All articles by Jonathan Williams – Page 6
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Universities Superannuation Scheme buys Brisbane airport rail link
UK – Deal marks third infrastructure deal in Australia, as scheme looks to invest further £2bn.
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Patrizia to buy Tamar Capital in UK expansion
EUROPE – German company hopes to build interest in co-investments, expand UK footprint.
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Industry unhappy with 'flawed' alternative fund managers directive
EUROPE – IMA says legislation a 'disappointing outcome of a flawed process'.
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BlackRock, UK RREEF funds merge to create £2.4bn unit trust
UK – 'Landmark' merger to create country's largest unit trust.
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ABP settles with JP Morgan over 'false, misleading' RMBS sale
GLOBAL – Dutch pension fund settles almost year after lawsuit was filed in New York.
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Irish government planning to launch real estate investment trusts
IRELAND – Government, hoping to capitalise as market stabilises, announces plans for REIT.
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NAPF calls for changes to infrastructure procurement guidelines
UK – Organisation suggests changes that would favour less leveraged investment vehicles.
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London borough pension scheme commits £20m to housing fund
UK – Councillor hopes commitment will lead to ‘mass movement’ led by UK pension funds.
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Mandate roundup: Tyne & Wear, Aberdeen, Environment Agency
UK – Tyne & Wear pension fund sticks with Aberdeen for property investments.
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LGPS could see infrastructure allocation boosted by 15%
UK – Government consultation proposes new upper threshold on limited partnerships.
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BA Pensions joins ranks of Pension Infrastructure Platform investors
UK – Scheme listed as founding investor together with Strathclyde, BAE and BT, among others.
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Delin raises €200m for logistics fund, buys first property
EUROPE – Fund to target properties in UK, Netherlands and Belgium for inflation-linked returns.
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Insurers could double exposure to commercial real estate – report
UK – DLA Piper predicts volume of loans to increase by £30bn as annuity funds move beyond bonds.
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Architects call for £10bn residential fund backed by LGPS
UK – Report says 15 largest local authority pension funds should club together to launch fund.
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More UK schemes sign up to Pensions Infrastructure Platform
UK – Four more pension funds become founding members of scheme developed by PPF, NAPF.
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Friday people roundup
GLOBAL – Allianz, BlackRock, Catella, Deutsche Hypo, Heitman, Hudson, ING, JLL, L&G
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Pension funds should 'beware' calls to boost domestic investment
EUROPE – Experts at AGI event say diversification best antidote to financial repression.
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Real estate fund leverage 'destroying value'
GLOBAL – IPF research shows no evidence of funds managing leverage during downturn.
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NAPF property committee should offer 'thought leadership'
UK – IPD conference told consultants must be won over for real estate debt market to become viable.
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Solution for infrastructure 'conspicuous by absence'
UK – CBI/KPMG survey reveals growing doubts over UK government's infrastructure plans.
