Latest real assets thinking
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The UK grocery market: ripe for disruption
4 Dec. 2018
With the grocery market undergoing significant changes, the successful supermarkets of the future are likely to be smaller and focussed on providing a rich shopping experience, writes Jonathan Bayfield.
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Expertise combined, opportunity multiplied: why I created a real assets business
23 Nov. 2018
In this article Mark Versey, CIO Real Assets, explains why he combined the real estate and alternative income divisions at Aviva Investors to create a real assets business.
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Rising bond yields need not spell disaster for real assets
13 Nov. 2018
Investors will favour real asset classes offering growth potential in an environment of increasing bond yields, argues real asset analyst Vivienne Bolla.
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Demographics key to the future of real estate
5 Sep. 2018
Real estate investors should focus on global demographic trends to ensure their portfolios stand the test of time.
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Real estate: the rise of the metropoles
22 Jun. 2018
The growing importance of megacities, the largest and most productive metropoles, is likely to have significant implications for investors, says Souad Cherfouh.
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Real estate supply: the forgotten part of the equation
31 May 2018
Supply-side factors are often underestimated by real estate investors with demand drivers receiving more attention, says Monika Sujkowksa.
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Up and coming: seizing opportunities in London's emerging locations
16 May 2018
Investors able to spot developing trends and create fit-for-purpose assets in London’s emerging locations could generate enhanced returns.
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Income to drive real estate returns as yield cycle nears end
9 May 2018
The prospect of robust global economic growth in the coming years should prove positive for occupier demand, but could present fresh challenges to real estate investors as interest rates rise around the globe.
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The future of retail parks – rising to the online challenge
2 May 2018
Technological developments are driving change in the UK retail sector, a trend with significant implications for retail park investors, says Jonathan Bayfield.
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Canadian infrastructure: brave new world?
30 Apr. 2018
Investors have high hopes for Canada’s PPP infrastructure market, but can it deliver the opportunities investors crave?
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Co-working space: technology driving disruption
17 Apr. 2018
Demand for flexible office space is growing as technology disrupts working practices and business structures.
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Value remains scarce as European real estate cycle approaches its peak
12 Mar. 2018
The European economy is enjoying a relative boom, but with real estate investment markets at an advanced stage of the cycle investors must be wary.
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