AREF Newsletter - August 2024

We hope you're all enjoying a lovely summer. Here at AREF, our work continues in full swing. We’re excited to share that we currently have two students assisting us with updating our database. If you receive an email from them, we kindly ask that you take a moment to respond.

Thank you for your continued support!

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AREF Annual Awards 2024 Announcement

Each year the Association gives out a number of awards to recognise achievement and contribution, by our members and others who support the work of AREF. We are delighted to announce details of the Nominations & Shortlists.

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AREF FutureGen Conference 2024 - only a few tickets remaining

The FutureGen Conference 2024, proudly sponsored by Carey Olsen is open to those in the first 10 years of their career. Tickets are £290 which includes: panel discussions, educational sessions, two site visits, a networking activity, lunch, dinner and overnight accommodation!

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#RAOEurope24 - 25% for AREF members

We are pleased to offer AREF members 25% off the ticket price to Responsible Asset Owners Global Symposia taking place on 21st November 2024

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News this month

30 Jul 2024
Reforms to the National Planning Policy

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government are consulting on reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system. More d...

News Article
26 Jul 2024
Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)

In May 2024 the European Commission published its Summary Report of the Open and Targeted Consultations on the SFDR assessment. This was followed by the ESAs Joint Opinion...

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24 Jul 2024
Sustainable finance and climate change disclosures

Find out more about the policy work being undertaken by governments, regulators and standard setting bodies in relation to sustainable finance and climate-related disclosures.

News Article
23 Jul 2024
Central Bank of Ireland - Macroprudential policy for investment funds

The Central Bank of Ireland have published feedback to its discussion paper on the approach to macroprudential policy for investment funds. More details can be found here.

News Article
23 Jul 2024
Liquidity Management

View the updates on this topic.

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22 Jul 2024
FRC - UK Stewardship Code

The UK Stewardship Code 2020 took effect on 1 January 2020. In July 2024, the FRC announced 5 immediate changes to reporting and confirmed their priority areas for reviewin...

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19 Jul 2024
European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF)

Find out more about ELTIF 2.0 here

News Article
17 Jul 2024
FCA - Overseas Funds Regime

The FCA have published their policy statement for the Overseas Funds Regime; this includes the final rules and feedback to their earlier consultation. This follows on from ...

News Article
17 Jul 2024
Our CEO, shares thoughts on the newly proposed Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Press Release
16 Jul 2024
AREF Guide for Investors: Questions to ask your Property Fund Manager

This simple guide is intended to provide some assistance to investors who may not be fully familiar with real estate investment and dealing with property fund managers.

Guidance
04 Jul 2024
Investing in Homes - Investment Insights: UK Commercial & Residential Real Estate
News Article
04 Jul 2024
Investing in Places to Live and Work - Investment Insights: UK Commercial & Residential Real Estate
News Article
04 Jul 2024
Investing in Sustainable Buildings - Investment Insights: UK Commercial & Residential Real Estate
News Article

Upcoming Events

03 Sep 2024 Cambridge Uni
FutureGen Conference 2024
Conference
04 Oct 2024
'How can our cities thrive? - The case for the circular economy and the built environment': Webinar
Webinar

AREF Annual Dinner & Awards 2024 - all tables now sold out

This prestigious event, steeped in tradition and elegance, brings together our industry for an unforgettable evening of networking and celebration. Proudly sponsored by JTC and taking place at The Savoy Hotel on Wednesday 18 September!

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AREF's History

Read about the history of AREF from its launch in the 1970s as The Association of Property Unit Trusts to what it is today, written by our very own Rachel Portlock, AREF's Head of Research

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Summer Database Update Project

This summer, we are pleased to introduce two new temporary team members who will be assisting us in organising our database of contacts. They have made a great start at reaching out to a representative at each member firm to request their assistance in updating a contact spreadsheet. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated!

Update on our Mentorship Scheme

So far we have had an incredible 90 mentees and 42 mentors sign-up from AREF and made 24 connections! In collaboration with CREFC Europe, our mentorship scheme is open to all members from both associations, offering our members a broad range of potential connections.

Read more and sign-up to the scheme

Missed 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

Training & Events from Diversity Talks Real Estate (DTRE)

DTRE is offering 10% member discount to AREF members on their upcoming training courses using promo code Partner10

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Do you know of a fantastic industry initiative?

Please share this with us and we can include it in the next newsletter.

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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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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.