Wenzel Hoberg was elected to the INREV Management Board in April. His experience of alternative real estate products will be of considerable benefit as INREV moves further into this territory. IQ caught up with him to get his views on investment principles, the state of the real estate investment market and challenges for INREV. Read more
The Annual Conference in Barcelona was a chance to celebrate our 10th anniversary but, appropriately, it was also an occasion at which we made bold plans for the next decade. The outcome of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) saw the approval of two changes to the Association’s mission statement. Read more
The Public Affairs team in Brussels has been involved in a number of regulatory developments in the past months. Regulations such as Solvency II, IORP II and the AIFM Directive continue to take shape, potentially affecting both investors and fund managers. Other topics, such as the long-term financing debate and Shadow Banking, will undoubtedly also play an increasingly prominent role over the coming months. Read more
The combined results of the INREV and ANREV Investment Intentions surveys show some strong global investing trends for the coming year Read more
Jeff Jacobson, Global CEO, LaSalle Investment Management, has seen several cycles come and go. There is, he says, increased investor appetite for real estate, but not all forms of investing in the asset class are viewed equally. Read more
The INREV Public Affairs Committee has a new Chairman for 2013 with the appointment of Hauke Brede, Chief Risk Officer at Allianz Real Estate. Brede is already active in INREV’s public affairs activities. Read more
During his six years on the INREV Management Board, Timo Löyttyniemi, Managing Director of the State Pension Fund (VER), Finland, has seen INREV introduce a host of game-changing initiatives. IQ caught up with him as he approaches the end of his term on the INREV Management Board for his assessment of the impact the organisation has had on the industry. Read more
With the capital requirement for property set at 25%, INREV’s focus for its Solvency II work has shifted towards supporting the implementation of internal models. Read more
Udo Schaffer joined the INREV Management Board in April this year. He is a relative newcomer to INREV but his long and distinguished career in the real estate industry will be a gain to the organisation. IQ spoke to him for his views on the challenges facing the non-listed real estate market and how INREV might address them. Read more
We asked an investor and fund manager to share their views on how the next generation of leaders should prepare themselves for success in the industry. Will they need the same skill set as today’s CEOs or will industry changes require a different type of professional? This section of IQ is another in a series of views on what’s happening in the industry today. It is written by an investor and a fund manager member who remain anonymous. Read more
