All Investment Vehicles articles – Page 270
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Illinois Teachers allocates $323m of new capital to real estate managers
GLOBAL - The Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois has awarded new allocations totaling $322.6m ($243.5m euros) to its four existing fund managers.
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Standard Life Investments makes pair of direct buys in Brazil
GLOBAL – Standard Life Investments (SLI) has built up its global fund's exposure to the Brazilian office sector with two direct acquisitions.
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Luxembourg Fund Partners to launch high-tech fund for CEE region
EUROPE – Luxembourg Fund Partners is set to launch a fund focusing on high-tech real estate in central and eastern Europe (CEE).
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Oregon scheme makes $100m commitment to pan-Asia fund
GLOBAL – The Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (PERF) has approved a $100m (€75.6m) commitment to the Angelo Gordon Pan Asia Real Estate Fund II.
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Henderson targets local interest with German retail fund
GERMANY – Henderson Global Investors is seeking to tap demand from German institutional investors for exposure to their domestic retail sector.
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Texas Teachers earmarks $1.1bn for real estate investment
GLOBAL – The Teacher Retirement System of Texas has approved $1.1bn (€849.5bn) worth of new commitments to real estate.
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Kansas PERS invests $30m in Harrison Street fund
GLOBAL – The Kansas Public Employees Retirement System has approved a $30m (€23.1m) commitment to the Harrison Street Real Estate Partners III commingled fund.
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Specialist funds outperforming market in UK, says IPD
UK – Pooled UK real estate funds have delivered returns of more than 20% over the past 12 months, but only those with specialist and niche strategies outperformed the underlying direct market, according to Investment Property Databank (IPD).
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Ohio School Employees to invest as much as $125m over next 12 months
GLOBAL – The School Employees Retirement System of Ohio is aiming to invest as much as $125m in real estate over the next 12 months.
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Rothschild makes first investment in New York office market
GLOBAL – Rothschild Realty Managers has made its first-ever investment in the New York office market with a $150m (€116m) investment in RXR Realty.
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Schroders backs Palmer's new Mayfair venture
UK – Schroder Property's multi-manager business has agreed to seed a new UK real estate fund managed by Mayfair Capital Investment Management.
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Pension funds get on board for Rockspring's UK value drive
UK – Rockspring Property Investment Managers has raised £336m (€409m) in capital commitments for its UK Value fund from 12 pension funds and institutional investors from Europe and Australasia.
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BPF Bouw opens Dutch portfolio to other pension funds
NETHERLANDS – BPF Bouw, the pension fund for Dutch construction workers, will offer other pension funds access to its €4bn domestic real estate portfolio so it can increase its weighting to global property markets.
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Whitbread wannabes in UK underestimate complexity, says Punter Southall
UK – UK pension funds considering property to plug their pension gaps are looking at overly complex structures to do it, according to research by consultancy Punter Southall on the recent Whitbread property partnership.
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PGGM won over by SLI's responsible investment credentials
NETHERLANDS/UK – PGGM, the Dutch pension fund asset manager, has invested €75m in a UK shopping centre fund managed by Standard Life Investments.
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Survey shows UK pension funds to increase real estate exposure
UK – More than one-third of UK pension funds with existing real estate investments are actively looking to increase their exposure, while a small number remain unsure about the asset class, according to a survey by Aberdeen Asset Management.
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AP4 acquires €565m of Swedish residential assets
SWEDEN – The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP4) has made one of the largest ever residential investments in the country.
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Virginia bets on JV with Amli Residential
UNITED STATES – Virginia Retirement System has decided to invest $400m ($325m) more of its equity into the real estate sector, three quarters of which will go towards an investment partnership with Amli Residential.
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San Diego City diversifies US domestic portfolio
UNITED STATES – San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System has approved $135m (€111m euros) in new real estate investments follow a consultation with The Townsend Group.
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Listed timber fund grows Chinese exposure
CHINA – A London-listed timber vehicle funded mostly by UK and European pension schemes is acquiring Chinese assets in a bid to build up a significant market-specific portfolio.
