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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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Fiera Real Estate Logistics Track Record
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23 September 2024
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Fiera Real Estate Logistics Track Record

Fiera Real Estate operates at the forefront of the small-to-mid-box logistic development sector and is optimally positioned to take advantage of the current market cycle. With strong rental growth and a deepening occupier market, opportunities for investors are arising to achieve attractive returns.  Fiera Real Estate has a demonstrable logistics track record having created over £1.9 billion of logistics space in the UK, totalling over 10.8 million sq ft, with market leading returns of 51.9% IRR.
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Head of European Real Estate
Real Estate Debt Roundtable with CAMRADATA
Market Commentaries
10 June 2024

Real Estate Debt Roundtable with CAMRADATA

David Renshaw, Managing Director and Co-Head of European Debt Strategies recently took part in CAMRADATA’s Real Estate Debt Roundtable. David discussed the longstanding dilemma of where real estate debt sits within asset owners’ strategic asset allocation. He also highlighted how falling values and rising base rates in 2023 are prompting investors to turn their attention […]
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Managing Director, FRE Debt Strategies (Europe)
Pension funds are ‘Buying British’ through their exposure to alternatives
Market Commentaries
13 May 2024

Pension funds are ‘Buying British’ through their exposure to alternatives

In his latest article for IPE Real Assets, Charles Allen, Head of European Real Estate, sheds light on the alternative asset classes that are capturing pension funds attention. With a supply-demand dislocation as the driving force behind UK investment opportunities, Charles writes that “Buying British” is the logical next move for real estate investors.
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Head of European Real Estate
Pan-European Real Estate Credit An Immediate, Compelling and Expanding Investment Opportunity
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24 April 2024

Pan-European Real Estate Credit An Immediate, Compelling and Expanding Investment Opportunity

A whole loan real estate credit strategy provides investors with a compelling and sustainable long-term investment thesis. Supported by an existing €2.0 trillion market, real estate credit looks particularly attractive at this stage of the market cycle.
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Managing Director, FRE Debt Strategies (Europe)
Tailoring Sustainability: Stitching Together the Fabric of Environmental Consciousness on Savile Row
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4 April 2024

Tailoring Sustainability: Stitching Together the Fabric of Environmental Consciousness on Savile Row

Kallum Marsden, Associate Director at Fiera Real Estate speaks about the latest ruling on embodied carbon and what that means for the future of UK Real Estate development.
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