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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
30 November 2020
Private Alternatives Outlook 2021: The New Normal?
There are many words to describe financial markets in 2020, but “normal” certainly is not one of them. Equity markets the world over were rattled by the imminent slowdown in global growth, culminating in the fastest bear market on record in March, only to recoup losses (and then some) just a few months later. In […]
Webinars
17 November 2020
A generational buying opportunity for investors: How to create value in UK real estate
Between climate change, the effect of new technology, Brexit and COVID-19, UK Real Estate has never seen this scale of change in such a short period. Whilst this has created many challenges to sustain value in today’s market, there are opportunities arising and for those who adapt to them the long term looks very positive. […]
Videos
3 November 2020
UK Real Estate Market Update
The short-term economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis is clear, record beating volatility in GDP, looming job losses and unprecedented government spending: $10trillion and counting. Despite this, the property market has been surprisingly resilient this year. In this short video, Alex Price set out what we are seeing in the UK today and what we […]
Whitepapers
29 July 2020
Value creation in a transitional market (EU)
Foreword by Chris Button, Head of UK Value Add REIM, Fiera Real Estate Leo Tolstoy wrote in War and Peace that “the two most powerful warriors are patience and time”. As we watch COVID-19 impact the health and wellbeing of the world we live in, it is hard to predict the long-term effects of this […]
Whitepapers
29 July 2020
Value creation in a transitional market (UK)
Foreword by Chris Button, Head of UK Value Add REIM, Fiera Real Estate Leo Tolstoy wrote in War and Peace that “the two most powerful warriors are patience and time”. As we watch COVID-19 impact the health and wellbeing of the world we live in, it is hard to predict the long-term effects of this […]