All Real Assets articles in December 2008 (Online) – Page 3

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    CPPIB buys into Turkish retail

    2008-12-19T16:15:00Z

    CANADA - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has invested €250m of equity in a Turkish retail fund.

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    Pension funds could snap up UK airports

    2008-12-22T17:35:00Z

    UK – Pension funds could be in the running to buy Gatwick, Stansted and Edinburgh airports as the Competition Commission has announced the British Airport Authority (BAA) must sell to generate greater competition and improve its service standards across UK airports.

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    British Land fills top role

    2008-12-22T17:36:00Z

    UK- British Land, the second-largest Real Estate Investment Trust in the UK, has appointed Chris Grigg, former Barclays chief executive, as its CEO.

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    DTZ goes for share-raising or bust

    2008-12-22T17:39:00Z

    GLOBAL – DTZ is planning to raise up to £55m (€59.2m) of equity through new shares in a bid to help the company survive the economic downturn and avoid going into administration.

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    ProLogis steps up to support European Properties

    2008-12-22T17:40:00Z

    US – ProLogis, the international logistics developer, has stepped in to help ProLogis European Properties (PEPR) by buying a 20% interest in the ProLogis European Properties Fund II (PEPF II).

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    CalSTRS joint venture gains new financing

    2008-12-22T17:41:00Z

    US – First Industrial, the North American Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), has arranged a new $110m (€78.6m) debt facility for its ventures with the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS).

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    Ohio Police and Fire quenches real estate blaze

    2008-12-22T17:43:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund has found it can only allocate $50m (€36.1bn) to real estate investing for the entire of 2009.

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    Eurex sets the date for property futures

    2008-12-22T17:44:00Z

    EUROPE – Eurex, the derivatives exchange, is to launch Europe’s first property futures in February 2009, despite the economic turmoil.

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    Ohio PERS looks to 2009

    2008-12-22T17:47:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Ohio Public Employees Retirement System has approved an annual real estate investment plan for 2009 which will see some fresh investments but will eventually lead to more properties being disposed of.