Peter Bretveld joins Kempen Real Estate team

For over six years, Bretveld worked for Blue Sky Group in the position of senior portfolio manager, where he was responsible for global non-listed real estate. Previous to this position, Bretveld was an assistant fund manager at CBRE Global Investors, and he gained experience as an investment analyst working for ING Real Estate Investment Management.

Matthijs Storm, head of the Kempen Real Estate team, commented on Peter Bretveld’s appointment saying: ‘Peter has built up an excellent reputation in real estate markets, in which he has been active since 2001. Besides a wealth of experience, he brings a vast network of contacts in global real estate markets to the team. Peter will be a great asset to our team.’

News & Knowledge

2020, 12 August

Monthly Commentary

I have been thinking a lot about inflation recently, more specifically the outlook for inflation given current circumstances and the massive amount of stimulus that has been thrown at economies over the last 6 months. This stimulus has come in the form of a) lower interest rates, and b) asset purchases funded by electronic money printing by central banks (quantitative easing or QE).

2020, 11 August

Kempen Real Estate: Sustainable Funds Market Briefing

Egbert Nijmeijer, co-head of Global Listed Real estate, presenting on 30th July at Investment week's Sustainable Virtual Market Briefing. In this presentation, we address four key questions:

Why is ESG important for property?

How do we integrate ESG in the investment process?

What is the impact of climate risk on real estate valuations?

How can engagement drive alpha?

This is followed by a Q&A session with the audience.

2020, 07 August

Kempen's Commentary

It’s holiday time, and the coronavirus has forced many families to cancel or change their plans for this season. There is much debate among economists as to whether the corona crisis is inflationary or deflationary. It’s especially inflationary for holiday homes in the Netherlands. I heard that many houses are fully booked and prices are skyrocketing.