All articles by Jon Peterson – Page 38

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    MacFarlane raises $1bn for urban investment

    2007-12-03T16:19:00Z

    UNITED STATES - MacFarlane Partners has raised $1bn (€683.6m) for Urban Real Estate Fund II, making this one of the largest urban commingled funds ever to be created in the United States.

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    Ohio School Employees places capital into non-core property

    2007-12-03T16:16:00Z

    UNITED STATES - School Employees Retirement System of Ohio has approved commitments totaling $100m (€67.2m) into two non-core commingled funds, as its investment strategy for 2008 is to ignore the core real estate market.

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    Arizona State to take real estate over the border

    2007-12-03T16:09:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Arizona State Retirement System has decided to open its real estate investment program to the international stage on both the private and public side.

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    CalPERS drops RREEF after key staff losses

    2007-11-26T13:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES – RREEF has lost the contract to manage California Public Employees Retirement System’s CalWest Industrial Investors LLC separate account following the departure of several key officials earlier this year.

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    Washington State ups real estate allocation

    2007-11-26T11:30:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Washington State Investment Board has decided to boost its real estate allocation from 12% to 13%.

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    Texas Teachers invest in land banking

    2007-11-26T11:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Teacher Retirement System of Texas has approved a commitment of $150m ($101.4m euros) into the Stratford Land Fund III commingled fund, as there is now less appetite for building physical developments.

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    Apartments hit most by market shift – Pramerica

    2007-11-26T10:30:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Pramerica Real Estate Investors is predicting the apartment market will be the most affected of all major property types by the recent changes in the residential housing and credit markets.

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    US pensions shift further into structured finance

    2007-11-26T10:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES – Increased pension fund capital in the United States is expected to flow into structured finance over the coming months, following moves by two schemes to invest in the sector.

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    NY State Teachers to pull out of two core funds

    2007-11-19T17:24:00Z

    UNITED STATES - New York State Teachers Retirement System is thinking of withdrawing $225m (€153m) from two US core open-ended commingled funds.

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    Lehman Brothers creates retail JV in Italy

    2007-11-19T17:21:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners has formed a new joint venture with B Consulting for the development of new retail properties in Italy.

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    LaSalle expands REIT strategy to Taiwan

    2007-11-19T17:17:00Z

    UNITED STATES - LaSalle Investment Management has expanded its REIT securities arm to Taiwan for the first time, with the creation of Taishin Global Real Estate Securities Fund.

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    CalPERS commits $250m to int'l opportunity

    2007-11-19T17:10:00Z

    UNITED STATES - California Public Employees Retirement System has approved a $250m (€171.1m) commitment into the Rockpoint Real Estate Fund III which is currently only holding investments in Japan.

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    Fillmore Capital to expand into UK and China

    2007-11-19T17:08:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Fillmore Capital Partners is looking at expanding its investment operations into the United Kingdom and China for the first time.

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    Pennsylvania State signs to $1bn Mexico fund

    2007-11-12T17:05:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System is thinking of making a commitment to a $1bn (€681.3m) Latin America residential fund being launched by Pramerica Real Estate Investors.

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    Illinois Teachers widens separate account plans

    2007-11-12T17:02:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Teachers Retirement System of the State of Illinois is planning a shift in its separate accounts real estate programme when it makes its next manager search.

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    Principal study calls end of cap rate compression

    2007-11-12T17:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Principal Real Estate Investors feels that time of the cap rate compression in the United States has run its course, according to a report investigating current real estate market potential.

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    Buchanan Street looks to European expansion

    2007-11-12T17:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Buchanan Street Partners is considering investing in Europe for the first time by using the proceeds from a recent sale.

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    Oregon PERF creates structured finance account

    2007-11-12T17:00:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund has created a new structured finance separate account with Guggenheim Structured Real Estate Advisors worth $900m (€621m).

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    LACERA trades property for commingled fund

    2007-11-05T17:47:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has sold a shopping centre in Los Angeles and traded it for an investment into a commingled fund with the same real estate manager.

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    Pramerica expands into Brazil

    2007-11-05T17:43:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Pramerica Real Estate Investors has expanded its industrial investment efforts into Brazil for the first time, through a joint venture with Racional Engenharia.