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» European Institutions » European Central Bank • EPF Members: » Association of Spanish Rental Property Companies (ASIPA) » British Property Federation (BPF) » Confederazione Italiana della Proprietà Edilizia (CONFEDILIZIA) » Danish Property Federation (DPF) » Finnish Association of Buildings Owners and Construction Clients (RAKLI) » Finnish Real Estate Federation (FREF) » Portuguese Council of Shopping Centres (APCC) » Portuguese Property Developers Association (APPII) » Spanish Council of Shopping Centers (AECC) » Swedish Property Federation (SPF) For more information, please go to the "Members Page" of this website. • Education, Research & Training: » Institut de l'Epargne Immobilière et Foncière (IEIF) » Investment Property Forum (IPF) Set up in 1988, the Investment Property Forum (IPF) is now recognised as one of the leading specialist property industry bodies in the UK. The IPF’s mission is to improve the awareness, understanding and efficiency of property as an investment for members and others in the wider business community by: • Undertaking research and special projects; • Providing education; and • Encouraging discussion and debate. The strength of the organisation lies in its diversity of members of over 1450, which includes investment agents, fund managers, bankers, lawyers, researchers, academics, actuaries and other related professionals. It operates in London, Scotland, the Midlands and the North West. For further information on IPF, please go to www.ipf.org.uk » Leonardo da Vinci The Leonardo da Vinci Community vocational training action programme, introduced in 1994, is now entering its second phase, which will run from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2006. The programme actively supports the lifelong training policies conducted by Member States. It supports innovative transnational initiatives for promoting the knowledge, aptitudes and skills necessary for succesful integration into working life and the full exercise of citizenship, and affords scope for links with other Community initiatives -particularly the Socrates and Youth programmes- by supporting joint actions. Multi-annual Community calls for proposals are planned for the periods 2000-2002, 2003-2004 and 2005-2006. For more information, please visit the website europa.eu.int/comm/education/leonardo/leonardo2_en.html. » KTI Finland -Institute for Real Estate Economics- The Institute for Real Estate Economics is an independent university-linked research institute in Finland. KTI was founded in 1993 by the Turku School of Economics, the Finnish Real Estate Federation and the Real Estate Associations of Helsinki, which was the predecessor of RAKLI -the Finnish Association of Building Owners and Construction Clients. Through these supporting organisations KTI has close connections to both the academic world and those operating in the field. For more information, please visit the website www.kti.fi/eng (in English). • Organisations: » British Council For Offices (BCO) Established in 1990, the BCO is Britain's leading forum for the discussion and debate of issues affecting the office sector. Its members are all organisations involved in creating, acquiring or occupying office space, whether architects, lawyers, surveyors, financial institutions or public agencies. The BCO works to advance the collective understanding of its members, enabling them to work together to create more effective office space. For more information, please visit their website www.bco.org.uk » Comité Européen de Coordination de l'Habitat Social (CECODHAS) (European Liaison Committee for Social Housing) CECODHAS, the European Liaison Committee for Social Housing, is a non-profit making organisation, representing its member organisations to European and International Institutions. Formed in 1988, its key objectives are to: Purpose - Promote the work of social housing organisations in the European Union. - Foster the continuous exchange of ideas and experience among its members. - Provide an information service for its members. - Promote good practice through conferences, seminars, reports and other activities. - Monitor developments in European Community law to reinforce the influence of CECODHAS in the debates on European policies. - Provide its members with improved access to European funding. - Campaign for the right to a decent home for all Europeans. Members The 31 full members of CECODHAS are national and regional housing organisations from the 15 EU member states. There are 8 associate members in other European countries. All members are non-governmental, non-profit-making organisations. Together CECODHAS members provide 35 million dwellings, of which 25 million are rented, and 10 million were built for sale to owner-occupiers. Contact Information: CECODHAS Office 59b Rue Guillaume Tell B- 1060 Bruxelles tel: (+) 32 2 534 60 43/ 534 61 21 fax: (+) 32 2 534 58 52 E-mail: info@cecodhas.org Website: www.cecodhas.org Claire Roumet, Secretary General Sorcha Edwards, Event and Information Officer » Conseil Européen des Professions Immobilières (CEPI) (European Real Estate Council) CEPI, which is a non-profit organisation representing more than than 70.000 professionals, is composed by: - CEAB, Confédération Européenne des Administrateurs de Biens (European Confederation of Property Managers),which is non-profit association that has a scientific and educational purpose, and, - EPAG, European Property Agents Group (Groupement Européen des Agents Immobiliers), which is a European group of leading associations/institutions of real estate agents in the EU. For more information, please visit their website www.cepi.be (in English and French). » European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles (INREV) INREV is the European Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles. In seeking to generate increased levels of liquidity within the European private real estate fund market, INREV's strategy is to promote greater transparency, accessibility, professionalism and standards of best practice. As a pan-European body, INREV represents an excellent platform for the sharing and dissemination of knowledge on the non-listed real estate fund market. INREV is dominated by institutional investors and supported by other market participants such as fund managers, investment banks, lawyers and other advisors. For additional information please contact INREV at info@inrev.org. » European Banking Federation (FBE) The European Banking Federation (FBE ) is the united voice of the banks of the European Union (EU) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries. The FBE represents over 4000 banks, large and small, with almost 20 000 billion euros assets. » European Funds and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) EFAMA (European Funds and Asset Management Association) is the pan-European umbrella organisation of the investment funds industry of the 15 Member States of the EU, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Norway, Liechtenstein, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland. Founded in 1974, EFAMA represents through its national member associations more than 900 management companies with over 41,000 investment funds with € 4.5 trillion in investment assets. The organisation is committed to contribute to achieving a single European market place for investment funds. This primarily involves the creation of an appropriate regulatory framework for the European investment funds industry. For more information, please visit their website www.efama.org » European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) has been created by the main parties interested in financial reporting in Europe, namely the users, the preparers, and the accountancy profession, (supported by the national standard setters). This private sector initiative has been warmly welcomed by the European Commission and will support the adoption in Europe of IAS by 2005. EFRAG, has as its main aim to give a pro-active contribution to the work of IASB (International Accounting Standards Board). EFRAG will also advise on the technical assessment of the IASB standards and interpretations for application in Europe. Fore more information, please visit their website www.efrag.org » European Housing Forum » European Landowners' Organization (ELO) The European Landowners Organization - ELO - exists to ensure that the policies of the European Union promote a prosperous and attractive countryside, and that private landownership can continue to make a positive contribution to the economy and environment management of rural areas. For more information, please visit their website www.elo.org » European Mortgage Federation (EMF) The European Mortgage Federation is the leading non profit organisation representing mortgage lenders at EU level. Its members are mortgage banks, saving banks, building societies and insurance companies. Together they grant nearly 80 % of mortgage loans (residential and commercial) in Europe. The Federation is based in Brussels. For more information, please visit their website www.hypo.org. » European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA) The launch of EPRA took place in late 1999 to promote the European quoted real estate sector and to established the conditions for its expansion. There are four activities involved in the strategy: the establishment of an effective forum, the promotion of common standards of "best practice" across the sector, liaison with goverment and regulators and information. For more details, please visit their website www.epra.com. » European Real Estate Society (ERES) The European Real Estate Society was established in 1994 to create a structured and permanent network between real estate academics and professionals across Europe. For more information, please visit their website www.eres.org. » European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (EVCA) EVCA is the association representing European private equity and capital industry since 1983 and promoting private investment to investors, policy makers, entrepreneurs and industry. For more information, please visit their website www.evca.com » Fédération des Experts Comptables (FEE) (The European Federation of Accountants) The European Federation of Accountants -Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens (FEE)- is the representative organisation for the accountancy profession in Europe. It groups together 38 professional bodies from 26 countries, including all 15 Member States of the European Union and 3 member countries of EFTA. Between them, these bodies have a combined membership of 450.000 individuals, of whom approximately 95% are from EU countries. Roughly 45% of the accountants represented in FEE work in public practice, providing a wide range of services to clients. The other 55% work in various capacities in industry, commerce, government and education. FEE also co-operates with the professional organisations of Central and Eastern Europe, some of whom are already observer members of FEE. FEE commenced operations on 1 January 1987. It took over responsibility for the activities previously carried out separately by the Union Européenne des Experts Comptables, Economiques et Financiers (UEC) and the Groupe d’Etudes des Experts Comptables de la CEE (Group d’Etudes). Both organisations had served the European accountancy profession since 1951 and 1961 respectively. FEE is an “Association International” created under Belgian law and recognised by a Royal Decree dated 30 December 1986. As such it is a “non profit” organisation. For more details, please visit their website www.fee.be » Fédération Internationale des Professions Immoblilières (FIABCI) (The International Real Estate Federation) FIABCI is the Paris-based worlwide network open to all professionals involved with the property industry. Chapters currently operate in 55 countries, embracing 117 national associations and 4.300 individual members. Every real estate discipline is represented within FIABCI, which can truly claim to provide worldwide real estate contacts at the highest professional level. For more information, please visit their website www.fiabci.com » Global Real Estate Institute (GRI) The Global Real Estate Institute was established in 1997 to foster mutual exchange and enlightment between principals in real estate and related industries worlwide. The GRI organises annually The Global Investors Summit. The GRI has head offices in New York and London. For more information, please contact Henri Alster (Chairman) on +44 20 8445 6653 or email to henri@globalrealestate.org . » Initiative Corporate Governance The Initiative Corporate Governance der deutschen Immobilienwirtschaft e.V. was formed in Autumn 2002. Leading enterprises in the real estate sector have joined the Initiative as cor-porate members, whilst many well-known representatives of the sector are also individual members. The Initiative aims to work out and establish principles of transparent and professional corporate management in the real estate economy. For more information, please click contact. » International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) The International Accounting Standards Board is an independent, privately-funded accounting standard setter based in London, UK. Board Members come from nine countries and have a variety of functional backgrounds. The Board is committed to developing, in the public interest, a single set of high quality, understandable and enforceable global accounting standards that require transparent and comparable information in general purpose financial statements. In addition, the Board cooperates with national accounting standard setters to achieve convergence in accounting standards around the world. Fore more information, please visit their website www.iasb.org »International Council of Shopping Centers Europe (ICSC Europe) ICSC Europe represents the European chapter of the retail property sector. Developers, investors, shopping centre managers and retailers from 29 countries across Western, Eastern & Central Europe, Scandinavia, Turkey, the Baltic States, Ukraine and Russia belong to International Council of Shopping Centers in Europe. For more information, please visit their website ICSC Europe. » Investment Property Databank (IPD) To guarantee its independence, the company is devoted exclusively to the objective measurement and analysis of property. It does not invest in the market, and does not offer any direct investment advice. The headquarters and central processing facilities are in London. An all-graduate staff of over 100 includes economists, surveyors, statisticians and IT specialists, in teams dedicated to major business areas and clients groups. IPD services outside the British Isles are run in conjunction with partner organisations in each country. These arrangements are developed flexibly with local needs and conditions, sometimes through an existing professional or trade association, in other cases through joint-venture or subsidiary companies. For more information, please visit their website www.ipdglobal.com » International Valuation Standards Committee (IVSC) Founded in 1981, the International Valuation Standards Committee (IVSC), is an NGO (Non-Government-Organization) member of the United Nations and works cooperatively with member States, organisations such as the World Bank, OECD, International Federation of Accountants, International Accounting Standards Committee, and others including valuation societies throughout the world to harmonize and promote agreement and understanding of valuation standards. IVSC’s international headquarters is in London, England. Its operational headquarters is customarily located in the offices of the IVSC Chairman. A new Chairman is elected each three years. The current chairman, Greg McNamara, is from Australia. Financial matters and orders are handled at the Committee’s international financial bureau in Canberra, Australia. For more information, please visit their website www.ivsc.org » Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Europe (RICS Europe) With 110.000 members in 120 countries, RICS is the world's leading professional body addressing all aspects of land, property, construction and the associated environmental issues. An independent organisation, RICS acts in the public interest, upholding standards and integrity among its members; providing impartial, authoritative advice on major issues affecting business and society worlwide.RICS RICS has nationl associations of chartered surveyors in 17 European countries. For more information, please contact RICS Europe (based in Brussels) at ricseurope@rics.org or on +32 2 733 1019. » Scandinavian International Property Association (SIPA) SIPA was established in 1989. The objective was to create a network to support Nordic investors seeking to invest in property outside of their respective home markets.The support originally provided by SIPA included general advisory services for international investments, consulting in direct investment cases, arranging seminars and publishing quarterly market reports. The SIPA members represents the largest and most important property actors on the Nordic property markets. For more information visit their website www.sipa.nu » The European Group of Valuers' Associations (TEGoVA) TEGoVA, established in 1977, comprises 38 professionals bodies for real estate valuers from 26 countries and represents approximately 500,000 professionals. Its primary objective is to set harmonised standards of valuation and appraisal practice for adoption both within the EU and for the developping markets of central and eastern Europe. It is an international non-profit association established under Belgian Law. For a full list of members and further information, please visit their website www.tegova.org. » The Urban Land Institute (ULI) The Urban Land Institute is a non-profit education and research institute. Established in 1936, the Institute has over 31,000 members from 82 countries representing the entire spectrum of the land use and development disciplines. As a nonpartisan organisation, the Institute has long been recognized around the world as one of most respected and widely quoted sources of objective information on urban planning, growth and development. For further information, please visit their website www.uli.org. » The Urban Land Institute Europe (ULI Europe) A London office was opened in 2004 to increase the activities and research base of the institute across Europe. In addition to the high quality conferences, ULI is represented at the local level by our membership. There are now 14 District Councils from Portugal to Russia. In addition, there are five sector-focused Councils that cover topics from Office & Mixed Use to Sustainable Development issues. For further information, please visit their website www.europe.uli.org. Contact: ULI Europe Customer Service 29 Gloucester Place London W1U 8HX United Kingdom T: +44 (0)20 7487 9579 F: +44 (0)20 7486 8652 Membership: +44 (0)207 487 9577 Events & Meetings: +44 (0)207 487 9578 • European Press: » EuropeanVoice » Europe Real Estate » EuroProperty » IPE Real Estate » PropertyEU » REurope • Designers of the EPF Brochures: » W3 Design Limited (UK) • Designers of the EPF Logo & Advertising: » PICTOGRAM (Belgium) • Design & Hosting of the EPF site: » Desk.nl (The Netherlands) |
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