Europe – Page 379
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Grainger launches German joint venture with institutional investor
GERMANY – Heitman acquires 75% of €232m residential portfolio for €54m.
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Analysis
News analysis: REITS will not save listed property
A REIT recovery will not in itself overcome reluctance to invest in listed real estate.
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London & Stamford, Metric in 'advanced' merger talks
UK – Merger would combine Metric's retail holdings with London & Stamford's diverse portfolio.
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Judge to decide litigation options for pension funds suing Henderson
UK – High Court to decide whether schemes can bring claims against asset manager as group or individually.
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Danish roundup: Danica Pension, Lægernes, Hoffman, Veidekke, PenSam, Sjælsø
DENMARK – Danica, Lægernes invest €60m to re-develop Copenhagen shopping centre.
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Germany government moves to save open-ended real estate funds
GERMANY – Agrees to change draft for implementation of Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive.
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LGPS could see infrastructure allocation boosted by 15%
UK – Government consultation proposes new upper threshold on limited partnerships.
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BA Pensions joins ranks of Pension Infrastructure Platform investors
UK – Scheme listed as founding investor together with Strathclyde, BAE and BT, among others.
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PGGM makes follow-on investment in shopping centre joint venture
NORTH AMERICA – New commitments with partner Inland Real Estate come to $250m.
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Delin raises €200m for logistics fund, buys first property
EUROPE – Fund to target properties in UK, Netherlands and Belgium for inflation-linked returns.
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Pricing of European commercial improves as bond yields fall – DTZ
EUROPE – DTZ's Fair Value index sees Q3 score for Europe rising to 62, up from 53 in Q2.
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Study shows property debt funds facing double hurdle
EUROPE – Difficult fundraising and changing dynamics restrict funds to €4-5bn, says INREV.
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RE fund managers on borrowed time – PwC report
EUROPE – Regulatory delays avert fund management crisis originally predicted for 2013.
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Hearthstone backs architects' call for LGPS residential fund
UK – Asset manager says social, financial benefits of proposed £10bn fund 'aligned'.
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Real estate industry gives thumbs up to INREV data-exchange standard
EUROPE – SDDS standard aims to improve information flow between investors, fund managers.
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German institutional investors dump bonds, shift towards real estate
GERMANY – Independent surveys by Union, Universal show increase in alternatives at expense of fixed income.
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Analysis
News analysis: The German housing market bubble
House prices are on the rise as demand outpaces supply, yet new funds are still being launched.
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German roundup: Invesco, BVK, Aberdeen Immobilien, Degi International
GERMANY – Invesco Real Estate acquires property in Paris on behalf of BVK.
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Insurers could double exposure to commercial real estate – report
UK – DLA Piper predicts volume of loans to increase by £30bn as annuity funds move beyond bonds.
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Architects call for £10bn residential fund backed by LGPS
UK – Report says 15 largest local authority pension funds should club together to launch fund.