Why SWIP for property investment
We manage £5.8bn* of assers in property across the UK, Europe and North America. We can provide several property investment strategies to meet client requirements, from investing in direct commercial property, both in the UK and overseas, to indirect investment through property shares listed on major stock exchanges.
Appointing SWIP as your property investment partner affords a number of benefits including:
- Disciplined and consistent approach
SWIP has developed a proven, structured investment process based on fundamental analysis and rigorous research. This allows us to identify properties and investment vehicles that will contribute towards outperformance in all market conditions.
- Expert stock selection, active management
Our considered, systematic approach allows us to identify and secure properties with the potential to deliver strong returns for our clients. We add value by actively managing the properties we own. Added value initiatives include: new lettings, lease renewals and extensions, refurbishment and redevelopment.
- Excellent performance
SWIP has an outstanding track record and can demonstrate consistent outperformance against benchmark across its range of segregated mandates.
- Commitment to property
As befits one of Europe’s major property investors SWIP has made a significant investment in both people and technology. Our bespoke, state of the art property management and reporting system has been designed to precisely match our requirements. SWIP has also consistently developed a number of innovative property vehicles and products, such as the UK Balanced Property Trust and the two recently launched funds: the SWIP European Balanced Property Fund and the SWIP Property Trust. Over the last few years SWIP has also set up and manages a number of specialist Jersey Property Unit Trusts.
- The best people
SWIP is recognised as one of Europe’s largest and leading asset management firms. This gives us a competitive edge in being able to attract, recruit and suitably motivate some of the world’s best investment staff. Having staff of the highest quality helps ensure that we continue to consistently deliver superior risk controlled fund performance and the highest quality of service.
*Source: SWIP 30.09.2008