AREF is committed to fostering a strong investor community, ensuring you have the resources, insights, and connections needed to help you successfully navigate the evolving real estate investments industry.
Indeed, whether corporate or local government pension schemes, charities, wealth managers or multi-managers, much of what AREF is striving to achieve is ultimately to the benefit of you, the underlying investors.
Establishing industry standards, promoting transparency and sound corporate governance; acting as a forum, bringing all stakeholders in our industry together to discuss and debate key issues, challenges and opportunities; advocating and lobbying on behalf of all members. In all these areas, AREF is seeking to optimise the operational environment for its fund managers, helping the industry adapt and evolve, and thus protecting your interests as the investors in the vehicles managed by our Fund Members.
The AREF Charter
We understand demonstrably sound governance remains a priority for investors. AREF’s Charter, replaces our previous Code of Practice, long recognised as the gold standard in corporate governance in unlisted funds. It focuses on operational integrity, transparency, and accountability. Adhering to the Charter, these vehicles are awarded our Quality Mark, demonstrating a clear commitment to high standards in these key areas.
To help investors identify funds that comply with the Charter, we maintain the Charter Compliance Register, a publicly accessible list of funds that have completed the self-certification process and earned the Quality Mark. Investors can consult the register to easily identify funds committed to the Charter’s guiding principles.
Read all about the AREF Charter here. Have your real estate investments achieved the AREF Quality Mark?
Help set our agenda
We invite our Investor Members to all our events, keeping you plugged into what’s happening in the real estate investment industry. We help keep you informed with our monthly newsletters, ad-hoc industry updates and research papers.
Importantly, Investor Membership of AREF also gives you a voice. Please, help set our agenda, either via our dedicated Investor Committee, or through any one of our other committees and/or working groups that you are eligible to apply to join. Or simply get in touch with us anytime.
Get involved – together we can make a difference
Professional investors, and their advisers, are invited to register for free membership and start enjoying the following key benefits:
1. Industry Influence & Collaboration
2. Access to Key Industry Events & Networking
3. Investment Data & Market Awareness
4. Industry Updates & Insights
5. Thought Leadership
6. FutureGen Network – Supporting the Next Generation
Enquiries or get in touch
For all the details of this FREE MEMBERSHIP for investors, please visit our 'Become an Investor Member' page.
Alternatively, simply contact our team by emailing [email protected]
Resources:
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.
