A crisis in bricks-and-mortar retail is less likely to occur in Australia, as shopping centres typically house supermarkets, which provide exposure to non-discretionary retail spending. Supermarkets also sign long leases with fixed rent increases.
There’s always a flight to quality when there are stresses in the market and at this point in the cycle institutional investors should focus on the quality of market and the quality of real estate.
Australian superannuation funds looking to tap offshore real-estate investment opportunities are being frustrated by the high fees foreign managers are charging.
Farmland is about 20 years behind timberland and perhaps up to 40 years behind commercial real estate in terms of its evolution as an asset class, Nuveen head of real…
Investors are viewing renewable energy assets as low-hanging fruit in terms of ticking off socially responsible lending concerns – an easy way to get environmentally friendly exposure in the private…
Australian superannuation funds looking to tap offshore real-estate investment opportunities are being frustrated by the high fees foreign managers are charging. Mercer’s head of real estate, Padraig Brown, said local…
Global renewable energy assets represent the fastest-growing infrastructure sub-sector, worth $US333 billion ($430 billion) last year, and can offer bond-like stability “if done right”.
Super funds that have internal teams are better positioned to access infrastructure deals across the spectrum, including greenfield projects, which up until now have been less accessible for investors.
