All Europe articles – Page 393
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Standard Life snaps up Tesco 'eco' sale-and-leaseback
UK – Standard Life Investments has acquired a Tesco Extra Supermarket in Shrewsbury for its £1.85bn (€2.04bn) Pooled Property Pension Fund.
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Rebranded DEGI to focus on institutional and Master KAG services
GERMANY – Aberdeen Immobilien KAG, previously known as DEGI, will in future focus its business on the institutional sector, pan-European funds and on offering fiduciary services, according to Hartmut Leser, country head for Aberdeen in Germany.
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Another ill-conceived fine mess?
The proposed AIFM directive has raised hackles among alternative fund managers. Peter Cluff looks at its progress so far
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MagazineAll eyes on the UK
In 2009 the strength of the recovery in UK property values took investors by surprise. Long term, UK property should deliver strong returns for pension funds but the risk is now a lack of suitable investment stock. Gail Moss reports
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MagazineNo spark in the gloom
A recovery in the Irish property market looks some way off but Irish pension funds hold on for the upturn. Gail Moss reports
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Pre-MIPIM talk is of interest in banks’ real estate books
EUROPE – The hot topic at this year’s MIPIM event in Cannes is going to be how banks manage and offload the real estate assets on their books, panellists concluded during IPE Real Estate’s inaugural webinar.
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Hamborner resurrects German listed real estate with Reit move
GERMANY – Hamborner has become the third real estate company in Germany to convert to a real estate investment trust (REIT) status, prompting speculation that the country’s REIT may finally start to grow.
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UK and Nordic pension investors opt for Nordic logistics fund
UK/NORDICS - A group of large Nordic and UK institutional investors have invested in a new logistics real estate fund offered by Nordic Real Estate Partners, which will invest in Nordic logistics properties.
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Ohio PERS to invest $1.6bn in real estate
UNITED STATES - Ohio Public Employees Retirement System will allocate $1.6bn (€1.2bn) in real estate this year and will be targeting stable assets as well as motivated sellers in particular.
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CBRE launch breaks into DC pensions
UK – CB Richard Ellis Investors has launched its first property fund aimed at the defined contribution (DC) pension sector.
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Hewitt advises pensions funds to consider UK real estate
UK – Hewitt Associates is focusing on domestic real estate for its UK pension fund clients following two years of volatility and poor performance in geared overseas funds.
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MagazineCaution is the watchword
In a fragile recovery, investors are returning selectively to European property, with an eye to top quality assets and income generating potential. Lynn Strongin Dodds examines the market
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MagazineAnalyse and scrutinise
In an era of prudence investors and managers need reliable data to support their asset allocation and investment decisions, says Cameron McVean
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Reading the signs
The medium-term outlook for UK property is far from clear. Peter Hobbs and Henry Stratton examine and assess some likely outcomes
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MagazineNot out of the woods yet
Ian Whittock forecasts double-digit returns on existing stock for 2010 but longer term he’s cautious on the risks of a stalling economy
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Paris: Suburban moves
Victoria Scalogne reports a trend for larger corporates to relocate to the outskirts
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MagazineHighs and lows
Before real estate markets across Europe begin to show signs of a significant recovery, there will have to be an improvement in the area’s economic fundamentals. Nicole Lux and Richard Plummer report
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German property redemptions could carry two-year waiting period
GERMANY – Investors in German open-ended real estate funds will have to abide by a two-year holding period before redeeming their shares, if government plans come to fruition.
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Pension funds outperformed with property investments
UK – Pension funds outperformed the International Property Databank’s (IPD) benchmark of 3% for all participating UK funds in 2009, because they owned prime property and bought largely ahead of the market rally in the second half of the year.
