European Investors News – Page 167
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WPV to move into direct real estate
GERMANY – Pension fund changes real estate strategy as it seeks control over decisions.
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UK secondary primed for recovery – Aviva Investors
UK – Yield gap between prime and secondary assets to undergo significant compression.
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Oslo leads growth in European prime rents, study shows
EUROPE – IPF study finds that London is recovering while Paris La Defense falters.
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Real estate prospects suffer as euro-zone kept intact
EUROPE – Avoiding breakup could lead to property bubbles, Jonathan Tepper warns.
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Blackstone trio to set up BlackRock infrastructure debt business
GLOBAL – BlackRock hires team from Blackstone private debt business to launch own platform.
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London borough pension scheme commits £20m to housing fund
UK – Councillor hopes commitment will lead to ‘mass movement’ led by UK pension funds.
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Infrastructure funds could make up 30% of real estate market – ALFI
EUROPE – Association of Luxembourg Fund Industry expecting surge of interest in asset class.
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IVG, Beni Stabili target European fund for Italian investors
EUROPE – Joint venture will seek to raise €400m pan-European for Italian institutions.
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Aberdeen to liquidate institutional fund by 2015
GERMANY – Degi German Business the latest German open-ended fund to be wound down.
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Vinci fund acquires UK school PFI project for £5m
UK – French company's fund acquires 50% share of PFT project not previously owned.
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IPD launches Spezialfonds index
EUROPE – IPD and BVI partner to launch index appropriate for multi-asset portfolios.
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Debt funds hit back at shadow banking claims
EUROPE – Signa board member Michael Morgenroth dismisses comparisons with money market funds.
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AP2 buys 40% stake in US property company
SWEDEN – Buffer fund AP2 investing $325m in company owned by Korea's National Pension Service.
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Joint ventures reduce costs but require internal resources – PGGM
GLOBAL – Dutch pension asset manager uses JVs to cut costs, but warns investors on risks.
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Europe to experience 'lost decade', warns Oxford Economics
EUROPE – Deleveraging to take 'many years', investors told at Invesco Real Estate conference.
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Dutch pension fund to liquidate, merge with €34.5bn BpfBOUW
NETHERLANDS – Scheme for concrete-processing industry 'too small to operate independently'.
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Mandate roundup: Tyne & Wear, Aberdeen, Environment Agency
UK – Tyne & Wear pension fund sticks with Aberdeen for property investments.
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FTSE, NAREIT to launch US green REIT indices
EUROPE – Launch reflects demand from large asset owners worried about 'exposure to changing sector'.
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German Pensionskasse BVV shakes up real estate portfolio
GERMANY – Pension fund setting up global mandates due to dearth of European opportunities.
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German institutional investors targeting real estate – survey
GERMANY – MPC Real Estate survey shows growing interest in asset class among institutionals.
