About GPR
Global Property Research (GPR) provides services for leading financial institutions with top of the line benchmarks. All index products use an extensive and unique proprietary database of global listed property and infrastructure companies. GPR has a proven track record since 1995.
GPR offers its clients four standard property benchmarks:
In addition to that GPR provides the following infrastructure solution:
All the above indices are distributed via various data vendors.
Moreover, GPR specializes in the creation of tailor-made indices, available in various formats.
ESMA Benchmark Regulation
As a EU-based index provider, Global Property Research B.V. (GPR) is subject to the EU’s Benchmark Regulation (BMR), that came into effect as of 1 January 2018. GPR has been approved as a registered Benchmark Administrator under the BMR as per 10 January 2019. Please find the relevant benchmark statements here.
The GPR Oversight Committee is an independent committee, established pursuant to the BMR to ensure oversight of all aspects of the provision of GPR’s benchmarks, oversees all benchmarks that are provided by GPR. The GPR Oversight Committee is initiated in addition to the existing Index Committee, established in accordance with the IOSCO Principles for Financial Benchmarks. Whereas the responsibilities of the Index Committee, consisting of clients of GPR, are of an advisory nature, the Oversight Committee operates as an independent and autonomous committee. The current members of the GPR Oversight Committee are set out here.
IOSCO principles for financial benchmarks
The IOSCO Principles for Financial Benchmarks are recommended practices for benchmark administrators. Global Property Research B.V. complies with these practices; to the extent these are proportional in relation to GPR’s benchmarks and benchmark-related activities.
A statement on the compliance with the recommended benchmark administrator practices can be found here.