AREF Newsletter - February 2024

Welcome to our Newsletter, where you'll find a wealth of information detailing our activities and achievements from the past month, as well as what's on our horizon for the future.

In particular, note that Early Bird tickets for our Conference will be on sale from 1st March, for a limited time only!

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AREF Conference - Sponsor annoucement

We are thrilled to unveil our fabulous sponsors for the upcoming AREF Conference! We are very proud to announce Citco as our Gold Sponsor and Mills & Reeve for joining us as our Silver Sponsor. We extend our sincere appreciation to both sponsors for their valuable support.

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AREF Conference - Robert Peston confirmed to open

We are delighted to have secured political journalist, presenter and author Robert Peston to open our Conference on 25th June! Tickets go on sale Friday 1st March - early bird tickets available for a limited time only.

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AREF member funds outperformed the UK GRESB benchmark in 2023

The ESG & Impact Investing Committee is pleased to announce the GRESB scores for AREF funds for 2023.

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Calling all Mentors and Mentees

Since its launch at the beginning of this month, our Mentorship Scheme has received an overwhelming response, with 70 Mentees already enrolled. However, we're facing a shortage of Mentors! If you're interested in being a mentor, mentee, or both, we'd love to hear from you!

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News this month

28 Feb 2024
AREF FutureGen 'An Evening With: Andew Baum'
Post-event Materials
26 Feb 2024
FutureGen Site Visit: 8 Bishopsgate
Post-event Materials
21 Feb 2024
Transparency of land ownership involving trusts

The UK Government have consulted on improving transparency of land ownership when trusts are involved in the ownership structure. AREF responded to this consultation. More ...

News Article
08 Feb 2024
Property Week Article: Q&A: AREF’s Paul Richards on ‘fair’ and ‘clear’ greenwashing rules
Press Article
02 Feb 2024
FCA – Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels

Find out more here about Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels.

News Article
19 Jan 2024
Post-event Recording / Podcast / Slides: Webinar: How SDR applies to Real Estate
Post-event Materials

Upcoming Events

30 Apr 2024 London
Commitee Day 2024
Roundtable event
09 May 2024 Fidelity International, Cannon Street
The Real Estate Debt Series: Event 2
Breakfast Seminar
04 Jun 2024 West End, London
AREF Investor Networking Event with Drinks and Canapés
Networking events
25 Jun 2024 London
AREF Conference 2024
Conference
03 Sep 2024 Cambridge
FutureGen Conference 2024, sponsored by Carey Olsen
Conference
18 Sep 2024 The Savoy
AREF Annual Dinner 2024, sponsored by JTC Group
Annual Dinner & Awards

Miss an AREF event?

You can catch up with our events by reading the Write-up, Watching the Recording or Listening to the Podcasts for all our events held this year.

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AREF Committee Updates

Did you know you can read all about what the AREF Committee's have been working on recently?

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We would encourage all members to follow us on LinkedIn. Please 'like' and 'share' our posts to help spread news of the good work AREF is doing.

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Industry Initiatives

Training & Events from Diversity Talks Real Estate (DTRE)

DTRE is offering 10% member discount to AREF members on their upcoming training courses using promo code Partner10

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Do you know of a fantastic industry initiative?

Please share this with us and we can include it in the next newsletter.

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Do you have any FutureGen colleagues who would like to join the Network?

Please forward this to any FutureGen friends and colleagues who would be interested in joining the network to receive updates of our latest events and initiatives. AREF is committed to investing in our future! We have over 400 future generation members in our Network.

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Committee Updates

28 Nov 2023
Corporate Governance Committee - Update

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Committee Update
30 Nov 2023
Education & Training Committee - Update

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Committee Update
18 Jan 2024
ESG & Impact Investing Committee - Update

Click to view details of a number of initiatives that the Committee is working on to support members in the ESG and Impact Investing arena.

Committee Update
12 Jan 2024
FutureGen Committee - Update
Committee Update
12 Oct 2023
Investor Committee - Update

Click to view information on what the committee is currently working on.

Committee Update
06 Dec 2023
Public Policy Committee - Update

The Committee is monitoring proposed changes to a wide range of regulations and legislation that affect AREF members. Also, they are actively lobbying policy makers in the ...

Committee Update
07 Dec 2023
Research Committee Activity
Committee Update
13 Sep 2023
Retail Funds Committee - Update

The Committee is supporting AREF in its lobbying on behalf of authorised property funds. Click for more info.

Committee Update
01 Nov 2023
Tax Committee - Update

Click to read information on what the Committee is currently discussing and working on

Committee Update
31 Jan 2024
Diversity & Inclusion Taskforce - Update

Click to find more information on how we are working towards supporting our members with diversity and inclusion

Committee Update
30 Nov 2023
Index Committee - Update

The Committee is overseeing improvements to the range and quality of data in the Property Fund Vision and is considering the process for funds exiting the MSCI/AREF Quarter...

Committee Update

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