Regulation

How will the new Basel IV regulations impact real estate finance?

With Basel IV’s implementation fast-approaching, McDermott Will & Emery’s Usman Khan spoke with Real Estate Capital Europe to discuss its wider implications for UK and EU banks.

Sweden’s central bank calls for ‘more transparency’ around property values

The Riksbank wants property companies to better explain valuation methods to shore up confidence in real estate.

ECB economist strikes note of calm on banks’ real estate exposure

A senior representative from the central bank played down the risks associated with banks’ commercial property exposure at the PERE Network Europe Forum this week.

ECB sees non-bank real estate lenders as major risk to financial stability

The vice-president of the European Central Bank said alternative debt providers are of greater concern than traditional lenders.

Schroders Capital sees the mid-market as a new frontier for ESG-related lending

Schroders Capital’s Kristina Foster examines the expanding scope for real estate credit strategies aiming to deliver social and environmental impact in the mid-market.

CG Capital Europe: Iberia finds its place in the sun

The region may have been a banking market, but attitudes are changing and economic recovery looks promising, says Javier Beltrán.

Taking an alternative path to financing

Lenders are bridging the finance gap – but only if borrowers show evidence of a sustainability plan.

Banks told to wake up to climate risk

The European Central Bank wants lenders under its supervision to get a grip on their exposure to the environmental crisis.

BNP Paribas Asset Management on aligning objectives

Target returns and sustainability goals can both feature in real estate debt strategies, argue BNP Paribas Asset Management’s Christophe Montcerisier and Nicolas Toupin.