The plates under the global economy are shifting. Advances in technology, population change, decarbonisation and geopolitical pressures are both catalysing new industries and rendering some assets obsolete.
How cuts to bank lending could grow the asset class
With the UK government committed to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, there’s a growing focus on the transition readiness of UK real estate sectors, and the implications for portfolios.
The needs-based occupier demand for housing, particularly in the UK, with its fundamental imbalance of demand and supply, allows for resilient and potentially growing occupier demand despite slowing UK growth.
Last year was challenging for the UK hotel sector, albeit with some encouraging green shoots of recovery over the latter part of the year.
COMMENT “How?” is the most important question when it comes to prioritising ESG. The ESG narrative has been bubbling away across both the financial sectors and society for some time.
Denz Ibrahim, Head of Retail and Futuring for Legal & General Investment Management, explains how it is reimagining shopping centres as places for people to gather for experiences.
Over the last 40 years, we have experienced an enduring bond bull market and yields on fixed income assets have fallen to record lows.
2020 was a difficult year, for society, businesses and markets alike. The pandemic presented new and unforeseen challenges, creating periods of extreme uncertainty, and correspondingly high volatility in financial markets.
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Has a combination of Brexit and COVID-19 strengthened the case for ‘onshoring’, and, if so, what are the implications for real estate?
The Centre for Cities report, commissioned by LGIM Real Assets and Legal & General Capital, found that lack of government strategy, not lack of official public spending, was a barrier to meeting a national agenda for ‘levelling-up’.
