Americas – Page 182

  • News

    Los Angeles City seeks a wider view

    2008-10-09T17:40:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System has approved two new real estate commitments totaling $45m (€33.1m) which will see the pension fund invest in REITS and Latin America.

  • News

    Dallas Police & Fire helps fund retail venture

    2008-10-09T17:38:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Dallas Police & Fire Pension System is the capital source behind a global capital relationship with its real estate manager CDK Realty Advisors and RED Development, which will invest in retail property.

  • News

    Alaska Retirement holds back from real estate

    2008-10-09T17:37:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Alaska Retirement Management Board has decided not to allocate any new capital to real estate investment in fiscal 2009.

  • News

    PREA Conference presents a gloomy future

    2008-10-09T17:32:00Z

    UNITED STATES – The pension fund real estate industry painted a pretty negative outlook for real estate investing at the Pension Real Estate Association’s 18th Annual Plan Sponsor Conference in Chicago last week.

  • BRICs and mortar
    Magazine

    BRICs and mortar

    October 2008 (Magazine)

  • 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).