European investors – Page 181
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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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Proceed with caution
Central and eastern property markets are back on the map for institutional investors. Kostis Papadopoulos reviews the case for Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary
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Maintaining momentum
Russia and Poland have experienced strong real estate investment activity in recent years. But will it continue? Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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German institutional investors targeting real estate – survey
GERMANY – MPC Real Estate survey shows growing interest in asset class among institutionals.
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Pension funds lose first round of legal battle with Henderson
UK – High Court judge deals blow to pension funds suing asset manager over Secondary Fund.
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DTZ suggests debt-funding gap more than halved
EUROPE – Predicts debt funds, insurers and corporate bond issuance to provide refinancing solution.
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PensionDanmark, Lægernes and Nordea launch real estate JV
DENMARK – Danish pension funds to build Nordea's new headquarters in Copenhagen.
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Pensions funds should consider utility company inflation swaps – Redington
EUROPE – Consultancy cites utility companies' predictable cash-flow profile.
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Institutionals failing to use risk models to gauge correlation
GERMANY – Union Investment survey also points to low take-up of models for alternatives.
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European property funds 'unprepared' for FATCA tax
GLOBAL – Definition of real estate funds, REITs as 'financial institutions' remains unclear.
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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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AnalysisNews 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.
