All Real Assets articles in August 2007 (Online)

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  • News

    Unibail-Rodamco prepares post-merger management

    2007-08-27T17:00:00Z

    NETHERLANDS - Unibail-Rodamco is almost ready to announce its top 50 management structure as its integration efforts are now on track, the €23.9bn property investor has said.

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    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.

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    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.

  • News

    Milan buys flags future for Euro-office

    2007-08-27T17:00:00Z

    ITALY - Segro, the serviced office firm, has acquired a Milan business park for €84.5m from fund manager Europa Capital Partners – a beachhead in a market segment known for the difficulty of cross-border investment.

  • News

    Austrian property "like the UK, but cheaper"

    2007-08-27T17:00:00Z

    AUSTRIA - Austrian property firms will largely escape the sub-prime crisis and remain immune to interest rate rises, according to a report from Raiffeisen bank.

  • Lars Almquist
    News

    Protego taps Almquist to head Nordic growth

    2007-08-27T17:00:00Z

    SWEDEN - Protego Real Estate Investors has revealed it is expanding into the Nordic market with the appointment of Lars Almquist to head its new Stockholm office.

  • 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.

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    Virginia adds to global REIT trend

    2007-08-27T17:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES – Over $1bn (€750m) of pension funds has been committed to global REITs strategies over the last two weeks, following Virginia Retirement System’s decision to invest new money.

  • News

    CPP acquires Euro logistics

    2007-08-27T17:00:00Z

    CANADA - The C$120bn (€83.5bn) Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has invested €400m in European distribution via a fund set up by US logistics firm ProLogis.

  • Schroder hires ABP’s Bingen
    News

    Schroder hires ABP’s Bingen

    2007-08-27T17:00:00Z

    EUROPE - Former ABP portfolio manager Rob Bingen will join Schroder Property in October as head of its €2.2bn European property multi-manager operation.

  • News

    UK property investors divest €8bn

    2007-08-27T17:00:00Z

    UK - Institutional investors continued the exodus out of the UK domestic market in the first half of 2007, and became net sellers with divestments worth €8.7bn.

  • 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.

  • CalPERS considers major real estate emigration
    News

    CalPERS considers major real estate emigration

    2007-08-21T17:31:00Z

    UNITED STATES – The California Public Employees Retirement System is thinking of expanding overseas and moving its international real estate allocation from its current 20% level to a 50% weighting.

  • Morley set for European growth
    News

    Morley set for European growth

    2007-08-21T17:29:00Z

    EUROPE – Morley is looking to boost its business in Europe further with 'more people on the ground' and a potential eastward expansion of its property business.

  • Neste scheme may invest abroad
    News

    Neste scheme may invest abroad

    2007-08-21T17:27:00Z

    FINLAND - The Finnish Neste Oil pension fund said it is considering investing outside its domestic property market as it looks towards completion of three new buildings in Keilaniemi, Espoo, to house its sponsor.

  • News

    Brussels yields remaining deals

    2007-08-21T17:23:00Z

    BELGIUM - ING Real Estate has entered the Brussels office market with the €22m acquisition of two recently refurbished and fully-let prime office buildings.

  • News

    'Strategic' greenfields tap into residential potential

    2007-08-21T17:00:00Z

    UK – Pension funds seeking slightly higher returns on real estate portfolios are being encouraged to turn their attention to ‘strategic land’ investments in greenfield developments.

  • News

    Allianz raises €1.3bn in IVG leaseback

    2007-08-21T16:59:00Z

    GERMANY – IVG Immobilien, Germany’s biggest listed property firm, has acquired €1.3bn worth of office properties in Germany from insurance giant Allianz to be included in an upcoming German real estate investment trust (G-REIT).

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    Oregon PERF to increase real estate presence

    2007-08-21T16:55:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund has moved its targeted allocation for real estate from 8% to 11%, giving the pension fund an extra $1.8bn (€1.3bn) of new capital to invest.

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    More US pension fund capital heads for global REITs

    2007-08-21T16:53:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board and Wisconsin State Investment Board have become the latest pension funds in the United States to plan a global REIT strategy.