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Knowledge Center Archives
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Banking
Consolidation remains one of the key trends in the banking sector in Continental Europe, with central Europe offering greater opportunities.
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Buying Opportunities in The Land Down Under?
While Australian hotels may have been slow to transact in recent times, a pick-up in activity is expected in the coming months.
South-East Asian investors are starting to scout Australia’s hotel market in the hopes of finding similar value as the hotel investments they made in the mid-1990s. But let us first ask the obvious
questions - why hospitality and why Australia?
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Green Shoots Firm Roots
Investment sales have been rising steadily throughout the year. The jump in transactions has been three-fold from S$ 304 million in the first quarter of 2009 to S$ 3.6 billion at the end of the third quarter. While we expect total transactions this year to be far below the 2008 total of S$17.9 billion, coming in the wake of the global financial crisis, it will still be a credible result. Nearly half of the transactions have come from the residential sector while the commercial real estate sector makes up the remainder.
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New Consequences of Getting Procurement Wrong
EU procurement legislation has become a pervasive consideration in the purchasing activities of Local Authorities. The legislation (in the form of a series of Regulations) and as supplemented by case law, sets out the procedures which public bodies must adhere to when purchasing services, goods or public works. The aim is to create a transparent tendering process which encourages equality of opportunity across the EU. Download the report for the full briefing.
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Central London Business Briefing Q3 2009
The last eighteen months have been incredibly difficult for the London office market,
with much reduced levels of take-up, falling rents and increasing levels of occupier
incentives. However, Q3 marks the turn in fortunes for the market, with it being the
best quarter since the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Read the fall report...
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The UK Property Investment Market - October 2009
Investors Buoyed By Signs Of Greater Stability In The Occupational Market
Investor sentiment rose further last month as the first signs were seen that tenant markets may soon start to stabilise. Prime yields compressed by 13 bp in September, taking the
headline average below 7% for the first time since last November. Yields are now 49bp lower than in March but have further to fall, with the trend down in 19 of the 25 market
segments analysed. Read the full report...
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Survival to Revival - Indian Realty Sector on the path to recovery
Prevalent market sentiments indicate that the real estate sector around the world (with a few exceptions such as Europe) has begun to bottom out. Attracted by correcting values, investors and end-users have begun to cash in on good bargain buys, bringing momentum to the activities in this sector
The real estate sector in India is now on a gradual improvement curve with new projects being launched and the liquidity position of developers improving on the back of Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) issues and proposed public offers.
Read the full report into Indian Real Estate
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CFO Briefing - Sustainability as a Competitive Advantage
Exploring the real estate profit potential of climate regulation
Climate legislation, a key aspect of President Obama’s policy agenda, was narrowly passed by the House on June 26 and is set for review by the Senate this fall. It centers on a cap-and-trade scheme similar to those used for carbon emissions in Europe and acid rain in the United States. While much uncertainty remains about the legislation’s final form, political pundits and corporate executives think passage of a cap-and-trade bill will likely occur by year-end. As a result, 87% of CFOs report that their companies are assessing the implications of cap-and-trade for their businesses in order to identify risks and opportunities. Read the full report on sustainability...
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Business Briefing on global research and development
The long-term trend towards a knowledge-based global economy continues to drive innovation-led growth, with industrial research & development (R&D) a key growth factor in economies worldwide.
Although traditional research locations still provide a base for most corporate R&D activity, recent years have seen the growing
importance of developing countries within global corporate R&D strategies. The trend towards R&D internationalisation is likely to
continue, as underlying factors provide compelling reasons for multinational corporations (MNCs) to seek out new locations for their R&D activities. This Corporate Briefing On Global Research &
Development provides an overview of the key R&D locations worldwide and highlights some of the factors underlying this trend.
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Delivering Carbon Reduction
CEO Alert! - From Board Room to Plant Room: why the CEO needs to care about light bulbs
The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), the UK’s new mandatory carbon cap-and-trade scheme coming into force in April 2010, is one of the most far reaching government policies to impact property in recent years. There are many challenges associated with it for landlords, tenants, occupiers and investors alike.
Cushman & Wakefield LLP has formed a strategic partnership with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) and their affiliated carbon trading specialists Climate Exchange plc, to help private and public sector clients prepare for CRC and position their organisations to manage their liabilities and optimise the potential benefits.
Read our Briefing Note...

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