ASSET MANAGEMENT
We acquire and analyse information on assets in order to create a specific management system
The economic crisis, credit crunch and technological innovation have all profoundly changed the rules of the real estate management game, both for companies, and on the real estate market in general. In particular, companies have revised procedures for the management of office and industrial spaces, combining requirements for the rationalisation of costs and the valorisation of areas which are no longer instrumental to the business, with the need to set up functional spaces conceived in line with principles regarding environmental sustainability and employee welfare, in order to attract talent and forge a sense of belonging and motivation.
Only those market operators who have embraced this evolution have been able to maintain a strong market position, as they are capable of selecting the best investment opportunities, source required capital and manage development or improvement opportunities with the utmost efficiency
As with all journeys we wish to undertake, it is important to know the starting point and destination.
Therefore in asset management, it is indispensable that we know what our assets are based on (starting point) and how (where) we want to lead them for the duration of their physical life; it is also vital that we know how we may want it to grow, because unlike in the past, a building or plant constructed or installed to support a company's core business, should not be considered as a "cost item", but rather a tangible opportunity and benefit for economic growth
Therefore the building and/or production plant must confer the company with value and must be aligned with the company's policy and objectives.
This is the starting point for effective asset management, which should culminate with the reaching of the objective or objectives.
SOften asset management is conducted through procedures which have been honed over time by company personnel, although said procedures are not codified or organically organised in a control and management system that can be easily consulted by operators or top management.
Furthermore management is conducted without detailed information on assets and without the correct scheduling of activities aimed at maintaining their efficiency and guaranteeing the maintenance of their value over time.
Therefore Top Management, employees and all persons involved in the management of assets are required to enact scheduling, active checks and monitor activities aimed at maximising all opportunities for the reduction of costs and risks of any kind.
Good asset management enables the correct, preventive, coherent and analytical examination of management of assets during their life cycle, including the management of any potential subsequent disposal.
A clear vision of one's own assets enables the reaching of objectives, cost containment and awareness of a fundamental aspect: the asset exists to confer value upon the company and/or it owners.
The correct management of real estate assets should not involve focusing on the asset itself but rather on its potential value.
Due Diligence
Stakeholders
Asset Management System
Analysis of real estate assets and the acquisition of accurate information
Data bases and Architecture of procedures
WHAT ARE THE PROSPECTS?
- Increase in profitability: in improving returns of investments and reducing management costs without sacrificing medium and long term organisational objectives, asset value shall also be maintained
- Definition of procedures which increase the efficiency of persons entrusted with asset management and which enable the company to maintain control even in the eventuality of staff cuts
- Financial risk management: through the reduction or elimination of financial losses caused by ineffective management
- Asset value maintenance over time
- Demonstration of compliance: the diligent management of an asset maintains the validity of compliance certifications
- Demonstration of corporate social responsibility: the conscientious management of energy sources translates into a reduction of costs as well as a reduction in the emission of pollutants, significant proof of corporate social responsibility
- Improvement of reputation: effective asset management shall certainly be appreciated by clients