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Maturing investment class in rude health

24 May 10

The maturing healthcare property market received a shot in the arm last week, with its investment practitioners gathering, appropriately, at the Royal College of Surgeons in central London for the annual IPD Healthcare Index results. First on the checklist was confirmation from IPD co-founding director Ian Cullen that the market…

DERIVATIVES BLOG: So what does “niche” mean, anyway?

25 March 10

There was a sense of frustration hanging in the air at this Monday's IPD Property Derivatives Conference. Bankers and brokers were lamenting the patchy communication they experience when seeking to engage with potential traders on pricing positions.

So what does “niche” mean, anyway?

25 March 10

There was a sense of frustration hanging in the air at this Monday's IPD Property Derivatives Conference.Bankers and brokers were lamenting the patchy communication they experience when seeking to engage with potential traders on pricing positions.Their frustration was at the lack of appetite for a market once heralded as having…