All Property funds articles – Page 9
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InsightOpen-ended funds: a tale of inertia
With open-ended funds under scrutiny again in the wake of the Woodford scandal, Victoria Lonsdale finds there is little prospect of the regulatory reform needed to prevent a re-run of the 2016 crisis
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Threat of no-deal Brexit speeds withdrawals from UK property funds
The threat of a no-deal Brexit sped outflows from the UK’s property funds in July during the race to replace former prime minister Theresa May, according to Calastone’s Fund Flow Index.
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BlackRock raises $780m in first close of European fund
BlackRock Real Assets has raised $780m (£632m) in the first close for BlackRock Europe Property Fund V (EFV) – more than half the total fundraising target of $1.4bn.
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CBRE GI names new portfolio manager for pan-European fund
CBRE GI has appointed Jeroen de Grunt as portfolio manager of its CBRE Pan-European Core Fund.
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Blackstone raises $8.4bn in first close for European fund
Blackstone has held an $8.4bn first close for its latest European property fund – Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe VI.
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Harbert raises €662.4m for European real estate fund
Harbert Management Corporation has raised €662.4m for Harbert European Real Estate Fund V (HEREF V), making it the firm’s largest ever European real estate fund.
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Woodford slashes NewRiver stake again
Troubled fund manager Neil Woodford has slashed his stake in NewRiver from 12% to less than 5%, according to a stock exchange announcement yesterday.
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Bank of England and FCA to review open-end funds
The Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will review redemption terms offered by open-end funds, in the wake of the problems faced by the Woodford Equity Income Fund.
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NewRiver and Purplebricks hit in fallout from Woodford crisis
Star manager’s troubles reignite debate about open-end funds sparked by run on property funds in 2016.
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DFI raises €436m for debut property fund
Deutsche Finance International (DFI) has raised €436m for its debut real estate fund, DFI European Value-Add Fund.
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Lone Star raises $4.7bn for latest fund
Lone Star Funds has raised $4.7bn for its latest real estate fund – less than the $5.9bn raised for its previous fund.
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Alpha acquires De Vere Beaumont Hotel’s £40m ground rent
Asset manager Alpha Real Capital has acquired the ground rent of the De Vere Beaumont Hotel in Old Windsor fro £40m on behalf of its ground rent investment fund vehicle Index Linked Income Fund.
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Greystar seeks £750m for UK BTR fund
Greystar Real Estate Partners is looking to raise £750m for the first in a series of funds focused on the development of build-to-rent (BTR) homes in the UK.
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Flows into property funds for retail investors turn positive
Funds had been hit by a spate of redemptions that started in December when net outflows totalled £179m
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Allianz joins forces with GLP for $600m far eastern logistics push
Investment management firm GLP has formed a $600m (£460m) investment partnership with Allianz Real Estate to invest in logistics assets with integrated technologies in China and Japan.
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First Property Group predicts profit will exceed market expectations
Property fund manager and investor First Property Group has announced its annual pre-tax profit is set to “significantly exceed” market expectations.
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PFP Capital announces two site acquisitions for MMR Fund in Scotland
Places for People Group’s fund management arm PfP Capital has announced that its Mid-Market Rent Fund has acquired two new developments in Scotland.
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Standard Life Investments PIT reports 9.6% return
Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust has credited its overweight industrial position for delivering a NAV total return of 9.6%.
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Clarion takes majority stake in Gramercy
US property investment giant Clarion Partners has bought a majority stake in logistics and industrial specialist Gramercy Europe.
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LeadCrest launches sale and leaseback fund
LeadCrest Capital Partners (LeadCrest) has launched as a new fund management business specialising in sale and leaseback transactions across Europe.
