Europe – Page 372
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Towers Watson, Aon Hewitt urge EIOPA to drop market discount rate
EUROPE – Joint response by German consultancies allege EIOPA 'willfully damaging' European pensions.
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AP3 buys SEK1bn property portfolio as fund returns 11%
SWEDEN – Buffer fund acquires more than 70 local retail properties from Axa Real Estate.
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Survey shows spike in real estate debt interest by institutionals
GLOBAL – One-third of respondents to Preqin survey keen to invest in debt funds.
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Strathclyde opts for 'hands-on' management of infrastructure vehicle
UK – Largest local authority fund to hire in-house manager for New Opportunities Portfolio.
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'Bad bank' reduces toxic Spanish property loans to 10%
SPAIN – Country's banks reduce exposure to real estate loans to 10% following launch of SAREB.
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LPFA 'pushing' for creation of London housing fund
UK – Chairman Edmund Truell open to taking on construction risk, higher-risk infrastructure.
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Analysis
News analysis: Will Blackstone take on Prologis in European logistics?
Shayla Walmsley previews the coming battle for 'tremendous opportunities' in Europe.
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Shrinking cities good for residential investors, says Patrizia
GERMANY – Investors struggling with growth cities should target those with declining populations.
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US roundup: Texas Teachers, State of Wisconsin
NORTH AMERICA – Wisconsin investment board launches third apartment joint venture with Essex.
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INREV welcomes clarity of 'strict' AIFMD remuneration guidelines
EUROPE – Guidelines include 'nothing that is completely unworkable', organisation says.
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German investors falling behind on sustainability – survey
EUROPE – Survey finds lack of clarity over what should be deemed 'sustainable'.
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ESMA unveils guidelines on pay for alternative fund managers
EUROPE – Alternative investment fund managers must introduce 'sound, prudent' remuneration policies.
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Germany to allow pension-asset pooling for first time
GERMANY – Consultants talk up potential for new investment vehicle after change in tax laws.
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Swedish buffer fund AP2 seeks to grow timber, agricultural portfolio
SWEDEN – Chief investment strategist sees assets as better diversifier than traditional real estate.
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Mandates for alternatives grow by 70% in two years
GLOBAL – Towers Watson survey sees equity, bond awards account for 60% of total.
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Quantitative impact study for revised IORP Directive a 'complete failure'
EUROPE – German pension fund association VFPK says QIS contains 'grave technical mistakes'.
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Over-55s to transform UK retail property market, report says
EUROPE – Fewer, larger, out-of-town stores represent future of UK retail, Hammerson says.
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German roundup: IVG, Cordea Savills, SEB
GERMANY – IVG acquires portfolio from investment fund on behalf of German pension scheme.
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Norwegian Pension Fund Global enters US real estate market
GLOBAL – Venture comes less than two months after mandate amended to allow US exposure.
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Analysis
News analysis: The challenge of defining a joint venture
When is a joint venture not a joint venture? The AIFMD should tell us, says Shayla Walmsley.