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Corporate Counsel Q&A: Insurance and Reinsurance 2013
Who's Who Legal
Who's Who Legal spoke to Jason Gordon, president of FNF Title International, about his views on the real estate industry and adapting to market changes. Trained as a lawyer and with experience in litigation, underwriting and compliance, Gordon took on the role of president in 2008, shifting his focus to the business needs of the department.
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A. M. Best Assigns Ratings to FNF Title Insurance Company Ltd.
Business Wire
OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and an issuer credit rating of "a-" to FNF Title Insurance Company Ltd. (FNF Malta) (Floriana, Malta). The outlook assigned to both ratings is stable. During the first quarter of 2012, FNF Malta was formed to write legal indemnity and title coverages in the United Kingdom and Europe.
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Investors Focused on Stronger European Economies but Opportunities Exist Elsewhere
Europaproperty.com
The European commercial real estate market saw further polarisation in the third quarter of 2012 (Q3 2012) as investors continue to focus on stronger economies and prime property. However, the substantial price differential between prime and non-prime property is creating opportunities elsewhere in the region for value-add investors, according to CBRE.
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Private Equity's European Land Grab
CNN Money
The Blackstone Group has raised a dedicated $4 billion European real estate fund; David Abrams, head of European real estate investment for Apollo Global Management, says his firm has made 30 investments this year in the U.K., Germany, Ireland, and Spain; the Carlyle Group is buying mainly in Northern Europe, which includes Sweden, Norway, Germany, France, and especially the U.K. -- isn't Europe supposed to be shaky ground in which to invest? What gives?
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German Government Passes New Rules for Real Estate Funds
Investment & Pensions Europe
GERMANY - Real estate Spezialfonds and German open-ended funds (GOEFs) are set to remain within the German property market after the government confirmed it would pass a new law implementing the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).
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European Real Estate Industry Unites Over Call for Review of Solvency II
The European real estate industry has banded together to persuade the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) to include real estate in its upcoming review of the capital requirements for insurance companies, which are a key part of the proposed Solvency II Directive.
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Continuing Euro-Zone Crisis Boosts Real Estate Investor Sentiment
IPE International
EUROPE - European real estate transaction volumes will increase in 2013 as the continuing euro-zone crisis stimulates - rather than deters - activity, according to Ernst & Young's annual survey of 500 investors.
In a reversal from last year's survey, which found the majority of investors expected the crisis to reduce activity, 83% of those surveyed now expect an increase in transaction volumes, and 74% expecting an increase in the average deal size as more international investors scout European markets.
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Stock News Europe - Real Estate to Benefit from Fed Action
Reuters
The latest stimulus steps by the U.S. Federal Reserve underscore global central bank commitment to pumping more cash into the economy, an environment which should benefit real estate stocks and growth companies, says Credit Suisse.
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