...Norman Hutchison; Graham Squires; Alastair Adair; Jim Berry; Daniel Lo; Stanley McGreal; Sam Organ Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the merits of using projects bonds to finance infrastructure investment projects and considers the pricing of such bonds and the level of risk...

... be contacted at: kfarrelly@townsendgroup.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Finance Portfolio management Investment Listed real estate Pension fund Unlisted real estate This paper seeks to provide a better understanding of the performance implications for investors who...

... , Vol. 30 No. 6 , pp. 538 - 562 . Chen, H.C. and Lu, C. (2006), “ How much do REITs pay for their IPOs ”, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics , Vol. 33 No. 2 , pp. 105 - 125...

... and assess real estate, with a view to generating revenue for local authorities. Others proceeded to use direct private sector financing for the construction of municipal infrastructure, in exchange for the right to use public land for commercial development purposes. In Greece, the institutional framework...

...Jenniffer Solomon; William McCluskey Purpose The main purpose of this paper is to reflect on the impact of the financial crisis of 2007 on commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) and to consider how market confidence in this form of financing can be re‐established. Design/methodology...

... Capital markets Finance Underwriting Academics but also governmental institutions argue that the steep worldwide decline in stock prices subsequent to the US sub prime crisis is not justified by fundamental economic data. Rather, the market, instead of carefully evaluating the business...

... markets’ assessment of underlying economic conditions and which cannot be directly influenced by national authorities. The variation in long‐term interest rate is mainly effected by how financial markets assess the prospects in terms of inflation, soundness of public finances, exchange rate stability...

...Sandy Bond; William N. Kinnard, Jr; Elaine M. Worzala; Steven D. Kapplin While numerous studies have been carried out in the US to determine the character and scope of the effects of contaminated, threatened or “stigmatized” properties on the terms and availability of debt financing, little appears...

... UP Limited 1996 Finance Funding High technology Investment property Science parks United Kingdom The sector of property (specifically industrial/commercial property) which has become known as science parks has, since the early to mid‐1980s, been one of near continuous growth...

...Steven P. Mooney; Kate Mooney Provides a review and synthesis of the finance literature regarding foreign investment and the real estate literature dealing with foreign investment in US real estate. Addresses the motivations for investing in US real estate, including the potential for increased...

...Paul Falvey Examines the Finance Act 1988, which introduced significant reforms to the calculation of capital gains tax (CGT). Briefly outlines the nature of the main changes concerning the taxation of transactions in land and assesses their likely impact on property valuation and valuers. © MCB...