Malaysia’s Biggest Pension Fund Buying Stocks as Foreigners Sell – Bloomberg 09-12-13

Salient to Investors: Mohamad Nasir Ab. Latif at EPF, Malaysia’s largest pension fund, said they were net buyers of Malaysian stocks during recent declines as foreign investors cut their holdings, and are looking at real estate in Europe and the US to diversify risk. The fund also plans to raise

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Italy to Spain Beckon as Yields Beat Germany: Real Estate – Bloomberg 07-16-13

Salient to Investors: Europe’s biggest real estate managers are making their first investments in southern Europe since the financial crisis as low prices and diminishing risk make commercial properties more attractive. Anne Kavanagh at Axa Real Estate Investment Managers said we are at or near the bottom and starting to see

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Bubble, Bubble, Money and Trouble – Barron’s 06-01-13

Salient to Investors: Marc Faber at the Gloom Boom & Doom Report says: High-end assets from stocks to art to real estate are in a bubble caused by central bank money-printing. This money doesn’t increase economic activity and asset prices in concert, instead creates dangerous excesses in countries and asset

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Warehouses Win Investors as Unsung Internet Heroes – Bloomberg 04-15-13

Salient to Investors: The growth of Internet shopping in Europe is luring investors to warehouses, where yields are beating showy storefronts and sleek offices amid a space shortage. Jones Lang LaSalle say Europe needs 296 million square feet of new distribution and storage warehouses in the next 5 years, 11 percent of

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Swiss Property in ‘Risk Zone’ for First Time Since 1991 – Bloomberg 11-05-12

Salient to Investors: The UBS Swiss Real Estate Bubble Index entered the risk zone for the first time since 1991. Matthias Holzhey and Claudio Saputelli at UBS said: Population growth continues to favor price increases, but prices are increasingly being supported by investment demand and by low interest rates, Continued strong increase in

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London Jumps to Second Behind NYC in PwC Rank of Finance Cities – Bloomberg 10-12-12

Salient to Investors: PricewaterhouseCoopers ranks London a close second behind New York as a financial center on its economic clout, ease of doing business, innovation and attraction as an international gateway. Toronto and Paris rank 3rd and 4th, Singapore 7th, Hong Kong 8th. Paris topped the livability category. Read the full article at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-12/london-jumps-to-second-behind-nyc-in-pwc-rank-of-finance-cities.html

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