Capital Raising News – Page 192

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    SURS takes conservative approach to real estate

    2010-02-08T17:46:00Z

    UNITED STATE - State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (SURS) is planning to apply conservative growth to its 6% targeted allocation to real estate.

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    Nebraska nears investment in secondary market (amended)

    2010-02-08T17:45:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Nebraska Investment Council is expected to put money in the secondary real estate market next month on behalf of its pension fund, and may make a $25m (€17.9m) investment in a Landmark Partners fund.

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    Europe heading for 'slow' real estate recovery

    2010-02-01T17:52:00Z

    EUROPE – European real estate faces a “long, slow haul” to recovery, according to the latest report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

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    New Jersey to tap structured credit...while it can

    2010-02-01T17:39:00Z

    UNITED STATES – The New Jersey Division of Investment has established a $300m (€212m) separate account with Och-Ziff Capital Management to invest in structured credit investment products.

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    Kansas PERS puts $150m into preferred REIT securities

    2010-02-01T17:38:00Z

    UNITED STATES- Kansas Public Employees Retirement System has allocated $150m (€106m) to US preferred REIT securities through an existing REIT manager, Brookfield Redding.

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    NY Common signs up to public-private programme

    2010-02-01T17:36:00Z

    US – The New York State Common Retirement Fund has invested in the US government’s Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP) via to third-party real estate fund managers.

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    Pension investors unveil environmental real estate index

    2010-01-28T11:45:00Z

    GLOBAL – A study conducted on behalf of three major European pension investors has led to the launch of a global Environmental Real Estate index, after evidence showed few property managers meet the global standards pension funds expect when it comes to tackling environmental issues.

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    Open real estate fund rules set to change

    2010-01-25T18:16:00Z

    GERMANY – Large investors in German open real estate funds could be legally prevented from withdrawing their money at any time in situations where the funds are suffering liquidity problems.

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    Pramerica to target Mexican pension funds

    2010-01-25T18:13:00Z

    UNITED STATES- Pramerica Real Estate Investors is creating a commingled investment fund which for the first time will encourage only Mexican pension funds to invest.

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    Inarcassa secures external route for real estate

    2010-01-25T18:06:00Z

    ITALY – Italian fund manager Fabrica is to create and manage a new €600m real estate fund based on the property assets of Inarcassa, the Italian pension fund for self-employed engineers and architects in Italy.

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    ICL pension plan moves into real estate

    2010-01-18T17:40:00Z

    UK – The ICL Common Investment Fund, the investment vehicle for the ICL pension fund, made its first allocation to real estate in 2009, and invested £33m (€37.3m) through ING Real Estate Investment Management.

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    Ohio PERS extends another $600m to core real estate

    2010-01-18T17:38:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Ohio Public Employees Retirement System has approved new commitments totaling $600m (€412.4m) into the core open-ended JP Morgan Strategic Property and the UBS Trumbull Property funds.

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    UK pension funds to invest in real estate recovery

    2010-01-18T17:35:00Z

    UK – Aviva Investors has raised £200m (€226m) from a number of UK local authority and corporate pension schemes for a new fund designed to capitalise on the market recovery in the UK but without using gearing.

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    Alecta outsources French real estate management

    2010-01-18T17:26:00Z

    SWEDEN – The asset management arm of Swedish occupational pensions mutual Alecta is to transfer the management of its real estate portfolio in France.

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    M&G checks real estate assets into Premier Inn

    2010-01-18T17:25:00Z

    UK – M&G Investments has acquired five Premier Inn hotels for its Secured Property Income Fund, which offers inflation-linked income to institutional investors, including UK pension schemes.

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    CPPIB shops for San Diego retail

    2010-01-18T17:22:00Z

    UNITED STATES – The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has completed its first ever joint venture with Donahue Schriber on a retail property in San Diego.

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    INREV warns of market impact on real estate fees

    2010-01-11T17:58:00Z

    EUROPE – Fund management fees in non-listed real estate vehicles have yet to be affected by the market downturn, but this is expected to change according to the European Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles (INREV).

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    San Mateo County to stay with open-ended fund

    2010-01-11T17:44:00Z

    UNITED STATES - San Mateo County Employees Retirement Association has rescinded a $70m (€48.5m) capital redemption order for the Invesco Core Real Estate Fund as the value of its overall investment portfolio has improved significantly over the past couple of years and officials no longer feel the need to withdraw ...

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    Ohio Police & Fire places blind faith in LaSalle

    2010-01-11T17:43:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund is hoping to tap real estate opportunities as the market improves and made a $60m (€41.6m) allocation to the LaSalle US Property blind pool investment fund.

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    UK’s Merchant Navy Pension rebalances real estate

    2010-01-04T17:07:00Z

    UK – The Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF) has sought to rebalance its UK real estate portfolio and sold three commercial real estate assets in the UK, for almost a third more than recent valuations.