Latest real assets thinking

  • Fit for the future: Unboxing ESG in real assets

    5 Oct 2020

    Recent events have highlighted the importance of the environmental, social and governance characteristics of real asset investments – not only as part of COVID-19 recovery programmes, but also as a way of futureproofing portfolios.

  • Fibre broadband: The need for speed

    9 Sep 2020

    Lockdown measures imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the importance of digital connectivity. Tim Perry looks at the investment opportunities and challenges associated with European economies transitioning from copper to faster fibre broadband networks.

  • Swipe right: The Tinder effect on real estate

    24 Aug 2020

    It can be hard to perceive how society, and consequently our use of real estate, is changing. Sometimes, major structural trends are hiding in plain sight, says Chris Urwin.

  • Five charts that show Manchester is a city of the future

    20 Aug 2020

    In this short, visual article we present five charts that show why Manchester is such a rich, vibrant and economically prosperous city. Our view is that the ingredients of connectivity, culture, talent, scale and scientific heritage make the city well-equipped to thrive in the coming years and decades.

  • Electric avenue: EVs and the transformation of autos

    13 Aug 2020

    In the latest instalment of our editorial series, Link, experts from our infrastructure, credit research and equity teams discuss why efforts to ‘build back better’ as economies recover from COVID-19 could further accelerate investment in electric vehicles and associated infrastructure.

  • Education, entrepreneurship and biological age: An interview with Andrew Scott

    6 Aug 2020

    In part two of our interview with Professor Andrew Scott from London Business School, we look at how policy will shift to take account of people living for longer and how service providers will respond.

  • Longevity, policy and technology: An interview with Andrew Scott

    6 Aug 2020

    Living longer brings enormous opportunities to reshape how we spend our time. But in the first of a two-part interview, Andrew Scott from London Business School explains how advances in longevity and technology have not been matched by innovation in social structures or our approach to financial planning.

  • Reality bites: Retailing in a health crisis

    5 Aug 2020

    In the latest instalment of our editorial series, Link, experts from Aviva Investors’ credit, equities and real asset teams discuss the consequences of COVID-19 on the retail sector and their implications for investors.

  • How to build back better, greener and faster: A 10-point plan for UK infrastructure

    14 Jul 2020

    Boris Johnson has called for an ‘infrastructure revolution’ to help lift the UK economy out of its coronavirus-induced malaise. Private capital could and should play a large role alongside the public purse in delivering on that ambition, as Darryl Murphy sets out in a blueprint for the industry.

  • Real Estate: The Last Dance for gut feel investing

    7 Jul 2020

    Commercial property investors could learn a lot from the data-led revolution that has taken place in basketball in recent years, as Chris Urwin explains.

  • Real assets and the quest for resilient income

    6 Jul 2020

    COVID-19 has made life harder for already yield-starved investors, and each asset class faces its own challenges. We draw on the latest thinking from our Real Assets House View and research team to highlight where reliable income sources can still be found in real asset markets.

  • Tomorrow’s world: COVID-19 and the long-term future of commercial real estate

    29 Jun 2020

    Chris Urwin and Jonathan Bayfield look beyond the near-term disruption to real estate to assess the longer-term prospects for the retail, office and logistics sectors.

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