Our research capability

We devote significant resources to real estate research. We were one of the first institutions in Europe to set up a dedicated real estate research team in 1990. We now have a team, headed by Anne Breen, comprising four analysts who offer a breadth and depth of experience that is unparalleled across Europe. They combine their specialist knowledge to give an overall view on the key market drivers and provide insights and recommendations on a sector basis to the real estate fund managers. Furthermore, we take on the research recommendations of our global strategy, equity and fixed income teams to build an overall picture of the environment for real estate around the world.

Anne Breen

Anne Breen

Head of Real Estate Research & Strategy

Anne manages the output of one of Europe’s leading real estate research teams at Standard Life Investments. The team’s activities include forecasting UK, European, Asian and North American real estate markets. Her team also provides strategic input for all of the 19 different real estate vehicles we manage including investment in listed and co-mingled real estate vehicles as well as the tactical use of global real estate derivatives.

Anne and her team provide input to our strategy team's industry-leading publications Global Outlook and Global Perspective. They also share their investment insights through regular research papers and market updates.