AREF Monthly Newsletter - July 2023
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July 2023
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Welcome to AREF's Monthly Newsletter.
Some of our news items are for AREF Members only, click the button below to create a login. This will also allow you to easily register for our events.
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AREF Annual Awards 2023 - nominations announced!
Find out who has been nominated for Affiliate of the Year and Outstanding Individual Contribution
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The 2023 Global Real Estate DEI Survey
AREF is delighted to partner with 15 commercial real estate associations globally on the 2023 Global Real Estate DEI Survey. The survey benchmarks gender, ethnicity and nationality across the commercial real estate industry globally – and AREF members are invited to get involved.
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DB & DC pension schemes, life insurers and illiquid assets
On 5th July we held a very well attended webinar on this important topic. The event recording is available to AREF member firms.
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European ESG Template (EET) - Educational Session
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The EET is a stand-alone, cross-sectoral template for the exchange of ESG-related data. The FinDatEx coordinators are holding an educational session on Friday 22 September 2023 to explain the rationale behind and the usage of the data fields in the EET. The session also aims to gather further feedback on the uptake and use of the EET among market participants and the provision of pre-contractual standalone documentation.
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Code of Practice & Self Certification Process 2023
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The deadline for Funds to complete their Self Certification review is this Friday, 28th July 2023
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Industry Consultations
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AREF is busy responding to consultations from regulators and government. Contributions from AREF's members into consultation responses are always welcome.
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Upcoming Events
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Miss an AREF event?
You can catch up with our events by reading the Write-up, Watching the Recording or Listening to the Podcasts for all our events held this year.
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AREF Committee Updates
Did you know you can read all about what the AREF Committee's have been working on recently?
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Follow us on LinkedIn
We would encourage all members to follow us on LinkedIn. Please 'like' and 'share' our posts to help spread news of the good work AREF is doing.
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Industry Initiatives
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Women Talk Real Estate Event: Sharpen up your influencing skills
Learn how to build meaningful rapport and trust to influence others effectively
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Do you have any FutureGen colleagues who would like to join the Network?
Please forward this to any FutureGen friends and colleagues who would be interested in joining the network to receive updates of our latest events and initiatives. AREF is committed to investing in our future! We have over 400 future generation members in our Network.
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Committee Vacancies
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We actively encourage all members to get involved with the association. Click to view the current vacancies on AREF committees
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Committee Updates
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19 Jul 2023
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ESG & Impact Investing Committee - Update
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The Committee is working on ESG metrics reporting. Updates to AREF's Code. Social Impact Investing events. TCFD reporting requirements.
Click for more info.
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19 Jul 2023
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FutureGen Committee - Update
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The Committee are currently working on delivering a half day conference in 2023.
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20 Apr 2023
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Investor Committee - Update
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The Committee's discussions cover a wide range of topics. Click for more info.
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21 Jun 2023
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Public Policy Committee - Update
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The Committee is monitoring proposed changes to a wide range of regulations and legislation that affect AREF members. Also, they are actively lobbying policy makers in the ...
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08 Jun 2023
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Research Committee Activity
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The Committee is overseeing improvements to data collection from AREF Fund Members and is considering the process for funds exiting the Index. They are starting to consider...
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24 Feb 2023
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Retail Funds Committee - Update
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The Committee is supporting AREF in its lobbying on behalf of authorised property funds.
Click for more info.
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06 Jul 2023
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Tax Committee - Update
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The Committee is working on a technical consultation on proposed reform of the VAT rules on fund management to improve legal clarity and certainty
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17 May 2023
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Diversity & Inclusion Taskforce - Update
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Click to find more information on how we are working towards supporting our members with diversity and inclusion
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The Association of Real Estate Funds (AREF) is the body that represents the interests of its fund managers, those firms that advise and support them and the end-investors. For further information, please visit our website.
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