All Real Assets articles in August 2012 (Online) – Page 3

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Pension funds 'should target supermarkets' - Aberdeen

2012-08-21T15:00:00Z

UK – Long-lease properties offer solution to wider market over-pricing, says fund manager.
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LaSalle takes 100% ownership of Hercules fund

2012-08-21T15:15:00Z

UK - British Land sells stake in retail park fund to LaSalle pension fund clients.
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Québec asset manager sells interest in UK airports to Qatari SWF

2012-08-21T15:45:00Z

GLOBAL – Qatar Holding buys overall 20% stake from Québec, Singapore SWF and Spanish owner.
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Partners Group targets non-core infrastructure markets

2012-08-21T16:00:00Z

GLOBAL – Investors should look beyond large-cap assets for 'equitable premiums', says report.
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Acadia Trust raises $540m for opportunity fund

2012-08-21T16:15:00Z

UNITED STATES - Fund manager beats its capital raising target, commits $125 itself.
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ANREV, INREV, NCREIF to launch global index

2012-08-23T15:30:00Z

GLOBAL – Benchmark will include data from open-ended and closed-ended property funds.
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Nordic roundup: JØP, PBU, NREP, Aberdeen Asset Management

2012-08-23T16:15:00Z

EUROPE – Danish pension funds back Nordic food retail fund targeting 12-13% returns.
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Texas Municipal in $500m RE manager search

2012-08-23T16:30:00Z

UNITED STATES – Shortlist includes JP Morgan's Strategic Property Fund.
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Montague Review reveals barriers to institutional investment

2012-08-23T16:45:00Z

Government-commissioned review into private-rented sector supported by BPF.
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Real estate investors dismiss euro-zone break-up as 'unlikely'

2012-08-23T16:45:00Z

EUROPE – Survey by Union Investment finds fewer than one in six expect single currency collapse.
Analysis
News analysis: Investors subscribe to Nordic 'safe haven'

2012-08-24T14:30:00Z

Strategies targeting defensive Nordic retail and residential assets reap rewards.
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Sweden's Cityhold makes second London investment for €174m

2012-08-24T15:00:00Z

EUROPE – Joint venture set up by AP1 and AP2 targets rental growth in Midtown market.
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Texas Employees to increase real estate by $285m

2012-08-24T15:30:00Z

UNITED STATES – Pension fund to target opportunistic, value-added strategies.
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Future Fund to acquire AIX infrastructure portfolio

2012-08-24T15:45:00Z

GLOBAL – Australian giant agrees to buy AUD2bn in transport assets.
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German roundup: Stuttgarter, BauBeCon, Deutsche Wohnen, HSH Nordbank

2012-08-24T16:00:00Z

GERMANY - Pamera, GLL to manage assets in new Spezialfonds for Stuttgarter Versicherung.
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Virginia Retirement System makes first foray into infrastructure

2012-08-28T15:30:00Z

NORTH AMERICA – Pension fund makes two commitments worth more than $450m combined.
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Illinois Teachers expands relationship with Walton Street, drops KBS

2012-08-28T16:00:00Z

NORTH AMERICA – Teachers’ Retirement System invests another $100m with Walton Street Capital.
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Bureaucracy blamed as infrastructure investment in India falls by 52%

2012-08-28T16:15:00Z

INDIA – Country must shorten approval process, create credible regulatory mechanism, says RBI.
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German roundup

2012-08-28T16:30:00Z

Corestate Capital, Development Securities, Pears Group, NAMA, Union, Schroders, SEB
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New rule to lift US restrictions on marketing real estate funds

2012-08-30T15:00:00Z

NORTH AMERICA – SEC says rule will generate larger, more diverse pool for institutional investors.