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Dramatic political changes impact regulatory strategy

The past year has seen economic stability gradually re-establish itself in Europe. Higher growth, lower unemployment and relatively stable foreign exchange rates have brought a measure of calm to economies severely tested by the Global Financial Crisis. Meanwhile, though, major political shocks have led to unprecedented instability for policy makers. Read more

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Taking a Second Look

A number of financial regulations that were implemented following the Global Financial Crisis such as EMIR, AIFMD and Solvency II are now approaching their five-year review date. This is a standard requirement for new directives under EU financial sector regulation. Read more

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Navigating the shoals of Brexit

Hauke Brede shares his views on the risks and challenges of managing Brexit Real estate risk managers are more aware than anyone that the UK’s decision to leave the EU has added a new dimension of uncertainty to the market. Read more

Market Information

Back to the future

INREV’s Performance Measurement Committee members Ray Adderley and Stafford Biddulph (representing UK fund managers) and Rob Courtens and André Bresser (representing Danish and Dutch investors) got together in Copenhagen to explain to IQ why it’s now so important for members to provide extended historical fund data for their non-listed real estate vehicles. Read more

Member profile

Catherine Martougin

Making regulation work for real estate Catherine Martougin accentuates the positive IQ caught up with Catherine Martougin, Partner at Baker & McKenzie in Luxembourg, to discuss regulation and how initiatives like the introduction of RAIFs, the reserved alternative investment funds, may help cope with time constraints created by regulations. Read more

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A View on Brexit

The outcome of the June 23 Brexit referendum sent seismic shockwaves through European policy making institutions. Initially, there seems to have been some reflection regarding whether too much regulation emanating from Brussels, possibly introduced too quickly, might have contributed to UK voter dissatisfaction with European integration. Read more

View from North America

US elections creating political risk

Investors are, by nature, risk averse. Or at least they like to understand the risks they take. For real estate investors, tenancy risk, market risk, interest rate risk and vacancy risk are a normal part of doing business. In recent years, though, political risk has increasingly been garnering attention. Read more

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New report outlines crucial role of real estate debt

A new report from INREV, APL, CREFC Europe and ZIA highlights the contribution that commercial real estate (CRE) debt makes to the real estate industry and the wider economy. The report, Commercial Real Estate Debt in the European Economy, is designed to give policymakers a deeper understanding of the wider impact of CRE debt, in order to ensure well-informed future regulation. Read more

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Isabelle Scemama

Isabelle Scemama looks forward to higher standards for real estate. Read more

Public affairs

Solvency II back in the spotlight

Over the past year or so, most public affairs discussions in Brussels have focused on the Capital Markets Union. This initiative, launched by European Commission President Juncker, is a big opportunity to review the wave of financial regulations from the past few years and consider ways of making them more fit for purpose. Read more