First half property deals top £1 billion for Cordea Savills International property investment manager Cordea Savills has completed over £1 billion of property transactions in the first half of 2014, spread... August 1, 2014 Round-Up West Midlands re-appoints CBRE for UK direct property The £10 billion West Midlands Pension Fund has re-appointed CBRE Global Investors as manager for its direct UK property assets... August 1, 2014 News Malcolm McLean calls for pensions passport Barnett Waddingham senior consultant, Malcolm McLean, has called for a pensions passport to help individuals keep on top of different... August 1, 2014 News Sustainable property – a significant value creation opportunity Tim Mockett of Impax Asset Management discusses the drivers that make sustainable property a convincing investment, and outlines how “Green... Tim Mockett Managing Director, Property Impax Asset Management August 1, 2014 Focus Pension funds provide capital for Royal College of Music accommodation Pension fund clients of M&G Investments are to provide £36.9 million of finance to redevelop the main student residence for the... August 1, 2014 News Pictet launches European Equity Market Neutral fund Pictet Asset Management has launched PTR-Agora, an equity market-neutral fund, as part of its total return fund range. The fund... August 1, 2014 Round-Up Aberdeen launches fifth infrastructure fund Aberdeen Asset Management has launched its fifth infrastructure fund, seeded by a range of Asian institutional investors. The launch brings... August 1, 2014 Round-Up Bond markets may stay strong UBS Global Asset Management head of global investment solutions, Curt Custard, has warned that the prevailing view that we are... August 1, 2014 News Infrastructure funds – time for a change? Dominic Helmsley of SL Capital Partners examines the outcome from a first wave of infrastructure funds to see what lessons... Dominic Helmsley Managing Director SL Capital Partners August 1, 2014 Focus