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ING Real Estate Investment Management (UK) Limited

ING Real Estate Investment Management (UK) is dedicated to the process of property investment management and has concentrated exclusively on this discipline for more than 25 years.

Whilst management control rests in London, the UK office is an integrated division of ING Real Estate the world’s leading property investment manager. Its position within the multinational ING Group affords it a sound financial foundation and access to a wide diversity of research and know-how.

ING Real Estate Investment Management (UK) has a strong management team whose senior directors have worked together for many years and through a range of property cycles. It takes pride in its ability to create successful long-term relationships with clients and is dedicated to providing the best customer service.

The business is research-led and performance-driven. A Property House View is reported quarterly and provides a proven investment tool around which to build direct and indirect portfolios. Use of the model has helped to consistently add value through good sector selection.

Funds under management

ING Real Estate is the world’s largest property asset manager with over EUR 100 billion in assets under management.  In the UK the company manages over GBP 8 billion, which includes the listed ING UK Real Estate Income Trust Limited valued at approximately GBP 750 million. (ING REIM, June 2007)

Managed assets

On a global basis, the company manages the full range of property assets across all key sectors including office, retail, residential, industrial, hotels and leisure. In the UK the focus is on core property sectors – office, retail and industrial – which is reflected in the portfolio of the ING UK Real Estate Income Trust.

Property interests

The launch of the ING UK Real Estate Income Trust in 2005 marked the realisation of the company's long standing ambition to enable retail investors to access the expertise built through the company's 25 year track record of working with institutional investors in the UK. 

The company continues to manage over 40 UK portfolios on behalf of institutional investors which are structured as direct and indirect separate accounts, joint ventures, investment clubs, authorised and unauthorised property unit trusts, limited partnerships and funds of funds.

Funds held in the quoted property sector

The ING UK Real Estate Income Trust is listed on the London and Channel Islands Stock Exchanges.  The company also manages a portfolio which blends real estate securities with unlisted property funds - ING Global Real Estate Securities Limited – which is listed also on the London Stock Exchange.

Any IFA distributed funds which invest in REITs

None.

Proposed funds that will include UK-REITs

The ING Real Estate business includes a multi-manager division, ING Real Estate Select, which invests in listed and unlisted property funds.  This division can, and does, invest in UK and other REITs.

Additional information

ING Real Estate Investment Management (UK) Limited is dedicated to the process of property investment management and has concentrated exclusively on this discipline for more than 25 years.

Whilst management control rests in London, the company's position within the multinational ING Group affords it a sound financial foundation and access to a wide diversity of research and know-how.

The business is research-led and performance-driven and has a strong management team whose senior directors have worked together for many years and property cycles.

Plans to launch a REIT?

The company does not intend to launch any listed vehicles in the immediate future.

Reason for joining The REITs and Quoted Property Group

ING Real Estate Investment Management aims to provide the widest range of investment opportunities to the widest range of investors.  This includes offering listed property vehicles which allows all levels of investors access to the benefits of property investment.  Membership provides the benefits of extending our expertise in this area and sharing best practice with other like-minded groups.

Find out more

www.ingreit.co.uk

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