Property on the rebound

Pension funds' holdings in property is set to rise after having fallen dramatically since the 1970s, according to Standard Life. Property should become a more attractive investment in an era of fewer impediments to the purchase of property and less pronounced economic cycles, according to Andrew Jackson, head of property research at Standard Life. Factors that will make property more attractive include the impending abolition of the Minimum Funding Requirement (MFR), according to Standard Life. Jackson argued MFR discouraged property investment because the benchmark asset distribution ...