Insights

November 2025

Iris Schöberl

Managing Director Germany & Head of Institutional Clients, Real Estate

Real estate is back

Discover why European real estate is entering a new growth phase. Explore active management strategies, demographic and structural tailwinds, and ESG-aligned opportunities across retail, residential, and value-add sectors. Learn how Columbia Threadneedle Investments positions investors for long-term success in a rebased market.After a period of repricing and market uncertainty, the European property landscape is showing signs of renewed strength. Investment volumes in 2024 marked a sharp recovery from the lows of 2023, with sovereigns, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), institutions, and private investors actively re-entering the market.
November 2025

Iris Schöberl

Managing Director Germany & Head of Institutional Clients, Real Estate

Real estate is back

Discover why European real estate is entering a new growth phase. Explore active management strategies, demographic and structural tailwinds, and ESG-aligned opportunities across retail, residential, and value-add sectors. Learn how Columbia Threadneedle Investments positions investors for long-term success in a rebased market.After a period of repricing and market uncertainty, the European property landscape is showing signs of renewed strength. Investment volumes in 2024 marked a sharp recovery from the lows of 2023, with sovereigns, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), institutions, and private investors actively re-entering the market.

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27 November 2025

Iris Schöberl

Managing Director Germany & Head of Institutional Clients, Real Estate

Real estate is back

Discover why European real estate is entering a new growth phase. Explore active management strategies, demographic and structural tailwinds, and ESG-aligned opportunities across retail, residential, and value-add sectors. Learn how Columbia Threadneedle Investments positions investors for long-term success in a rebased market.After a period of repricing and market uncertainty, the European property landscape is showing signs of renewed strength. Investment volumes in 2024 marked a sharp recovery from the lows of 2023, with sovereigns, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), institutions, and private investors actively re-entering the market.
25 November 2025

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Tiptoe through the tulips

Is 21st century crypto akin to 17th century Holland? Are we seeing the madness of digital crowds? The Bitcoin price could suggest so. Elsewhere, government bond yields are tracking down in anticipation of further monetary policy easing. Read on for a breakdown of fixed income news across sectors and regions.
24 November 2025

Anthony Willis

Senior Economist, Multi-Asset Solutions team

Weekly Perspectives: Will this week’s Budget fix the UK?

This week we focus on Wednesday’s UK Budget. The date was announced back on 4 September and that feels like a long time ago.
20 November 2025

Gene Tannuzzo

Global Head of Fixed income

Ed Al-Hussainy

Portfolio Manager

2026 Fixed Income Outlook: Seizing opportunities in a rate-cutting cycle

Fixed-income investors face falling rates, tight spreads and a fragile labour market. The playbook requires locking in yield and managing duration, while staying vigilant on credit quality.
19 November 2025

Christopher Mahon

Head of Dynamic Real Return, Multi-asset

Has QT pushed up gilt yields? Yes ... and more than the BoE would admit

The Bank has been selling bonds accumulated during quantitative easing. We look at the figures to see just how much prices have been affected.
19 November 2025

Natalia Luna

Senior Investment Analyst, Sustainability Research

Vicki Bakhshi

Director, Responsible Investment

Evaluating the impact of the energy transition: Our systematic view of risks and opportunities

The energy transition is a global megatrend set to drive capital flows for decades to come. In a complex and fragmented political and policy environment, investors to understand the underlying economics.
18 November 2025

In Credit Weekly Snapshot – Top of the world

From the relationship between democracy scores and flagpole height, to government bond yields and budget machinations, it was a busy week in fixed income. Read on for a roundup of news across sectors and regions.
18 November 2025

LDI market review and outlook – October 2025, what next for Europe?

In the quarterly Columbia Threadneedle Investments EURO LDI Survey, we poll investment bank trading desks for their opinions on the likely direction of key rates for liability hedging
18 November 2025

Nicolas Janvier

Head of North American Equities

Neil Robson

Head of Global Equities, EMEA

2026 Equity Outlook: Harnessing growth with a broad view

We maintain a constructive outlook for equities, with a broadening of opportunities for selective investment, backed by disciplined diversification.
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