Vistra Fund Solutions has announced a significant expansion of its fund administration capabilities on the Yardi platform, adding real estate debt fund administration, automated data ingestion from third-party property managers and enhanced operational reporting capabilities for real estate fund managers.
DWS Group has announced that, effective early November 2026, it will introduce Deutsche Asset Management as its new global brand identity.
As temperatures soar once again across Europe having smashed all previous records in June, attention inevitably turns not only to climate change mitigation, but to adaptation specifically the buildings in which we live and work.
New researchby re:sustain highlights the magnitude of the problem faced by European real estate institutional investors due to assets with poor energy efficiency.
At the end of 2025, Octopus Capital – the real assets arm of Octopus Investments – announced the construction of two retirement living sites, which it says will help “tackle the UK’s chronic undersupply of specialist housing for older people”.
Matt Pells, Product Manager, Transfer Agency, Bravura Solutions, writes that investor appetite for private credit, infrastructure and real estate is accelerating, driving rapid uptake of hybrid and interval fund structures.
L&G and Federated Hermes have announced that the Federated Hermes Property Unit Trust (“FHPUT”) has merged into the L&G Managed Property Fund (“MPF”), writing that this is a ‘landmark transaction that reflects the focus of both firms to act in the best interests of investors’.
New research with UK wealth managers and financial advisers shows a growing focus on property investments as a route to de-risking through diversification and achieving an increased focus on ESG.
Jack Burnham, Head of Affordable Housing, Octopus Investments, writes that the UK government’s levelling-up agenda aims to tackle regional inequalities referenced more than 150 times in their whitepaper, standing tall as a critical piece of the puzzle.
Invesco Real Estate has launched a fund exclusively for Defined Contribution (DC) pension schemes in the UK.
