04 Sep 2024

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

  • Prioritising future research to support the policy work of AREF.
  • The convening of a working group to set out the Case for Real Estate. This publication will be focussed DC pension schemes but further iterations are planned that will be tailored for other investor groups - for example, overseas investors and LGPSs.
  • The proposed hosting of a roundtable event to ascertain the views of DC pension schemes towards UK real estate investment.
  • Judging the 2024 AREF Research Awards, with the winner to be announced at AREF's Annual Dinner on 18 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: Thursday 5 December

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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