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The insurance industry is becoming a mechanism to drive long-term growth, says CenterCap's co-founder and CEO, Deborah Smith

Real estate could be the perfect asset class for GP-led secondaries, despite key legal and tax issues, says the co-chair of Greenberg Traurig’s real estate fund practice, Steven Cowins.

As the sector recovers from the covid-19 pandemic, Keith Button finds short-staffed hotels are trying to improve service with fewer employees.

The hospitality sector’s post-pandemic rebound has been impressive, but maintaining long-term profitability will require a shift in how current assets are utilized, writes Barclay Ballard.

As growth in data use continues, institutional investors in the private real estate markets are allocating an increasing amount of capital to the sector, says James Jacobs, head of real estate for Lazard’s private capital advisory group.

Inflation hedging depends on the ability to grow rents and, in turn, income, says Brad Gries, co-head and co-CIO, Americas at LaSalle Investment Management.

NAREIM's chief executive, Zoe Hughes, explains why idea sharing is crucial to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion within the industry.

SFDR’s objectives are noteworthy and for the common good, says Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s head of sustainability for global real assets, Mona Benisi.

Global returns this year should remain positive and the US should outperform even if interest rates rise, says Fergus Hicks, UBS Asset Management’s real estate strategist.

Life sciences, STEM office and logistics offer opportunities, say the head of US real estate research and the head of Europe and Asia-Pacific real estate research at Barings.