The latest edition of IPE Real Estate is now onlineThe May/June edition of IPE Real Estate has a special focus on sustainability and the progress made on the concept over the last year, along with a regional review of Russia and CEE, and analysis of listed fund governance in Europe and Asia. Click here to find out more...
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Small pension funds re-enter propertyUNITED STATES - Several smaller pension funds in the United States are thought to be looking to re-enter the real estate asset class, in a bid to diversify their portfolios.
LA Fire and Police goes for safety with real estate assetsUNITED STATES - Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions has chosen to make its real estate portfolio more conservative in the near term.UNITED STATES - Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions has chosen to ...
CalSTRS to tread cautious real estate pathUNITED STATES – The California State Teachers Retirement System is planning to take a cautious approach to real estate investment for its fiscal year in 2009.
Rothschild raises $840m for new commingled fundUNITED STATES - Rothschild Realty Managers has smashed its intended target for capital raising on its Five Arrows Realty Securities V commingled fund and collected $840m (€530m) through institional...
Ohio PERS goes global with REITsUNITED STATES – Officials at the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System have voted to allow investments in public real estate on an international basis.
Germans top poll of European property optimismGERMANY - German investors have topped a three-market poll of European investor sentiment.
German firms hide risk in partial disclosureGERMANY - Two-thirds of listed German property companies are more opaque – and therefore riskier – than their reports suggests.
ING hires despite talent shortageNETHERLANDS/ASIA - ING has appointed a regional veteran to head its Asian fund management operations against growing international competition for regional talent.
‘Reform planning process or face blackout’UK - Opposition to planning reforms threatens to squeeze private-sector investment out of UK infrastructure, according to employers’ body the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
Choose carefully, says SEB, after UK re-entryUK/GERMANY - Investors are investing cautiously in UK logistics as they wait for the market to fall further, according to SEB, the German fund management arm of the Swedish bank.
Florida plans up to $1.1bn investment in infrastructure and timberUNITED STATES - Florida State Board of Administration has approved commitments to infrastructure and timber for as much as $1.1bn (€691.6m).
Ohio School Employees real estate commitment unchangedUNITED STATES - The School Employees Retirement System of Ohio plans to invest $100m (€62.9m) to $150m in real estate over the next 12 months. This is roughly the same amount that was planned for...
CalPERS invests in ‘master-planned’ residentialUNITED STATES - Newland Communities has made another investment in a residential land for a partnership with the California Public Employees Retirement System.
US pension funds still interested in value-added real estateUNITED STATES - Apollo Real Estate Advisors was able to reach its capital raising target for its latest commingled fund, Apollo Value Enhancement Fund VII.