All Investment Vehicles articles – Page 275
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Pension funds pile into UK property
UK – Pension funds and other institutional investors poured more capital into the UK real estate market in the fourth quarter of 2009 than during any other three-month period on record, according to the Association of Real Estate Funds (AREF).
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UK pension funds to tap smaller property deals
UK – A number of large UK corporate pension funds will take advantage of a neglected segment of the real estate market through a new fund managed by First Property Asset Management (FPAM), a subsidiary of First Property Group.
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IPD update forces questions about UK recovery
UK – The latest results from Investment Property Databank’s (IPD) UK quarterly property index have prompted fund managers to question the sustainability of the market’s recovery.
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Property bounce aides Belgian pension funds
BELGIUM – A study of 90 active pension funds by consultancy Mercer suggests Belgian pension funds returned a median of 18.5% on investments by the end of 2009, thanks to a rally in equities and real estate.
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Clavis Walden paifs the way with new structure
UK – Clavis Walden has become the first fund manager to launch a property authorised investment fund (PAIF), an open-ended fund structure offering pension funds the same UK tax benefits as a real estate investment trust (REIT).
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SURS takes conservative approach to real estate
UNITED STATE - State Universities Retirement System of Illinois (SURS) is planning to apply conservative growth to its 6% targeted allocation to real estate.
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Nebraska nears investment in secondary market (amended)
UNITED STATES - Nebraska Investment Council is expected to put money in the secondary real estate market next month on behalf of its pension fund, and may make a $25m (€17.9m) investment in a Landmark Partners fund.
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Europe heading for 'slow' real estate recovery
EUROPE – European real estate faces a “long, slow haul” to recovery, according to the latest report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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New Jersey to tap structured credit...while it can
UNITED STATES – The New Jersey Division of Investment has established a $300m (€212m) separate account with Och-Ziff Capital Management to invest in structured credit investment products.
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Kansas PERS puts $150m into preferred REIT securities
UNITED STATES- Kansas Public Employees Retirement System has allocated $150m (€106m) to US preferred REIT securities through an existing REIT manager, Brookfield Redding.
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NY Common signs up to public-private programme
US – The New York State Common Retirement Fund has invested in the US government’s Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP) via to third-party real estate fund managers.
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Pension investors unveil environmental real estate index
GLOBAL – A study conducted on behalf of three major European pension investors has led to the launch of a global Environmental Real Estate index, after evidence showed few property managers meet the global standards pension funds expect when it comes to tackling environmental issues.
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Open real estate fund rules set to change
GERMANY – Large investors in German open real estate funds could be legally prevented from withdrawing their money at any time in situations where the funds are suffering liquidity problems.
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Pramerica to target Mexican pension funds
UNITED STATES- Pramerica Real Estate Investors is creating a commingled investment fund which for the first time will encourage only Mexican pension funds to invest.
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Inarcassa secures external route for real estate
ITALY – Italian fund manager Fabrica is to create and manage a new €600m real estate fund based on the property assets of Inarcassa, the Italian pension fund for self-employed engineers and architects in Italy.
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ICL pension plan moves into real estate
UK – The ICL Common Investment Fund, the investment vehicle for the ICL pension fund, made its first allocation to real estate in 2009, and invested £33m (€37.3m) through ING Real Estate Investment Management.
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Ohio PERS extends another $600m to core real estate
UNITED STATES - Ohio Public Employees Retirement System has approved new commitments totaling $600m (€412.4m) into the core open-ended JP Morgan Strategic Property and the UBS Trumbull Property funds.
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UK pension funds to invest in real estate recovery
UK – Aviva Investors has raised £200m (€226m) from a number of UK local authority and corporate pension schemes for a new fund designed to capitalise on the market recovery in the UK but without using gearing.
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Alecta outsources French real estate management
SWEDEN – The asset management arm of Swedish occupational pensions mutual Alecta is to transfer the management of its real estate portfolio in France.
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M&G checks real estate assets into Premier Inn
UK – M&G Investments has acquired five Premier Inn hotels for its Secured Property Income Fund, which offers inflation-linked income to institutional investors, including UK pension schemes.
