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‘You’ve got bricks, I’d love a brick!’ – why house building is an existential issue for the Conservative Party

by Reem Ibrahim | Oct 23, 2023

My generation is set to be the first in 100 years to be poorer than our parents, yet we have a political system that funnels money into the hands of the old. The most obvious,...

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Listed real estate companies not yet ready for the CSRD

by Albert-Jan Knol and Adrianca Mens | Oct 16, 2023

More and more real estate funds are reporting on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their annual reports, because investors consider the non-financial...

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Bank CEOs set the tone from the top when it comes to risky behaviour — new research

by Alper Kara, Artur Semeyutin and Said Kaawach | Oct 16, 2023

Metro Bank positioned itself as “a fresh start to banking” when it launched in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis. It was set up in 2010 as a challenger to the “big...

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Four reasons to spend at least three days a week in the office

by Ghassan Karian | Oct 9, 2023

When Covid struck, businesses and employees pivoted to home working in a matter of days. Most of us assumed it would be a temporary arrangement. But, three years on, employers...

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Freefallin’

by Alan Carter | Oct 2, 2023

A lousy summer, an unsatisfactory conclusion to The Ashes, for us, wrapped up warm for the first day of the football season, and a job following the quoted real estate sector....

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Life sciences real estate
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by Stephen Ryan | Sep 25, 2023

The life sciences sector is attracting more and more attention from real estate investors. This sector is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years, driven by advances in medical technology and an ageing population.

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City watchdog finds no evidence for recent political ‘debanking’ – but private banks have been picky for centuries

by Lucy Newton, Francesco De Pascalis and Victoria Barnes | Sep 24, 2023

After a row over the closure of his bank account earlier this year, former politician Nigel Farage has hit out at the UK financial regulator for saying it has found no recent...

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So, what was all the fuss about the Commodity Supercycle?
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by Ashley Boolell | Sep 18, 2023

If there is an asset class that has a knack for igniting Shakesperean passions, it is definitely commodities. Every time the price cycle breaks above multiyear averages, talk of a supercycle starts raging around the markets with supply doom scenarios adding spice to a hypothetical risk/reward menu.

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Why your perception of climate change threats might depend on where you live – new research

by Thora Tenbrink | Sep 18, 2023

Our planet has just seen its hottest month on record, with many places on fire or flooded. Few events can be directly attributed to climate change, but the likelihood...