All Americas articles – Page 164

  • Turning the tables
    Magazine

    Turning the tables

    October 2008 (Magazine)

    You may have looked at Vietnam but what about Nigeria, Egypt, the Phillipines or Bangladesh? Their impressive statistics suggest that they will soon be forces to be reckoned with, as John Forbes and Yael Selfin explain

  • News

    Oregon PERF moves into infrastructure

    2008-10-02T22:35:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund has made its first move into an infrastructure commingled fund and approved a $200m (€140.3m) commitment into the Alinda Infrastructure Fund II.

  • News

    ING Clarion takes its talent to Brazil

    2008-10-02T18:50:00Z

    UNITED STATES - ING Clarion Partners is tapping its in-house investment expertise and opening a regional investment office in Brazil for the first time.

  • Magazine

    Seize the opportunity

    October 2008 (Magazine)

    US investors have increased their sophistication in real estate investing – more private real estate, a greater risk appetite and use of synthetic investment tools.

  • The great resi rebound
    Magazine

    The great resi rebound

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    Residential REITs are the subject of much institutional investor interest – indeed some pension funds are increasing their positions, as Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports

  • REITs take up the melody
    Magazine

    REITs take up the melody

    September 2008 (Magazine)

    Recent falls in the housing market have been spectacular but above average returns keep REITs on top of the pile. And apartment REITs may be set for a bull run.

  • News

    Felix turns off the road and into Aviva

    2008-09-29T17:35:00Z

    UNITED STATES – Steve Felix, well-known in the pensions and institutional real estate market, is leaving his full-time writing behind and joining Aviva Investors to become head of marketing for its North American real estate multi-manager products.

  • News

    Washington State agrees $1.15bn investment

    2008-09-25T18:15:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Washington State Investment Board has made three commitments in real estate and the tangible asset classes amounting to $1.15bn (€782m).

  • News

    ING Clarion raises $200m for development fund

    2008-09-25T18:10:00Z

    UNITED STATES - ING Clarion Partners has signed $202m through the capital raising on its latest commingled fund, Clarion Development Ventures III, following support from seven institutional investors, including New York State Teachers Retirement System.

  • News

    CalPERS uses $700m to tap opportunity

    2008-09-18T14:03:00Z

    UNITED STATES - California Public Employees Retirement System is continuing to pursue its international real estate investment strategy by placing $700m (€493.8m) in real estate commingled funds generating targeted net IRRs of 20%.

  • News

    AvalonBay falls short of capital raising goal

    2008-09-11T18:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - AvalonBay Communities has raised $333m (€234.2m) of equity for its latest commingled fund, AvalonBay Value Added Fund II – but this is short of the $500m goal established early in the process.

  • News

    Kansas PERS moves into senior housing

    2008-09-11T17:52:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Kansas Public Employees Retirement System has expanded its real estate strategy into senior housing by making a $35m (€24.6m) commitment to AEW Senior Housing Investors LP.

  • News

    Pramerica sees capital waiting on the sidelines

    2008-09-11T17:48:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Pramerica Real Estate Investors have found a huge sum of investible capital is currently sitting on the sidelines in the United States, as investors are unsure whether now is a good time to invest given market conditions.

  • News

    Texas Teachers makes $250m gateways commitment

    2008-09-04T17:48:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Teacher Retirement System of Texas has approved a $250m (€171.2m) commitment with Westbrook Partners’ latest commingled fund.

  • News

    SanFran City and County signs follow-on commitments

    2008-09-04T17:46:00Z

    UNITED STATES - San Francisco City and County Employees’ Retirement System is extending its relationship with CapMark Financial Group by approving follow-on real estate commitments worth $62.5m (€43.2m).

  • News

    Emerging markets lift global office sector…for now

    2008-09-01T16:38:00Z

    GLOBAL - The office market worldwide has continued to show resilience despite the general downturn in the global economy, according to Boston-based global property specialist Colliers International.

  • News

    Fresno County increases target on real estate and infrastructure

    2008-08-28T17:53:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Fresno County Employees’ Retirement Association has increased its real estate allocation from 4% to 6% and added an allocation of 2% to infrastructure for the first time.

  • News

    Apollo creates AREFIN on new investor demand

    2008-08-28T17:50:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Apollo Real Estate Advisors has attracted an additional $309m (€210.6m) for its commingled fund, Apollo Real Estate Finance Corp, and placed the new capital raising in a separate holding called AREFIN Co-Investment Corporation.

  • News

    Real estate markets continue to struggle

    2008-08-26T17:35:00Z

    GLOBAL - Global property markets are continuing to slow, according to the latest research by specialist property performance analysis firm, IPD, as the value of properties in the UK, Japan and Australia all showed declines in recent months.

  • News

    Pramerica venture to invest in Manhattan skyline

    2008-08-21T17:32:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Pramerica Real Estate Investors has formed a joint venture with L&L Holding Company to invest in New York City office buildings.