31 Mar 2020

The Chief Executive of the Investment Association (IA), along with the CEOs of the other major Financial Services trade bodies, is having frequent calls with senior representatives from the FCA, Treasury and Bank of England. Through our Special Membership of the IA, AREF is able to pass on important issues from the real estate industry for input into these calls.

Should any member wish to discuss anything they think needs to be included, please contact me directly.

Paul Richards
Managing Director
AREF

PRichards@aref.org.uk

 

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Paul Richards

Paul Richards

CEO, AREF

Paul is the CEO of AREF.  Before joining AREF in 2020, Paul was Head of the European Real Estate Boutique within Mercer’s investment consulting business for almost 10 years, previously he was Head of Indirect Real Estate Investment and Global Managed Accounts at LaSalle Investment Management, where he was responsible for managing global portfolios of unlisted real estate funds for clients from Europe and Asia Pacific.

He has over 25 years of real estate experience in investment, corporate finance and research, and has advised investors, occupiers and venture capital companies on property portfolio strategy and on financial structuring, including PFI, senior and mezzanine debt and joint venture arrangements. His employers have included LaSalle Investment Management, Cushman & Wakefield and Henderson Investors.

Before coming into the world of real estate, Paul worked in marketing and market research. He originally studied Physiological Sciences at Lincoln College, Oxford and has a Master of Science in Real Estate from City University Business School, London, now Cass Business School.

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