European Investors News – Page 246
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German firms hide risk in partial disclosure
GERMANY - Two-thirds of listed German property companies are more opaque – and therefore riskier – than their reports suggests.
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ING hires despite talent shortage
NETHERLANDS/ASIA - ING has appointed a regional veteran to head its Asian fund management operations against growing international competition for regional talent.
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Ohio School Employees real estate commitment unchanged
UNITED STATES - The School Employees Retirement System of Ohio plans to invest $100m (€62.9m) to $150m in real estate over the next 12 months. This is roughly the same amount that was planned for fiscal year 2008. This allocation is part of the pension fund’s annual investment plan for ...
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Gdansk hosts Poland’s first PPP
POLAND - The regeneration of Gdansk shipyards – the iconic launch site of Lech Wałęsa’s anti-Communist Solidarity movement in the early 1980s – is to be Poland’s first full private-public partnership.
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SWFs avoid infrastructure, opt for funds
GLOBAL - Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) will shy away from direct investment in global infrastructure to avoid allegations of ‘political’ investment, according to analysts at the McKinsey Global Institute, an economics thinktank.
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Property funds target Italian market, investors
ITALY - LaSalle Investment Management last week opened an office in Milan under former Redevco chief acquisitions officer Francesco Coviello.
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Developer bags ABP for European reach
NETHERLANDS - APG, the investment arm of ABP, has acquired a 5.77% shareholding in French shopping centre developer Altarea.
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Immofinanz and Immoeast buy parent's property
AUSTRIA – Constantia private bank is giving up its real estate business and selling to its sister firms, Immofinanz and Immoeast, for €440m.
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Investors to raise real estate holdings
EUROPE – A study of European institutional investors reveals one in four expect to increase their allocation to real estate this year, while one in 20 expect to reduce their weighting.
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Landmark move predicted on real estate FoFs
EUROPE –European institutional investors are likely to see a significant growth in more liquid real estate fund-of-funds in the market as a result of demand from investors, Landmark Partners has suggested.
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Sweden sells €4.4bn real estate arm to AP
SWEDEN – The Swedish government has agreed to sell the state-owned real-estate company Vasakronan to AP Fastigheter in a deal valued at SEK 41.1bn (€4.4bn).
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Manchester seeks property agent
UK – The £9.6bn (€12bn) Greater Manchester pension fund is seeking a new property management firm to manage part of its real estate portfolio.
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Berks to increase alternatives exposure
UK – The £1.49bn (€1.88bn) Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund has confirmed its intention to move into infrastructure, with the issue of a new manager tender.
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'Goodnight Europe', as RoW dominates returns ranking
GLOBAL - Europe accounted for only one of the world’s top five-returning property markets, according to the IPD Global Index launched last week.
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East Capital goes it alone in Baltics
BALTIC STATES - Fund manager East Capital has taken sole control of a joint venture set up to manage its Baltic property funds and expressed optimism for their performance despite an economic downturn in their target markets.
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Finnish PFs snap up Sponda bond
FINLAND - Finnish pension funds and insurers will be the primary investors in a €130m hybrid bond issued by Finnish real estate firm Sponda, according to chief executive Kari Inkinen.
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Experts question potential for Asian property
ASIA -The credit crunch and rising inflation have caused the real estate industry to question whether the rapid economic growth of Asia and double digit returns of its property markets can be sustained.
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New Jersey turns attention to non-core real estate
UNITED STATES - New Jersey Division of Investment has approved $250m (€161.4m) worth of commitments to non-core real estate.
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NPRF targets Irish infrstructure
IRELAND – The National Pension Reserve Fund (NPRF) has reaffirmed its desire to invest at least €200m in domestic public sector infrastructure projects, particularly as there is likely to be a shortage of assets for these projects going forward.
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Norway to push sustainability in real estate
NORWAY – The Norwegian Ministry of Finance has issued a public consultation on the evaluation of ethical guidelines for the Government Pension Fund – Global, which reveal environmental concerns will be an important factor in the management of its real estate portfolio.
