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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.
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Danish pension funds take on sustainable office development
DENMARK - Danish pension funds PensionDanmark and Lægernes Pensionskasse, and Swedish financial group Nordea Life have purchased a sustainable office development in Denmark through a joint venture.
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Aegon AM launches fund targeting smaller properties
UK – AEGON Asset Management is the latest fund management group to launch a fund targeting smaller real estate assets in the UK, as the market for prime property becomes increasingly competitive.
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Europe's biggest pension fund given top-line real estate guidelines
NORWAY - The Norwegian Ministry of Finance has today revealed the Government Pension Fund-Global fund will in future be invested in real estate as planned, albeit investments will be made over a long period of time, in a bid to reduce risk.
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Lack of purchasing stocks shifts attention to secondaries
EUROPE – A lack of prime real estate being placed on the market is forcing investors to consider secondary assets or to focus on opportunities arising from banks.
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Responsible investment fund to develop UK care homes
UK – A new socially-responsible real estate fund backed by local authority pension funds has invested in the UK care home sector.
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Aberdeen claims core European real estate has bottomed
EUROPE – Aberdeen Property Investors has begun buying real estate again for its core pan-European institutional fund now that it believes many of the continent’s prime markets have bottomed out.
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L&S makes 36% gain on 9-mth investment
UK – London & Stamford Property, the listed company managed by Raymond Mould and Patrick Vaughan, has sold a UK office building for £51.3m (€56.6m), nine months after buying it for £37.6m
