All articles by Jon Peterson – Page 30
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Small pension funds re-enter property
UNITED STATES - Several smaller pension funds in the United States are thought to be looking to re-enter the real estate asset class, in a bid to diversify their portfolios.
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LA Fire and Police goes for safety with real estate assets
UNITED STATES - Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions has chosen to make its real estate portfolio more conservative in the near term.UNITED STATES - Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions has chosen to make its real estate portfolio more conservative in the near term.
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CalSTRS to tread cautious real estate path
UNITED STATES – The California State Teachers Retirement System is planning to take a cautious approach to real estate investment for its fiscal year in 2009.
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Rothschild raises $840m for new commingled fund
UNITED STATES - Rothschild Realty Managers has smashed its intended target for capital raising on its Five Arrows Realty Securities V commingled fund and collected $840m (€530m) through institional investors - $240m more than originally sought.
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Ohio PERS goes global with REITs
UNITED STATES – Officials at the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System have voted to allow investments in public real estate on an international basis.
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US pension funds still interested in value-added real estate
UNITED STATES - Apollo Real Estate Advisors was able to reach its capital raising target for its latest commingled fund, Apollo Value Enhancement Fund VII.
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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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CalPERS invests in ‘master-planned’ residential
UNITED STATES - Newland Communities has made another investment in a residential land for a partnership with the California Public Employees Retirement System.
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Florida plans up to $1.1bn investment in infrastructure and timber
UNITED STATES - Florida State Board of Administration has approved commitments to infrastructure and timber for as much as $1.1bn (€691.6m).
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Virginia places capital in real estate debt securities
UNITED STATES - Virginia Retirement System has created two new investment entities to investing in real estate debt securities.
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Pramerica creates investment platform for India
UNITED STATES - Pramerica Real Estate Investors has created an investment platform for investing in India.
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Starwood Land creates $150m JV
UNITED STATES - Starwood Land Ventures has setup a $150m (€95.3m) joint venture with Riverway Properties to invest in residential land acquisition and new project development in Houston.
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Sacramento County works on international REIT manager search
UNITED STATES - Sacramento County Employees’ Retirement System is carrying out an international REIT manager search.
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Maine PERS to double real estate portfolio
UNITED STATES – The $11.1bn (€7bn) Maine Public Employees Retirement System has increased the size of its targeted allocation to real estate from 5% to 10%.
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German fund seeks up to $1bn in US core
UNITED STATES - The Deka Global investment fund is looking to invest in United States’ core real estate, to the tune of $500m (€317.4bn) to $1bn.
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LaSalle raising shows less pensions capital in real estate
UNITED STATES - The recent capital raising by LaSalle Investment Management for its Income & Growth Fund V is further proof that pension funds in the United States are not as keen to move capital into real estate.
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US pension funds face slow activity
UNITED STATES – Pension funds have found activity in the buying and selling of real estate is slowing considerably in the United States, as a result of the downturn in prices and sentiment in the property markets.
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Los Angeles City approves non-core commitments
UNITED STATES - Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System has approved three new commingled fund investments totaling $50m (€31.5m), in a bid to diversify its non-core holding.
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RREEF sees three-year path to US market low
UNITED STATES – RREEF, the real estate investment giant, is predicting the US residential market still has a substantial way to go before reaching its lowest point.
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Washington State sinks $1.2bn into real estate and infrastructure
UNITED STATES - Washington State Investment Board is putting $1.2bn (€770.7bn) into a combination of real estate and infrastructure investments, and taking advantage of the need for debt liquidity in the market.
