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Susan van de Koppel-Nagelmaeker, Portfoliomanager at Amvest, presented De Trappenberg – Living and Care Fund: a case study of developing sustainable and impactful senior housing. Susan was followed by Anna Olink, Director, Real Estate Engagement – EMEA at GRESB, who provided insights into 2024 GRESB Annual Survey results on investment in senior housing.
The briefing, held in collaboration with EPRA, was part of European Retirement Week, a flagship platform to debate the future of pensions.

Rasmus Steiness, Transfer Pricing Senior Director, Nick Crama, Senior Director Tax, and Alistair McLaren, Transfer Pricing Director, from Alvarez & Marsal Tax, presented developments in the interest rates and financial covenants applied by lenders and its interactions with updated guidance on transfer pricing requirements and domestic changes to earning stripping rules.

Chris Brown, Managing Director, Climatise and co-founder of the London Doughnut Economy Coalition, Lianne Hulsebosch, Sustainable Urban Development Strategist, City of Amsterdam, and Alice Teboul, ESG Manager Property Investments, Columbia Threadneedle explored how Doughnut Economics and the principles of the circular economy can be integrated into the built environment, fostering cities that respect both social and planetary boundaries. 
This event was organised in cooperation with AREF, BBP, BPF, IPF and REIF.

The rapid evolution of technology is changing how investors and managers navigate the real estate industry. Our latest Technology Seminar was held on 12 September 2024, where industry experts shared their insights and discussed the latest developments in this evolving field.

The seminar included: 

• Key highlights from our latest technology paper, Navigating the digital landscape: managing smart buildings
• A review of our previous paper, The Impact of AI on Real Estate
• An expert panel discussion on the use of AI in real estate

Jeroen Elink Schuurman, Partner & PwC Global Real Estate Tax Leader, and Tijmen Cabollet, Director Real Estate and Alternative Investments Funds, both from PwC, presented on how real estate funds and institutional investors are taxed in the European Union and what the future holds for cross-border real estate investments.

In this Research & Market Information briefing on 6 June at 10:00 CET, guest speakers Gijs Plantinga, Director Strategic Business Development at Bouwinvest, Karen Martinus, Senior Director Research and Investments at Affinius Capital and Zoltan Szelyes, Head Real Estate Indirect at Dicoval discussed capital raising trends and expectations for the near future with Jose Monsalve, Research and Analytics Manager and Ieuan Hill, Research Assistant from INREV.