AREF Monthly Newsletter - November 2023
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November 2023
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Welcome to AREF's Monthly Newsletter.
November has been another busy month here at AREF, particularly on the lobbying front, read our articles below for more information.
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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Our statement on fund closures, the market & maximising the potential of UK real estate
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AREF's CEO, Paul Richards, comments on recent media coverage of the commercial property market, fund closures and maximising the future of UK real estate investment
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AREF comments on the Chancellor's Autumn Statement
AREF welcomes the new ISA rules which over time will help to bring diversity to the current products in the space, but this is only the first step to deliver an alternative offering to daily traded funds.
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Sustainable Value: ESG Risks in Commercial Real Estate Lending
This month, in collaboration with CREFC Europe, we launched this new report, which considers common approaches to sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks in real estate valuations for commercial lending.
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Sponsorship Opportunities
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We have a number of great headline sponsorship opportunities for 2024 now available, including our fantastic new Annual Conference in June and the AREF Annual Dinner.
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Public Policy Activity
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AREF is busy engaging with regulators and government to ensure they hear the voice of the real estate industry when determining policy. We always welcome members participation; particularly to consultation response.
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AREF in the Press!
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Read press articles from this month, featuring AREF
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Hold the Date! AREF Conference 2024
We are excited to announce the launch of our first Conference, taking place at the beautiful Merchant Taylors Hall in the City of London on Tuesday 25th June 2024.
The Conference will include a mix of speaker, panel and breakout sessions, lunch and in the evening it will be followed by our highly popular AREF Summer Drinks Reception.
Tickets will be on sale soon. (Book early!)
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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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Training & Events from Diversity Talks Real Estate
Read information on all the events coming up from Diversity Talks Real Estate
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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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28 Nov 2023
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Corporate Governance Committee - Update
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Click to read what the Committee is currently discussing and working on.
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30 Nov 2023
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Education & Training Committee - Update
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Click to read what the committee is currently discussing and working on
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16 Nov 2023
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ESG & Impact Investing Committee - Update
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Click to view details of a number of initiatives that the Committee is working on to support members in the ESG and Impact Investing arena.
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12 Oct 2023
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Investor Committee - Update
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Click to view information on what the committee is currently working on.
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28 Sep 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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13 Sep 2023
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Research Committee Activity
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The Committee is currently overseeing two surveys exploring the impact of declining DB pension scheme investment on member funds.
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13 Sep 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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01 Nov 2023
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Tax Committee - Update
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Click to read information on what the Committee is currently discussing and working on
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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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28 Sep 2023
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Index Committee - Update
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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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