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Alex Bull: Investing in the ‘energy jigsaw’
Private markets offer LGPS funds opportunities for targeted investments in local businesses and emerging technology that public markets can’t offer, argues Alex Bull, head of…
Shared ownership – an impactful solution to the UK’s affordable housing shortage
Gresham House’s managing director of housing, Ben Fry, examines the role of shared ownership in tackling the UK’s lack of affordable homes. The UK has…
LGPS patient capital and affordable housing – a perfect match?
With governments unwilling to invest in the country’s housing stock, pension funds are seen as a vital source of patient capital to tackle the…
Capital opportunities for London CIV in UK housing
Mona Dohle caught up with Aoifinn Devitt, recently appointed as chief investment officer at London CIV, to discuss how the pool plans to expand its investments in…
The time is now for LGPS to capitalise on European real estate debt
Room151 sits down with Richard Howe, co-head and managing director, Fiera European Real Estate Debt Strategies, to discuss how rising rates and the retreat of bank…
Why a place-based approach to housing offers a truly local strategy
Andrew Davey, head of affordable housing, CBRE Investment Management on why a place-based approach to affordable housing is crucial to ensuring that we build the right…
Opportunity and impact: how LGPS funds can unlock the value in affordable housing
In today’s environment, investors are looking for more than just attractive returns. They want opportunities that offer a positive social impact while also helping…
Finding the ‘silver bullet’ to unlocking LGPS investment in housing
During the Housing151 conference in London, Room151 brought together 14 Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) professionals to try to find a way to unlock private investment…
Build to rent investment– performance, resilience, and a great diversifier
Columbia Threadneedle’s Guy Glover and Emma Gullifer examine why ‘the world’s largest asset class’ has found a home in the pension fund investing mainstream….