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The climate transition risk premium for real estate

by Estelle Barbary, Dr Dennis Schoenmaker and Hans Vrensen | Dec 7, 2021 | Golden Oldie, The Analyst, zOurWriters2

Originally published September 2021. The case of the London and Paris office markets. While the global framework of the Paris Accord is gradually being incorporated into national laws in Europe, incentives for property investors to take part in the reduction of...

Germany: the three biggest issues facing Chancellor Olaf Scholz

by Niccolò Pisani | Dec 7, 2021 | Political Insider, zLead Article, zNewsletter

Olaf Scholz is soon to be sworn in as the new chancellor of Germany after nearly two months of intense negotiations between the Social Democrats (SPD), Greens, and liberal Free Democrats (FDP). It is a complex coalition as the three allies had...

The rise of Asia Pacific’s infrastructure asset class

by Sigrid Zialcita | Dec 2, 2021 | The Economist

Inching toward a multi-layered future China’s highly anticipated REIT pilot programme finally came to fruition in June, with the listing of the country’s first batch of nine REITs. Packaged in a mutual fund structure, the initial C-REIT form are backed mainly by...

China’s retail revolution: innovations which could change the way the world shops

by Mark Greeven | Dec 2, 2021 | The Professor, zEditor's pick, zLead Article

China’s dominance in manufacturing has made it the factory of the world. The subsequent economic growth enriched an ever-expanding middle class, and the country’s retail industry has quickly adapted to supply a growing appetite for consumption. Some of these...

The march of beds

by David Hutchings | Dec 2, 2021 | Golden Oldie

Originally published January 2021. The European real estate universe grows ever move diverse by the year, with the constant geographical expansion of previous times now replaced by a push into new sectors and, more fundamentally, new ways of investing, with an...