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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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17 February 2020
Post-Brexit Opportunities in Real Estate
The UK’s reputation as a place of business has suffered in recent years, thanks to Brexit. But despite the gloomy headlines – and the gloomy weather – opportunity is returning to the market and the outlook for real estate after Brexit is positive. The fundamentals that have long drawn investors to the UK remain. Other […]
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4 February 2020
Prospero, Ansty Launch
Manse Opus are developing one of the most significant new business parks in the UK and with a prime position east of Coventry, and the Park is already attracting multi-national businesses to the scheme. Uniquely positioned both geographically and demographically, Prospero Ansty offers businesses the perfect environment to grow. Coventry and the wider region have […]
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25 January 2020
UK Core Long-Income Commercial Real Estate
FOREWORD by Rupert Sheldon, Head of Core REIM UK Defined Benefit (“DB”) Pension Schemes in the UK have traditionally sought to generate required levels of investment return via investing across a balanced strategy, including bonds, equities and alternative assets. These typically include private market strategies such as real estate, private equity and more recently infrastructure. […]
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7 January 2020
Fiera Real Estate Launch
In April 2019, Fiera Real Estate, part of Fiera Capital Corporation (TSX: FSZ) (“Fiera Capital”), the third largest independent asset management firm in Canada, acquired an 80% interest in Palmer Capital. This acquisition marked the start of an evolution for Fiera Real Estate’s UK division to become part of a coordinated and growing global real estate platform. […]
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1 January 2020
The Appeal of Post-Brexit Britain to Real Estate Investors
FOREWORD by Alex Price, CEO, Fiera Real Estate UK Every modern British political generation has faced crises, from Churchill (World War II) to Macmillan (Suez) to Thatcher (The Falkland’s) to Brown (Global Financial Crisis). Boris Johnson’s tenure as PM has only just started but he is already facing this generation’s political crisis, leaving the EU […]