Long income property is becoming an increasingly attractive asset class for pension funds seeking secure income in the current low-yielding and uncertain macro-economic environment. »

LGIM Real Assets (Legal & General) is launching a new property management operating model which it claims can boost productivity among occupiers. »

Global property investors are continuing to turn their attention to residential and industrial sectors, further reducing the dominance of office and retail in real estate portfolios, MSCI’s latest Global Annual Property Index reveals. »

Edmond de Rothschild’s Smart Estate fund is planning to target German cities such as Berlin and Frankfurt for its next property investments. It comes after the fund made its second real estate investment – a property in Helsinki that will be modernised to address urbanisation trends in the Finnish capital.  »

Increasing demand for flexible workspace is encouraging operators to launch co-working spaces in tier two cities around the globe, according to the latest Global Cities research from Instant Group which reveals demand for flexible workspace has increased by 19 per cent over the past year, while supply across the top international cities has risen by 16 per cent. »

By Emily Perryman – London is still a “must have” city for global property portfolios despite ongoing political uncertainty, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Preliminary data from the commercial property and real estate consultancy shows the availability of office space in Central London is now at one of its lowest levels since the EU Referendum in 2016. »

One of the biggest issues facing the global PE industry currently is allocating capital to the right investments without falling into value traps and overpaying for companies, such are the record levels of dry powder in the market.  »