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Where is the international money flowing?

by Andrew Monteath | Nov 10, 2017 | Chart Spotlight

Those of us that track the fortunes of UK house prices know very well that the music stopped in Prime Central London in the summer of 2014. A raft of legislation that included changes to CGT for overseas investment and increases in SDLT initially dampened the market;...

A letter from Abu Dhabi

by Mustafa Kheriba | Nov 6, 2017 | Investor's Notebook

From Abu Dhabi to the world: this is the motto of Etihad Airways, the UAE national carrier. This rings true on many fronts as Abu Dhabi has been aspiring to be the Middle East and regional hub for everything from regulated financial services through setting up Abu...

UK residential property has seldom been this cheap

by Jo Welman | Sep 26, 2017 | Investor's Notebook, The Fund Manager

Much is being said and written about the lack of affordable housing in the UK. Since the trough in the first quarter of 2009 following the financial crisis, the average UK house price has risen by 40%. To buy a home in London, young first time buyers need to save for...

The macro Brexit trade: we’ve been here before

by The Editor | Aug 18, 2017 | Editorial Notes

Between 1997 and 1999 to make big money in the Eurobond markets you bet that the yields of Italy, Spain and Greece would converge with those of Germany. This was brave because it meant ignoring the official, and oft stated, position of the defenders of the D Mark,...

How can REITs reduce their discounts in the absence of M&A activity?

by Mark Cartlich | Jul 18, 2017 | The Fund Manager

Previously in this column we looked at what appeared to be the start of a new trend of M&A in the property sector, following the bids for Market Tech and Kennedy Wilson Europe. However, the trend has in fact not materialised. It seems that investors would rather...