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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
6 November 2023
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 €1.6 trillion market, real estate credit looks particularly attractive at this stage of the market cycle.
Market Commentaries
26 October 2023
Are offsets increasingly off-putting?
The voluntary carbon market worldwide is growing. According to a report from Boston Consulting Group, it reached an estimated $2bn worldwide last year and is set to expand a further fivefold by 2030. Based on the latest data from Net Zero Tracker, around 130 participants in the UNFCCC Race to Zero – representing $3.9tn in […]
Market Commentaries
25 July 2023
Changing Market Outlook: Opportunity Amid Uncertainty
As we move into the second half of 2023 and the start of my second year as Head of European Real Estate at Fiera, it is an interesting moment to reflect on the past 12 months, which have certainly not been dull from a market perspective and consider what we can expect from the remainder […]
Market Commentaries
25 May 2023
Fiera Real Estate launches debut European debt fund
Fiera Real Estate has launched its debut European debt fund, Fiera European Real Estate Debt, six months after establishing a real estate credit platform targeting the region, PERE has learned.
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