All Americas articles – Page 172
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Pennsylvania State signs to $1bn Mexico fund
UNITED STATES - Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System is thinking of making a commitment to a $1bn (€681.3m) Latin America residential fund being launched by Pramerica Real Estate Investors.
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Illinois Teachers widens separate account plans
UNITED STATES - Teachers Retirement System of the State of Illinois is planning a shift in its separate accounts real estate programme when it makes its next manager search.
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Principal study calls end of cap rate compression
UNITED STATES - Principal Real Estate Investors feels that time of the cap rate compression in the United States has run its course, according to a report investigating current real estate market potential.
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LACERA trades property for commingled fund
UNITED STATES - Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has sold a shopping centre in Los Angeles and traded it for an investment into a commingled fund with the same real estate manager.
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Pramerica expands into Brazil
UNITED STATES - Pramerica Real Estate Investors has expanded its industrial investment efforts into Brazil for the first time, through a joint venture with Racional Engenharia.
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US pension funds rest sleeping capital in hotels
UNITED STATES - Pension funds are still eyeing hotel properties as a good investment, as San Diego is the latest to shift additional assets into the sector and Principal has made its first purchase for investors.
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CalSTRS sets up retail JV
UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System has established a new joint venture with Urban Retail Properties Company to invest in retail properties.
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US pension funds make play for value-added apartments
UNITED STATES - Pension funds in the United States are moving some capital into investing in value-added apartments, as renter demand for flats is believed to be on the upswing.
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New Jersey taps into real estate debt pressures
UNITED STATES - New Jersey Division of Investment has agreed to commit $150m (€105.3m) to two commingled funds, to take advantage of the market capital squeeze and structured financing.
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US pension funds place capital into distressed paper
UNITED STATES - Several pension funds in the United States have decided to invest some capital into a distressed debt investment strategy but are choosing to do so through leverage-driven funds.
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PCA 'conflict of interest' forces CalSTRS' shop
UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System is planning to hire a new real estate consultant for the first time in 10 years.
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US pension fund capital heads back to core
UNITED STATES - Some pension fund capital in the United States is flowing against the tide and being reallocated to a core investment strategy.
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Shorenstein buys into mezzanine gap
UNITED STATES - Shorenstein Properties plans to increase its appetite for mezzanine debt deals on office buildings over the next couple of months, to take advantage of the dislocation in the debt markets.
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UCAL moves to separate accounts
UNITED STATES - The University of California (UCAL) has moved into the separate account real estate space for the first time signing a relationship with Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers.
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State of Alaska branches out into timber
UNITED STATES - Alaska Retirement Management Board has expanded into timberland for the first time with a $200m (€142.5m) allocation.
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Select-service hotels hit Warburg Pincus’ radar
United States - Warburg Pincus Real Estate Fund I and Triyar Hospitality have formed a joint venture to develop and acquire ‘select-service’ hotels.
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Mass PRIM abandons small cap REITs
UNITED STATES – Massachusetts’ Pension Reserves Investment Management Board has decided to drop a small cap investment mandate for its publicly-traded real estate securities program in the United States.
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Texas Teachers to approve $800m in real estate
UNITED STATES- Teacher Retirement System of Texas is in the process of approving $800m ($568m euros) in new real estate commingled fund investments.
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Ohio Police & Fire sells separates
UNITED STATES - Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund has voted to approve the transfer of seven separate account assets and move them into a commingled fund.
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CalSTRS expands JV to $500m
UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System has expanded its real estate joint venture relationship with Pacific Coast Capital Partners by investing a total of $500m (€353m) into two ventures.
