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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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13 July 2021
The Appeal of UK Core Long-Income Commercial Real Estate Investing: An Attractive Alternative to Traditional Liability Matching
The UK investor has few choices to deliver income that can meet their long-term needs. Despite having less liquidity, private markets, and more specifically real estate, might be the best answer. Defined Benefit (“DB”) Pension Schemes in the UK have traditionally sought to generate required levels of investment return via investing across a balanced strategy, […]
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25 June 2021
Driving Green Investment Keynote: How can the Real Estate Sector Achieve Net Zero Carbon?
Originally published by Real Estate Live. Our Associate Director, ESG, Jessica Pilz, recently joined Real Estate Live to discuss What support the sector will need to drive its green agenda forward and how can it support its occupiers and tenants to drive forward their own net zero ambitions? Speakers include: Sonal Jain (Chair), Director of […]
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10 June 2021
Planet Mark Accreditation – Fiera Real Estate UK’s Carbon Footprint
Fiera Real Estate has achieved the Planet Mark Year 2020 Business Certification. The firm announced that it had partnered with Planet Mark earlier this year to better understand the business’s carbon footprint and social impact value. The Planet Mark Business Certification is an internationally recognised sustainability certification for businesses acknowledging continuous progress, encouraging action and […]
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10 June 2021
Fiera Real Estate UK ESG Brochure
Climate change represents one of the greatest challenges of our time. In 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned us that to meet the ambitions laid out in the Paris Agreement, we would all need to engage to limit the earth’s warming to 1.5° in order to prevent the most catastrophic events. In […]
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27 April 2021
Sustainability at Fiera Real Estate UK
Fiera Real Estate’s UK division recognises the importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and acknowledges that embracing principles of ESG and responsible investment also helps position the firm to effectively address shifting regulatory, environmental and societal issues – considerations that have become increasingly important in terms of attracting and retaining clients and partners. […]