All articles by Jon Peterson – Page 22

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    Heitman buys into shopping venture

    2009-10-12T17:35:00Z

    UNITED STATES – Heitman, the real estate asset manager, has formed a joint venture with Macerich, the US shopping centre owner, and bought a major stake in two US regional shopping centres.

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    CalEast CEO resigns

    2009-10-05T17:47:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Russ Blackwell, chief executive of CalEast Global Logistics, has resigned as head of the company but is staying on with the company until the end of the year.

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    San Bernardino County turns to European debt

    2009-10-05T17:30:00Z

    UNITED STATES - San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association is planning to invest a total of €60m (€41m) the Apollo European Principle Finance Fund, although at least $20m of those assets are being as co-investments to specific transactions.

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    Rothschild and Shaner to hotel loans REIT

    2009-09-28T17:07:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Rothschild Realty and Shaner Hotel Group have formed a new investment entity called Shaner Mortgage REIT, which will invest $200m (€135.1m) in the purchase of whole loans secured by US hotel properties.

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    Ohio PERS raises real estate allocation

    2009-09-28T16:54:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Ohio Public Employees Retirement System has decided to increase its targeted allocation to real estate from 7% to 10%.

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    Invesco eyes slush fund over real estate distributions

    2009-09-21T17:28:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Invesco Real Estate may cease issuing quarterly distributions to investors in its Invesco Core Real Estate Fund during the third quarter, in favour of building additional cash reserves for the fund.

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    Texan pension funds kickstart shift back into real estate

    2009-09-21T17:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Texas Permanent School Fund is hoping to become a major player in real estate over the next four years and invest up $1bn (€686.7m), just as local rival Teacher Retirement System of Texas has appointed LaSalle Investment Management to run a special real estate vehicle specialising in ...

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    CalSTRS in European move

    2009-09-14T17:35:00Z

    UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) has made one new real estate investment and transferred one existing asset to a different manager during the second quarter of 2009.

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    Pension funds write off investments in NYC apartment complex

    2009-09-14T17:25:00Z

    UNITED STATES - At least two pension funds in the US have suffered major losses on their investments in the Stuyvestant Town and Peter Cooper Village apartment complex in Manhattan.

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    Texas Employees plans major push to private real estate

    2009-09-07T17:40:00Z

    UNITED STATES – The Employees Retirement System of Texas is preparing to make commitments to private real estate totalling $2.1bn (€1.5bn) over the next five years with almost half coming in 2010 and 2011.

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    Ohio Police and Fire to allocate $260m over next several years

    2009-09-07T17:40:00Z

    UNITED STATES- Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund is to invest $260m (€183m) in real estate over the next three years, with $50m of that amount to be invested between now and the end of 2009.

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    State of Florida shifts remaining MS account to Pramerica

    2009-08-28T16:43:00Z

    UNITED STATES – The Florida State Board of Administration has appointed Pramerica Real Estate Investors to manage the last 15% of a separate account previously managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate.

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    NYSTRS adds to mortgage portfolio

    2009-08-28T16:33:00Z

    UNITED STATES - New York State Teachers Retirement System has expanded its mortgage portfolio with two recent transactions totaling $130m (€90.6m).

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    Illinois Teachers allocates money to cover debt issues

    2009-08-24T17:50:00Z

    UNITED STATES - The Teachers Retirement System of the State of Illinois has become one of the first pension funds in the United States to allocate funds to a separate account manager to cover possible debt issues.

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    Mass PRIM cuts real estate to grow timber

    2009-08-24T16:57:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board has decided to lower its allocation to real estate from 11% to 10% and double the size of its allocation to timber from 2% to 4%.

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    CalSTRS eyes increase to real estate allocation

    2009-08-17T17:46:00Z

    UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System is thinking of approving a new long-term allocation to real estate.

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    Oregon lies in wait for real estate bargains

    2009-08-17T17:38:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund has decided not to make a specific allocation to real estate over the next 12 months, but officials have not ruled out purchases should opportunities surface.

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    Texas Teachers capitalises on REITs

    2009-08-10T16:57:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Teacher Retirement System of Texas is making new investments of its capital in public real estate as the sector is said to be showing signs of good returns.

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    Rockpoint checks in for US hotel purchase

    2009-08-10T16:45:00Z

    UNITED STATES - The Rockpoint Group has completed its first acquisition in the United States in 18 months, with the $10m (€6.93m) deal to purchase the 434-room Newton Marriott Hotel in Massachusetts.

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    New Mexico moves into private real estate

    2009-08-03T17:12:00Z

    UNITED STATES - New Mexico Educational Retirement Board is currently transiting out of public REITs and reinvesting the capital via a private real estate strategy.