21 Mar 2024

A high level summary of what's being discussed in recent committee meetings:

  • Prioritising future research to support the policy work of AREF.
  • Holding a roundtable event to ascertain the threat posed by the decline in DB pension scheme investment flows and the future sources of investment into UK real estate funds.
  • Launching the 2024 AREF Research Awards. The closing date is end May and the winner will be announced at AREF's Annual Dinner in September.

 

Committee Objectives

  • Commission and/or conduct specialist research to support policy where there are benefits to AREF members or the wider property investment community.

 

Next meeting: Tuesday 18 June

View more on the committee here.

27 Sep 2023

Interview with 2023 Research Award Winner, JLL

News Article
24 Aug 2023

The UK Real Estate Funds Industry - more than 10 years on from the Global Financial Crisis

Research Report
11 May 2021

The UK Real Estate Funds Industry 10 years on from the Global Financial Crisis

First in a two-part report commissioned by the AREF Research & Information Committee, sponsored by Mourant

Research Report

 

Tags

Committee Update Property Fund Index

Author

Mark Clacy-Jones

Mark Clacy-Jones

Head of Real Estate Strategy, Abrdn

Mark Clacy-Jones is Head of Real Estate Strategy at abrdn, responsible for a small team producing, guiding and facilitating optimal fund level strategy across the global suite of abrdn Real Estate funds. This role also focuses on understanding the performance drivers of funds and their risk levels. Prior to joining Standard Life Investments in January 2017, Mark spent 9 years at IPD, and subsequently MSCI, working in a range of global research roles including Head of Indices and ultimately Head of Applied Real Estate Research. Mark also had a brief spell setting up a Data & Analytics function for Knight Frank’s Research Team just prior to joining SLI.

 A former Chair of the Society of Property Researchers, Mark is currently Chair of the AREF Research Committee and Chair of the INREV ODCE Working Group.

 Mark holds a BA Economics from Leicester University and a MA Business & Management in Emerging Markets from Reading University.

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