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Why Surplus LGPS Funds Should Address the Housing Shortage
Mike Weston, an independent consultant, professional pension trustee and former CEO of LGPS Central, highlights that LGPS funds are in a strong surplus position, estimated at around £147bn, at a time of major pooling reforms. This creates an opportunity to redeploy capital more strategically, supported by increased governance capacity and long term investment horizons.
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Whitepapers
13 October 2022
9 reasons to invest in UK long income real estate
The Fiera Real Estate Long Income Fund, FRELIF, is an open-ended real estate investment fund that launched in 2009 which focuses on acquiring assets with a core risk profile. Take a look at the document below to see nine reasons why you should invest in UK long income real estate.
Whitepapers
12 October 2022
The appeal of UK core long-income real estate investing
Key Takeaways • Strong inflation protection via lease indexation• Proven liability matching and low volatility• Out-performance versus other asset classes across all time series• Driving positive change towards a low carbon economy Defined Benefit (“DB”) Pension Schemes in the UK have traditionally sought required levels of investment return via investing across a balanced strategy, including […]
Whitepapers
6 October 2022
Commercial real estate and inflation: is it really a good hedge?
Written by Rupert Sheldon, Head of Core REIM It is a long-held belief that real assets generally and commercial real estate more specifically, represent a good hedge against inflation. Well, here we are in inflationary times so let’s put that theory to the test and see if this conventional thinking is correct.The answer, as with […]
Videos
5 October 2022
Spark, Bishop’s Stortford
Fiera Real Estate UK and Wrenbridge are developing a new 190,000 sq ft Grade A logistics, manufacturing and R&D scheme named ‘Spark’ in Bishops Stortford. Planning has been secured for a 189,536 sq.ft. scheme across twelve units, in five buildings. The units will range in size from 2,422 sq.ft to 60,473 sq.ft and are designated […]
Sustainable Investing
1 August 2022
The devil’s in the data
Author: Frankie Demetriades, Associate Director, ESG Collecting ESG data is imperative for businesses looking to create a pathway to Net Zero Carbon, and the conversation around data sharing between landlords and tenants is becoming easier as ESG grows in importance. Trial and error will be the best way to find solution, or a mix of solutions, […]