19 March 2025 9am – 10am + Add to calendar Webinar

AREF members are invited to this webinar, where our experts will take a look at the latest trends and insights shaping the MSCI/AREF UK Property Fund Index. 

Gain a comprehensive understanding as we dissect the underlying drivers fueling performance and explore the key investment themes emerging within the UK property funds market. Our panel of seasoned experts will share their perspectives, engaging in in-depth discussions on the index results and offer valuable insights.

Speakers

  • Tom Richardson, Fund Manager at Knight Frank Investment Management
  • Ed White, Head of UK Consultants at MSCI Real Estate
  • Xaviere Roudeix-Crouan, Head of Research & Forecasting at Knight Frank Investment Management

Date/time:

Date:  Wednesday 19th March 2025
Time:  09:00am – 10:00am (GMT)

Joining instructions:

Zoom Webinar links will be sent out closer to the time. 

Cost:

This event is FREE and open to all staff from AREF Member firms (view our list of members here).

To book:

AREF members can register by clicking the blue button below.  You will need to log-in to book (you can reset your password here).

After you have registered, please remember to add the date to your calendar (click here to do so).


Speaker biographies:

Tom Richardson

Tom Richardson

Fund Manager, Knight Frank Investment Management

Tom is Chair of AREF's Index Committee. Tom is a member of the Knight Frank Investment Management UK Indirect Property team with responsibility for managing various separate accounting mandates, developing new portfolio strategies, overseeing the team’s fund-research effort and sourcing secondary market opportunities. Prior to his current role, Tom worked for Aberdeen Standard Investments for five years, where he was a senior investment manager with a focus on discretionary institutional separate account mandates investing into commercial and residential property in the UK and globally via property funds. He has been in the industry since 2004 and started with Aegon Asset Management in 2018 before the Indirect Property team moved to Knight Frank Investment Management in 2025. Tom has a BA (Hons) in Politics, Economics and Social Studies from Trinity College, Dublin, an MSc in Real Estate from the University of Reading and is a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

Xaviere Roudeix-Crouan

Xaviere Roudeix-Crouan

Partner - Head of Research & Forecasting, Knight Frank Investment Management

Xaviere Roudeix-Crouan has a broad range of experience having worked in the Fund Management industry for more than 20 years, covering both the UK and European real estate markets. She joined KFIM as a Partner, Head of Research and Forecasting in 2022, where she is responsible for providing a strategic framework for investment management operations. Her role combines quantitative modelling with research skills, with a strong focus on supporting high quality strategic thinking with robust and relevant insight.

Ed White

Ed White

Head of UK Consultants, MSCI Real Estate

Ed leads the UK Consultant team in MSCI Real Estate and has been with MSCI for 3 years. Ed joined MSCI from Homes England where he was Head of Corporate Strategy and Development for the organisation. Prior to this Ed was part of the founding team at HCA-Investments responsible for building the Management Information Framework and Analytics platforms across debt and equity.

Ed started his career at IPD as an analyst going on to hold various positions within the UK business.

More about the MSCI/AREF UK PFI:

Read more about the Index, here.

Enquiries:

For any enquiries, please email [email protected].

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