Developments in the sophistication of global real estate markets mean that global real estate investment is now being executed professionally. Thanks to academic enquiry, professional analysis and entrepreneurial activity, backed by the globalisation of all investment activity, there is now an...

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In this paper, we analyze the implications of combining public real estate with a direct real estate allocation. Using an actual fund rather than index data, the historic performance of blended portfolios has been simulated and the resulting risk and return characteristics analyzed. The results...

This paper seeks to provide a better understanding of the performance implications for investors who choose to combine listed real estate with an unlisted real estate allocation. Specifically, it provides a detailed investor level analysis of the impact of combining UK unlisted fund and global...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the performance implications for UK DC pension fund investors who choose to combine global listed and UK unlisted real estate in a blended allocation relative to a pure unlisted solution.Design/methodology/approach –...