All Europe articles – Page 385
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UK pension funds to tap smaller property deals
UK – A number of large UK corporate pension funds will take advantage of a neglected segment of the real estate market through a new fund managed by First Property Asset Management (FPAM), a subsidiary of First Property Group.
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IPD update forces questions about UK recovery
UK – The latest results from Investment Property Databank’s (IPD) UK quarterly property index have prompted fund managers to question the sustainability of the market’s recovery.
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Property bounce aides Belgian pension funds
BELGIUM – A study of 90 active pension funds by consultancy Mercer suggests Belgian pension funds returned a median of 18.5% on investments by the end of 2009, thanks to a rally in equities and real estate.
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Clavis Walden paifs the way with new structure
UK – Clavis Walden has become the first fund manager to launch a property authorised investment fund (PAIF), an open-ended fund structure offering pension funds the same UK tax benefits as a real estate investment trust (REIT).
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South Korea becomes latest to buy Gatwick stake
GLOBAL - The National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea has agreed to buy a 12% stake in London’s Gatwick airport.
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UK real estate recovery looking shaky - experts
UK – Economic forecasters and property market analysts have warned the recovery in UK commercial real estate market could be unsustainable.
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Europe heading for 'slow' real estate recovery
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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PensionDanmark widens its real estate ground
DENMARK – Danish pension provider PensionDanmark has acquired commercial real estate let to other pension funds in Denmark, and plans to increase its property exposure significantly over the next three years.
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Pension funds called on to invest in infrastructure
UK – The UK government has called on pension funds to consider investing in infrastructure, as officials admit hundreds billions of pounds of investments is needed over the next 10 years.
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Open real estate fund rules set to change
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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Real estate appetite shifts towards tighter core market
EUROPE – European institutional investors have developed a lower appetite for risk and a desire for greater control over real estate investments over the past two years, according to the European Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles (INREV).
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Inarcassa secures external route for real estate
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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Cordea Savills to tap income from UK real estate
EUROPE – Cordea Savills has secured capital commitments from three investors, including an unnamed European pension fund, for a new fund that will invest in core, income-producing commercial real estate in the UK.
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Merged Immofinanz dismisses Warsaw listing
EUROPE – The merger of the Austrian real estate companies Immofinanz and Immoeast has been approved by the shareholder meetings but the new joint Immofinanz is unlikely to replace Immoeast on the Warsaw stock exchange.
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Dutch pensions funds reduce direct property by €3.5bn
NETHERLANDS - The combined direct property investment of Dutch pension funds has decreased significantly, but schemes are still interested in holding office buildings, according to the Dutch regulator De Nederlandsche Bank.
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ICL pension plan moves into real estate
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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Alecta outsources French real estate management
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
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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New arrival to pursue European deals for OMERS
GLOBAL – Oxford Properties, the real estate division of Canadian pension fund OMERS, has appointed Simon Marriott to lead its European investment programme as it gears up to make its first acquisitions in the UK since 2007.
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Pension funds consider shift back into property
EUROPE – European and North American pension funds are planning to increase investments in real estate over the coming year and the majority of schemes are reviewing external managers, an asset allocation survey has suggested.
