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News alert: Henderson lets units to Nike and Ladbrokes at Manchester Fort

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?Henderson Global Investors, on behalf of its c. £1.07 billion UK Retail Warehouse Fund, has signed Nike at Manchester Fort Shopping Park. The sports retailer has taken a new 10 year lease on the former 7,300 sq ft Peacocks unit with plans to begin trading in the summer.

News alert: Henderson launches US Student Housing Fund

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?Henderson Global Investors is engaging with investors on the launch of a US Student Housing Fund. The business has announced plans for a new institutional investment opportunity targeting the US student housing market. The Henderson Student Housing Fund will invest in high quality by-the-bed student housing properties across target markets within the US, and has a current active pipeline of attractive investments.

News alert: Henderson Global Investors and Palmira acquire logistics park in Winsen an der Luhe, Germany

4 days ago
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Henderson Global Investors and Palmira Capital Partner have acquired a logistics park in Winsen an der Luhe, Germany on behalf of the Henderson German Logistics Fund. The asset was acquired from a fund managed by Captiva Capital Management. The purchase price has not been disclosed. It represents the fifth acquisition for the Fund following assets in Bad Durkheim, Elmenhorst near Hamburg, Herrenberg near Stuttgart and Bruchsal in South Germany.

UK Commercial Property - 10 reasons to invest

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During times of economic uncertainty investors often look for an investment diversifier that helps to spread risk away from traditional asset classes and provides an attractive and stable level of income above inflation.

German shopping centres at the top of the shopping list

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As featured in ACROSS magazine, Steffen Hofmann (Head of Retail, Germany) explains why German shopping centres are so attractive to international investors.

News alert: Henderson hires two Portfolio Managers to drive retail portfolio value, strengthening French Platform

1 week ago
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Henderson Global Investor’s c. €15 billion Property Business has hired Paul-Eric Perchaud and Julien Chaperon to strengthen its French team. Both will be based in Paris, working across Henderson Property’s French retail portfolio and report into Ara Adjennian.

Spare a thought for the high street as you sip your latte this morning

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I do love a coffee. And it turns out I’m not alone. There appears to be no limit to how much we enjoy having it flowing through our veins. It is estimated in 2012 there were around 15,500 coffee outlets in the UK producing a £5.8 billion turnover.

Where competition is healthy: the UK construction market

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Russell O'Hare (Director of Projects, Property) raises his concern over what effects a decreased level of competition in the UK construction market could have on regional tender pricing.

High-quality tenants

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2 weeks ago
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Tenants matter. They are the bread and butter of property investing because the rental income stream they provide is the principal driver of long-term total returns from commercial property.

Henderson Property and our managing agents BNP Paribas are after your unwanted clothes!

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2 weeks ago
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We are holding a ‘Shwopping’ Day across a number of our Henderson Central London Office Fund properties on Wednesday 15th May, as part of Henderson’s Responsible Property Investment sustainability programme.

Case study: Smithfield Quarter, City of London

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We submitted proposals for a conservation led regeneration scheme for the Western end of Smithfield market, reworking and restoring swathes of the Victorian buildings and adding beautiful and complementary new architecture.

Think/Spain: Attitudes are changing...time to re-think Spain?

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2 weeks ago
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As Eurozone exit fears regarding Spain have all but dissipated, attention is once again focused on the country's economic and real estate fundamentals.

Hot property: the attractions of property equities

3 weeks ago
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With bond yields offering low and, in some cases, negative real rates of return, property equities are becoming increasingly attractive as an alternative investment by providing an attractive dividend yield, liquidity, and diversification.

Upcoming event: The High Income Component of Real Estate

3 weeks ago
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Join us for an interactive debate on whether the rationale for UK real estate is compelling in a low growth, low inflation & low interest environment.

Defining the opportunity: Henderson UK Industrial Income Fund

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Cameron Fraser (Director of Property) talks about how we are launching the Henderson UK Industrial Income Fund and the opportunity it presents to investors.

UK government may offer ‘fracking’ sweeteners

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When the UK’s energy and climate change committee announced on Friday that financial sweeteners such as cheaper energy bills or funding for community projects would be needed to overcome opposition to shale gas drilling, it acknowledged the potential contribution of shale to the UK’s battle against rising energy prices and dependence on volatile international energy markets.

Does e-commerce have an impact on German logistics?

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3 weeks ago
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As our Henderson German Logistics Fund continues its investment phase, Thorsten Kiel (Fund Manager) discusses the impact of e-commerce on German logistics.

Debunking the ‘growth versus value’ myth

3 weeks ago
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Dogmatically following a pure growth or pure value investment style is dangerous and misguided. Instead, equity investors should be pragmatic and adaptable as to where to find the best investment ideas.

US GDP: When can we expect more bang for the buck?

3 weeks ago
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The US economy grew at an annualised rate of 2.5% (first estimate) in the first three months of 2013, below consensus expectations for a more robust 3.0%. Markets wobbled slightly on the news as investors feared that the ‘sequester’ (across-the-board budget cuts) and the delayed effects of January’s tax increases may be having more of an impact on the world’s largest economy than previously thought.

News alert: Henderson and Palmira acquire distribution centre in Bruchsal, Germany

3 weeks ago
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Henderson Global Investors and Palmira Capital Partners, on behalf of the Henderson German Logistics Fund (HGLOF), have acquired a distribution centre in Bruchsal, Germany from a foreign investment Fund. The purchase price has not been disclosed but it represents a net initial yield of 11%.  It represents the fourth acquisition for the Fund following assets in Bad Durkheim, Elmenhorst near Hamburg and Herrenberg near Stuttgart.


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