The rise of life science
IQ recently spoke to John O’Driscoll, European Head of Transactions at AXA IM Alts about life sciences real estate, a sector that is gaining increasing favour among investors. Read more
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Non-listed real estate performance: Asset to Fund Level
INREV is reporting on both asset and fund level performance with the INREV Asset Level Index measuring the unlevered performance of properties, portfolios, and national markets and INREV Fund Indices measuring the performance of unlisted real estate investment funds. Read more
Lifting the lid on AUM
Recently, the collaborative forces of INREV, ANREV and the NCREIF/PREA Reporting Standards completed a deep dive into assets under management (AUM). The exercise revealed some intriguing insights and IQ has delved into the latest chapter in the ever-evolving story of one of real estate’s key financial metrics. Read more
A Clearer Lens on Investor Reporting
Easy access to regular valuation, financing and cash flow information on a vehicle in a standard structure has helped advance the professionalism and further transparency in thenon-listed real estate industry. From its relatively opaque state ten years ago, the industry is now in a much clearer position with regard to the structure of holdings and how their performance is evolving over time. Read more
Future-proofing the INREV Guidelines
The INREV Guidelines sit at the core of the Professional Standards programme. The last major revision was carried out between 2012–2014. Over time, several adjustments or expansions were performed, driven by: Read more
Measuring Liquidity in Direct Real Estate Markets
At times of dislocation, whether that is the recent pandemic, the UK’s vote to leave the European Union or going back to the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), property market liquidity is of great concern to investors and managers. The direct real estate market is inherently illiquid when compared to equities or bonds; however, within that context of illiquidity, some property markets are undoubtedly more liquid than others. Read more
Staff Profile
IQ recently caught up with Claudia Kapp, Director of Member Relations – our well-known contact person for all of our 460 member organisations. Claudia is responsible for the membership application process, ensuring that potential members are well informed of the benefits to being part of the INREV community. And, once membership is confirmed, Claudia remains the point of contact. Read more
A View from North America
Lucy Fletcher has worked for Canadian global real estate investor and manager QuadReal since 2017 where she is currently Managing Director, Global Portfolio Management. She is a member of the INREV Investor Advisory Council (IAC) and has recently joined the INREV Management Board. Read more
Letter from Brussels
The European Commission report on AIFMD that was released in August of last year concluded that AIFMD is working well and only fine tuning of certain provisions is needed. Since then, policy makers in Brussels publicly identified five priority areas that they want to focus on in a targeted revision. Read more
Welcome - July 2021
This edition of the IQ is published just a couple of weeks after the INREV Young Professionals Seminar where we were joined by 150 of tomorrow’s leaders to look at the latest trends and hot topics under the theme of ‘Open for business: preparing for a post COVID world’ and you can read some of the key highlights in this edition. Read more