AREF Monthly Newsletter
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February 2023
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Welcome to AREF's Monthly Newsletter, we have some great new events coming up, including a webinar to launch our new Report 'Sustainable Value: a common approach to the commercial benefits of sustainability in UK commercial real estate' as well as details of our brand new Social Impact Training course with The Good Economy.
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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MD Update
Read the latest MD Update from Paul Richards...
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Sustainable Value: a common approach to the commercial benefits of sustainability in UK CRE
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Join us on 10th March for a webinar to launch this new report, which discusses some common sustainability features in UK commercial property and how they relate to property value. The aim of the paper is to suggest more common ways of identifying and reporting common sustainability features to promote alignment across AREF members and the wider UK Commercial Property Market.
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New! Social Impact Training - with The Good Economy
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What does Impact Investing really mean? With the heightened requirement to fully understand this, we are delighted to offer a unique opportunity to attend a half-day training session, led by Impact industry experts, The Good Economy. This dynamic session provides essential training for anyone involved in this increasingly important area of real estate investment. Sponsored by Mourant.
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AREF's first FutureGen Conference!
We are very excited to announce details of our first FutureGen Conference, proudly sponsored by Carey Olsen and being held at Oxford University on 5th & 6th September. The conference is open to all future generation members of staff (in the first 10 years of their career or not in a senior management position) at AREF member firms. Full details and ticket information coming soon!
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We are looking for a sponsor!
We are seeking a sponsor for our AREF Members Summer Drinks Reception
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Watch the recording: Single Family Housing in the UK
In the second of our highly popular series focussed on residential property, our members enjoyed an excellent session earlier this month, taking a close look at Single Family Housing (SFH). Among the many areas covered, our panel explained the attractions of the sector for investors, as well as sharing where the challenges are in sourcing and managing these assets + more.
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Committee Vacancy on E&T Committee
We have a vacancy on our Education & Training Committee ideally for a Fund Manager. This committee helps our Marketing Team with ideas for events and other initiatives throughout the year on a range of topical issues. Contact us for more information.
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Can you help a refugee from Ukraine find a role in our industry?
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We have been introduced to a gentleman who left Ukraine and moved to London in October 2022 on the Ukraine Sponsor Scheme which allows working in the UK for the next three years. He has worked in sales/leasing in commercial real estate for over 15 years in Kyiv, Ukraine and is now looking for a role in the UK in: Property management; development; investment; wealth management or fund management. Do you have any vacancies suitable for him?
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Upcoming Events
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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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17 Jan 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.
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23 Feb 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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24 Feb 2023
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Investor Committee - Update
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The Committee is currently discussing redemption deferrals; LGPS Pooling; secondary market transparency; PFV data; guidelines for fund acquisitions and mergers; and the Eur...
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27 Jan 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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24 Feb 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.
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24 Feb 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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01 Dec 2022
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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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