Every Friday we will shine the spotlight on real estate fund markets with the latest data and news on global property fund markets.
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All in the same boat? A weakening of the IPD European fund indices in 2011 - 24th May - This articles brings together some of the key findings in the latest results of IPD’s European unlisted fund indices, with the continent starting to see currency upheavals hitting the recovery which had emerged in the previous two years. Read more
Allocation and the effects of gearing in a stagnating UK property market - 18th May - This article looks at the UK property fund market and compares the performance of balanced and specialist fund types. It also discusses the effects that sector allocation and gearing has had on performance, and how that that’s likely to impact fund performance in the future. Read more...
The Impact of AIFMD on the real estate industry - IPD clients well placed
- 11th May - The tightening of regulation is perhaps the most significant long term implication of the global financial crisis for the real estate industry. This article summarises some of the key issues addresses at the ALFI conference in Luxembourg last week on "The impact of the AIFMD on the Real Estate Fund Industry". Read more…
Previous articles include: IPD German open-ended real estate funds: index dip caused by special item LuxReal Forum debates the IPD Pan-European Property Fund Index - 3rd May
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Mercer / IPD Australia Property Funds Index - Core Wholesale - 10th May 2012 -
The Mercer/IPD Australia Property Funds Index - Core Wholesale is a monthly index which provides an independent view of current market performance and the performance of the funds active within it.
Index summary results
IPD German Opened Ended Funds Index - 10th May 2012 - The IPD German Open Ended Funds Index measures fund total returns after leverage, liquidity holdings and fund costs.
Index summary results Press release
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29th May - IPD Nordic Property Fund Index 1st June - IPD Pan European Property Funds Index 12th June - IPD German Open Ended Funds Index
All fund series data now updated for 2011.
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