In recent years, investors and fund managers have increasingly focused on how tax structuring of investment vehicles fits within their social and corporate responsibilities. Many have adopted internal codes of tax conduct to guide how they make choices in this area. Read more
As the non-listed real estate industry becomes increasingly global and with international capital flows growing exponentially over the last decade, INREV aims to reflect these realities as far as possible. Read more
ESG issues have been high on the real estate agenda for number of years now, recognising that it has a big role to play in a number of areas such as energy transition and social wellbeing. Acknowledging that real estate can have a positive impact on the world, attention has recently turned to the potential of impact investing for real estate, even if the concept has not always been well understood. Read more
The first phase of responding to the Covid-19 crisis was understandably focused on crafting health and safety measures, while cushioning the European economy as much as possible from the ensuing financial and economic impacts of the virus. In Brussels, the European Parliament and European Commission offices were closed and workers sent home to work, much like the rest of Europe. Read more
On the back of timely new research from INREV, IQ takes a look at the opportunities and challenges for investors and investment managers considering whether, and how, to get involved in operational real estate. Read more
In these unusual times, we are all having to learn to adapt and be flexible. As the progress of the coronavirus and governments’ responses to it are proving unpredictable, it’s often a question of ‘managing just in case’ rather than ‘managing just in time’. Read more
At the end of 2019, there were 10 committees in operation led by various subject matter experts from INREV membership, working to advance the goals and objectives to support INREV in the various focus areas. One new committee has been added since the beginning of this year that is slightly different in nature, as it is made up, not by expertise but by age. Read more
INREV caught up recently with Bahar Yay Celik, INREV’s Professional Standards Analyst who joined the Professional Standards team in September last year at a busy but exciting time for the department. Read more
The rapid growth of the non-listed real estate industry in the first decade of the new millennium opened the opportunity to a wider range of markets, products, and investors. This evolution of the industry is detailed in INREV’s recent publication ‘Coming of age: the rebirth and renewal of the non-listed real estate industry’. Read more
COVID-19 has resulted in major operational and reporting challenges for investment managers. Read more
