Insights
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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Videos
7 April 2025
European Real Estate Debt Q&A Video
European real estate debt continues to gain prominence among institutional investors, offering the potential for attractive risk-adjusted returns and downside protection through senior secured positions in the capital stack. While no investment is without risk, the current market dynamics present a compelling opportunity to deploy capital strategically.
In this short video, David Renshaw, Managing Director & Co-Head of Fiera Real Estate’s European Debt Strategy, shares insights on where we see the most significant opportunities.
Webinars
3 April 2025
Webinar: Growth, Appeal and Opportunity – The European Real Estate Debt Landscape
European real estate debt continues to expand as a compelling asset class, driven by stricter bank regulations limiting traditional lending and a surge in borrower demand amid refinancing waves and ongoing funding gaps. This webinar explores the key drivers reshaping the European real estate debt landscape and will further touch on how this asset class can be a valuable addition to a balanced and diversified institutional investor portfolio.
Whitepapers
12 February 2025
Single-Family Housing is Leaving its Sandbox
If I had to draw a line separating a ‘before’ and ‘after’ of UK real estate, it would be early in the 2010s. That feels recent for what is often described as the world’s oldest asset class, but back then the investable universe available to institutions was a slither by both scale and sophistication, to what it has now become.
Whitepapers
5 February 2025
Growing Homes: Creating Additionality through Single-Family Housing
At Fiera, we see single-family housing as the next frontier for investors in UK real estate, providing access to a segment of residential housing that is not only underpinned by robust market fundamentals but addresses the unprecedented undersupply of homes across the UK.
Seizing 2025: LGPS Opportunities in European Real Estate Debt