All Americas articles – Page 145
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Texas Teachers makes $300m commitment to US Government Building Fund
GLOBAL – The Teacher Retirement System of Texas has become the lead investor in the recently closed US Government Building Fund after Texas Teachers approved a $300m (€230.2m) allocation to the fund.
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San Diego County makes $200m commitment to core fund
GLOBAL – The San Diego County Employees Retirement Association (SDCERA) has approved a $200m (€152m) commitment into the JP Morgan Strategic Property fund.
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CalPERS continues Brazilian joint venture with Hines
GLOBAL – The $210bn (€158bn) California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) has given its latest endorsement to Hines' Brazilian real estate expertise by committing to the third in a series of joint ventures in the South American market.
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CPPIB swoops on eight shopping centres
GLOBAL – The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has spent C$230.5m (€167m) to acquire interests in eight shopping centres in Canada.
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UN pension fund outsources listed real estate investments
GLOBAL – The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) is seeking a fund manager to run its portfolio of listed real estate securities.
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Henderson launches fifth US apartments fund
US – Henderson Global Investors is planning to launch a fifth fund targeting the US multi-family market, which it has identified as the best-positioned sector in the country.
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Cross-border investment returns to pre-crisis levels
GLOBAL – Commercial real estate transactions have almost doubled around the world from last year, and cross-border investment has returned to pre-crisis levels, according to Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).
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Korea's NPS boosts European real estate strategy by $400m
GLOBAL – The National Pension Service (NPS) of Korea has committed a further $400m (€306m) capital to Rockspring Property Investment Managers to invest in European real estate markets.
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San Bernardino County expands into global REITs
GLOBAL – The San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association has approved a recommendation to allocate 20% of its real estate portfolio to public REITs, amounting to approximately $75m (€58.4m).
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LACERA issues RFI for real estate debt managers
GLOBAL – The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has approved a Request for Information (RFI) for managers interested in participating in a search for real estate debt strategies.
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Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund to issue redemption queues
GLOBAL – The Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund has begun the process of filing redemption queue requests for two of its commingled funds.
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Virginia invests $425m into real estate portfolio
GLOBAL – The Virginia Retirement System has added $425m (€330m) worth of real estate investments to its portfolio through two deals.
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Multi-manager ING RE Select to deploy €500m in US, Asia
GLOBAL – European institutional investors have committed close to €500m this year to US and Asian real estate through ING Real Estate's multi-manager investment business.
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MagazineWaiting for distress
Expectations of distress are keeping transaction volumes down and investors on the sidelines, as Stephanie Schwartz Driver reports
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Portfolio deals on the rise as ING sells Canadian industrial fund
GLOBAL – Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), which manages more than CA$70bn (€51.6bn) for Alberta pension schemes, is to acquire a 50% stake in the CA$2bn ING Summit Fund.
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Oklahoma Teachers selects three core managers
GLOBAL – The Teacher Retirement System of Oklahoma has hired AEW Capital Management, Heitman and L&B Realty Advisors as its open-ended, core commingled fund managers.
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Orange County ends separate account relationship with American Realty
GLOBAL – The Orange County Employees Retirement System has decided to end its separate account relationship with American Realty Advisors.
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Malaysian pension fund allocates €1.2bn to UK property
GLOBAL – Malaysia's first-pillar pension scheme has allocated £1bn (€1.2bn) to UK real estate in expectation of a long-term annual yield of 6-7%.
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Dutch manager PGGM moves into US retail amid rising residential prices
NETHERLANDS – PGGM is to expand its focus from US housing to retail, citing growing demand for residential and supply scarcity.
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Mexico's Afores commits €231m to industrial strategy
MEXICO – The Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (Afores), which manages Mexico's private pension fund system, has continued to increase its exposure to alternatives by committing capital to an industrial real estate fund.
