight Frank.

Thu | 23 Jan 2020, 11:12

The Valesco Group (Valesco), a London headquartered European real estate investment and asset manager, backed by Meritz Securities (Meritz), one of the largest South Korean institutional investors, has acquired the Finance Tower, a skyscraper located in Brussels’ CBD for cEUR1.2 billion, from Breevast and ZBG, in an off-market transaction.