Your Leading Indicators | Resilient Sterling | Outperforming UK CRE Markets
Discover key economic and financial metrics, and what to look out for in the week ahead.
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Sterling resilient, despite political jitters
Sterling has already settled back to where it was before Boris Johnson’s confidence vote at $1.25. Currency stability is important for cross border investors who may be looking to capitalise on weaker sterling when purchasing UK CRE.
UK CRE top for global cross border investment
The UK is the top market globally for cross border commercial real estate investment, with $18.3bn invested year to date. Meanwhile, London remains as the most invested city worldwide for overseas capital. The office sector in particular has benefited from cross border investment into the UK, with a 45% share of total investment this year, followed by Industrial (29%), Residential (15%) and Retail (9%).
Real estate and ESG equity funds outperform
Despite UK equity funds recording £3.7bn in net outflows year to date, ESG funds have bucked the trend, receiving £2.8bn in net inflows. Property funds have also been another pocket of postitivy, after net outflows fell to their lowest level in close to four years in May. Here, investors could be turning to property for its relative inflation protection.
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