All Asset Allocation articles – Page 52
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UBS hails benefits of direct lending, other alternatives
UK – Report says commercial mortgage lending shortfall is 'worth exploring' for pension funds.
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Dutch giant APG to invest €170m in Japanese warehouses
NETHERLANDS – 'Club-style' fund to focus on modern facilities near Tokyo, Osaka.
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BNP Paribas buys into GOEF market with Depotbank deal
GERMANY – BNP Paribas Securities Services buys Commerzbank's Depotbank business for undisclosed sum.
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Italy's Prelios kicks off capital-raising programme
ITALY – Company aims to strengthen financial position after debt rises to 'unsustainable' level.
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BlackRock launches next-generation long-lease property fund
UK – Six schemes back £250m fund, while Invesco RE proposes 'actively managed' strategy.
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Texas Permanent School Fund OKs $225m of real estate commitments
NORTH AMERICA – Capital to be invested in three commingled funds.
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US roundup: Kansas Public Employees, Harrison Street
NORTH AMERICA – Kansas PERS sets aside $165m for core, value-added real estate strategies.
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Brookfield raises $4.4bn for Strategic Real Estate Partners
NORTH AMERICA – Fundraising comes in well in excess of $3.5bn target, company says.
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US roundup: CalPERS, Pennsylvania State, Rockefeller Group
NORTH AMERICA – CalPERS achieves 11.9% return on real estate portfolio for 2012-13.
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Pension funds should reconsider 'narrow view' of property – Cardano
GLOBAL – Schemes should consider asset-backed securities based around property portfolios.
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Paper questions merits of property as inflation hedge
GLOBAL – Only commercial real estate shows any evidence of 'real link' between inflation, returns.
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Asian investor tenders real estate, infrastructure mandate
IPE-QUEST – Asian investor makes amendments to previous tender made in June using IPE-Quest.
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Clwyd, Environment Agency pension funds invest in low-carbon trust
UK – Local authority pension schemes make commitments to Threadneedle Low-Carbon Workplace Trust.
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Asian market dominates real estate capital-raising activity
ASIA – Region accounts for almost half of cash invested in June.
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IPD sees cautious UK real estate recovery as rising values spread
UK – While Central London remains chief driver, regions showing signs of upswing.
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Report backs creation of UK infrastructure bank
UK – National Investment Bank could provide smaller investors with project expertise.
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NAPF infrastructure fund will 'do its best' to accommodate DC
UK – Vehicle keen to be as 'DC-friendly as possible', says CIO at NEST.
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Germany's IVG 'streamlines' portfolio to save company
GERMANY – Company to offload properties, focus on institutional investors.
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Connecticut to set aside $250m for core real estate search
NORTH AMERICA – Pension fund selects JPMAM, Pramerica and UBS Realty as finalists.
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20% allocation to real estate a 'reasonable proposition', says NEST
UK – CIO says allocation would ‘ideally’ be for all real assets, including infrastructure.