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Global Net Lease, Inc. (NYSE: GNL), which began trading on the New York Stock Exchange June 2, plans to increase its exposure to European net lease assets by taking advantage of the current supply-and-demand imbalance in the region.
Formerly known as AR Capital Global Trust, Inc., Global Net Lease is a REIT focused on sale-leaseback properties in the United States and Europe. Its portfolio of more than 300 assets is located across five countries and includes 79 tenants and 35 industries.
Serena Wolfe, partner at professional services firm EY, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix.
Wolfe commented on the possibility of reaching global convergence on accounting standards.
“We as a firm are fully supportive of a single set of high-quality financial standards that are applied globally,” she said. “I think we are moving towards that.”
Global investors continue to view the United States as the most stable and secure destination for real estate investment, according to a survey from the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE).
Germany ranked second and the United Kingdom was voted third in terms of the most attractive markets for cross-border investment.
Ted Bigman, managing director at Morgan Stanley, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.
Bigman discussed the approach investors should take when considering global property stocks as a portion of multi-asset portfolios.
“First and foremost, they should look at them as real estate… Their returns over the medium- and long-term should track real estate,” Bigman said. Within the real estate sector, investors should view global property stocks as core real estate, he added.
Jay Shah, CEO of Hersha Hospitality Trust (NYSE:HT), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.
Hersha owns select-service hotels operated under brands that include Marriott, Hilton, Intercontinental and Hyatt, as well as a small but growing number of independent hotels. Shah addressed the different demand drivers at play in the lodging sector.
As the global economy continues to regain its footing, the industrial REITs that are so vital to the flow of commerce are seeing some positive tailwinds in their favor. In particular, the emergence of a middle class in China and Brazil and the rise of e-commerce in Europe and Japan are creating an environment for success for industrial REITs with a global presence. Industrial REITs are also benefitting from the demand for facilities that can meet growing demand for quick—even same-day—retail deliveries to consumers.
Sophia Banar, managing director with Forum Securities Limited, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Banar covers U.S. real estate companies for Forum Securities. Additionally, she advises the firm’s global portfolio management team. Banar joined Forum Securities in April after serving as a portfolio manager with The Tuckerman Group, an affiliate of State Street Global Advisors that focused on real estate investment.
If you get your news from the Main Stream Media, you probably think the current global financial collapse was caused by homeowners taking out loans they couldn’t afford or the unconstitutional, illegal and immoral war in Iraq. While those events may have been a trigger for the beginning of the implosion, the REAL reason behind the bank failures and economic woes can be traced to the unscrupulous, unregulated and GREED-DRIVEN derivatives market. This video is meant to be a “Economic Collapse for Dummies” and not designed to be technical or filled with confusing financial jargon. So don’t bother me with your propaganda saying there is nothing wrong with derivatives… This video is designed to educate the masses as to the REAL culprits of this current conundrum in which we find ourselves, the off-shore corporations, privately owned central banks of the world (Federal Reserve), and the politicians who work for them. Right now most people don’t know where to direct their anger and outrage and feel that the government is going to save us once again. Well, it’s not Main Street and it’s not (most of) Wall Street, either. The true source of their anger should be the criminals who have hijacked our country and caused this depression BY DESIGN, just as they did back in 1929 so that they may be the “saviors” with their “one world currency”, “one world bank” and “world government” designed to abolish the sovereignty of nations and lead us into a global scientifically designed tyranny …
Asian investors are increasingly looking outside their domestic borders for new opportunities in real estate. Korean and Japanese investors look to set to lead this trend as they see both the benefits of increased real estate investing and diversifying out of their domestic markets. This session looks as what interests them and other Asian investors in terms of risk/return and geography and how influential their capital will be in the market. Moderator Andrea Carpenter, Director, ANREV (Hong Kong) Speakers Jin Seo, Manager, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance (Korea) Hans Vrensen, Director Global Head of Global Research, DTZ (UK) Satoru Yamashita, Vice President, Mitsui Fudosan Investment Advisors (Japan) François Trausch, CEO, Asia Pacific, GE Capital Real Estate
