Americas – Page 193

  • News

    Pension funds fuel urban investment trend

    2007-09-21T17:05:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Pension funds in the United States are putting more capital into an urban investment strategy on the back of young professionals’ demand.

  • News

    LACERA to fund account through real estate sale

    2007-09-21T16:45:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has approved an annual real estate investment plan for 2007/2008 which will see property worth $700m sold and as much as $900m (€648m) invested through a domestic separate account strategy.

  • News

    Land investment is the new real estate

    2007-09-21T16:15:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Real estate managers are investing in land as a new specialist investment strategy.

  • News

    CalSTRS extends senior housing exposure

    2007-09-21T13:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System has expanded an existing joint venture with California-based Vintage Senior Advisors and invested more money in its senior housing venture.

  • News

    Investment managers supply industrial property access

    2007-09-17T12:45:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Real estate managers looking after major US pension funds' assets are still seeking large industrial deals to accommodate the local pensions market.

  • News

    Montana State grows international focus

    2007-09-17T12:30:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Montana State Board of Investment has increased its exposure to international real estate with committing capital to two new commingled funds.

  • News

    CalPERS approves infrastructure pilot program

    2007-09-14T11:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - California Public Employees Retirement System has approved a pilot program to invest up to $1.5bn (€1.44bn) in infrastructure on a global basis.

  • Capitol choice
    Magazine

    Capitol choice

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    2007 is set to be a record year for Washington DC, and with continuing high levels of government investment the outlook is bright, as Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports

  • Magazine

    Volatility aversion

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    In spite of their many advantages, REITs have never been big among US pension funds as Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports

  • News

    US pensions follow Mexican residential trail

    2007-09-10T13:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - More pension fund capital is being ploughed into the Mexican real estate market and heading for retail and ‘single family home’ developments, according to property investment firm ING Clarion.

  • News

    US Colony seeks infrastructure with Challenger

    2007-09-10T12:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Australian-based Challenger Financial Services Group Limited has formed a strategic relationship with Los Angeles-based Colony Capital to invest in real estate and infrastructure in the US, Europe and Asia.

  • News

    Pension funds approach target allocations

    2007-09-10T11:30:00Z

    UNITED STATES – Less new pensions capital is likely to be invested in real estate over the coming months as many US pension funds are now approaching their real estate allocations.

  • News

    Indiana State seeks overseas opportunities

    2007-09-10T11:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Indiana State Teachers Retirement System will be looking at investing around $200m (€147m) into a new real estate strategy that will include international and opportunistic investments.

  • News

    North Dakota State shifts core capital to value-added

    2007-09-03T17:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - North Dakota State Investment Board has decided to move a portion of its capital originally invested in core real estate and move it into the value-added real estate bucket.

  • News

    San Joaquin County considers real estate rise

    2007-09-03T17:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - San Joaquin County Employees’ Retirement Association is thinking of increasing its exposure to real estate to as much as a tenth of its assets.

  • News

    CalPERS and MacFarlane bet big on the capitol

    2007-09-03T17:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - California Public Employees Retirement System and MacFarlane Partners have formed a venture which could build a real estate portfolio worth $10bn (€7.3bn) in the greater Washington DC region.

  • News

    TIAA-CREF sales push draws Alaska hire

    2007-08-27T17:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - TIAA-CREF Asset Management has signaled plans for a major institutional business drive with the expansion of its sales team and three key appointments.

  • News

    Low returns fail to deter core pension fund investors

    2007-08-27T17:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES – Some US pension funds are still willing to invest a portion of their capital in core real estate despite returns being at an all-time low, according to consultants Townsend Group.

  • News

    Ohio PERS to sell $1bn in real estate

    2007-08-27T17:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES – Strong interest in real estate acquisitions has promoted Ohio Public Employees Retirement System to spend the remainder of 2007 working on the sale of $1bn (€741.2m) in real estate assets.

  • News

    CalPERS to rest capital in global hotels

    2007-08-27T17:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES – California Public Employees Retirement System is planning to tap into the tourism trade next year with the development of a global hotel investment platform.