Alan Patterson

Alan runs his own investment consultancy business, providing research and advising clients on real estate strategies, in the belief that understanding macro trends and secular change is as important as stock selection and asset management. He has worked at CBRE as a fund manager, then in its financial services team and latterly as Head of Investment Research. He gained experience of the equities markets as a director at Panmure Gordon and HSBC Investment Bank, before joining UBS Asset Management where he combined being Head of Fund of Funds, Head of UK real estate research and equities management. He subsequently joined AXA Investment Managers, becoming Global Head of Research and Strategy in the Real Assets group, and was most recently Managing Director and Head of Research and Strategy at Gingko Tree, the European real estate subsidiary of the People's Bank of China. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and holds a Master's degree in Property Development (Project Management).