All articles by Julie Henderson – Page 4
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European focus shifts to air and rail operators
EUROPE – Infrastructure asset managers say new investment opportunities could be emerging for institutional investors as a flurry of new deals are expected to come to the market in the management of air and rail operators.
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Real estate teams sign expertise
EUROPE – Asset managers Prupim and First State Investments have made changes to their real estate teams which they hope will improve their positions in the retail and infrastructure markets.
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Talking Point: Moving into the distressed debt gap
News has slowly emerged over recent months of plans by US pension funds in particular to allocate some of their real estate assets to distressed debt opportunities, in light of the credit crunch. But just open is the market to new investors, and are there the opportunities.
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Québec enters scramble for Russia
CANADA/RUSSIA - Ivanhoe Cambridge, the €8bn shopping centre subsidiary of the CA$155.4bn (€98.3bn) Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, has acquired a Moscow shopping centre for an undisclosed figure.
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Consortium completes German HighStreet purchase
GERMANY – A consortium comprising of RREEF Alternative Investments, the Borletti Group, the Generali Group, and Pirelli RE today announced it has completed the acquisition of a 49% stake in “Highstreet”, the investment company owning the majority of Karstadt’s German department store premises.
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Opt for Reading over Riyadh - fund manager
MIDDLE EAST – Pension fund real estate investors should steer clear of the Middle East property, use debt if you can get it, and wait for a property market turnaround in the UK, according to asset managers.
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F&C merges to expand
GLOBAL - Investors in fund manager F&C have backed a deal with property firm REIT that will give the UK-focused fund manager exposure to continental Europe and the nascent Indian market.
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Market expansion ends at Leipzig
GERMANY - The outward spread of Germany’s property market will halt at Leipzig, the outpost of international investibility, according to Sascha Hettrich, managing partner of King Sturge’s German office.
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SWF to invest $150bn in real estate – DEGI
GLOBAL – Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) will increase their property exposure to 15% over the next few years, German real estate company DEGI estimates in an analysis of the market.
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Investors to raise real estate holdings
EUROPE – A study of European institutional investors reveals one in four expect to increase their allocation to real estate this year, while one in 20 expect to reduce their weighting.
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Landmark move predicted on real estate FoFs
EUROPE –European institutional investors are likely to see a significant growth in more liquid real estate fund-of-funds in the market as a result of demand from investors, Landmark Partners has suggested.
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Manchester seeks property agent
UK – The £9.6bn (€12bn) Greater Manchester pension fund is seeking a new property management firm to manage part of its real estate portfolio.
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CalSTRS invests $1bn in real estate in Q1
UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System approved investments totalling just over $1bn (€642.2m) into real estate for the first quarter of 2008, in a mixture of core and tactical investments.
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Managers launch green standard for old assets
EUROPE - A consortium containing four of Europe’s largest property investors has developed what it claims is the first standard to measure the sustainability of existing buildings.
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MagazineDemanding times, demanding investors
Investor sentiment was upbeat at INREV’s annual conference in Istanbul in spite of the current industry malaise. Meanwhile cries for greater transparency were as loud as ever.
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Smaller funds need to be more active - NAEV
EUROPE – Smaller pension funds may need to be more active in their handling of real estate assets than larger pension funds, suggests evidence presented at the recent IPE Real Estate Forum.
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Investors 'should target ports'
EUROPEAN - Location, and not the growing differential between prime and secondary assets, is driving pricing in European logistics, according to a report published by Jones Lang LaSalle.
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Outgoing Clwyd adviser rewarded for real estate success
EUROPE – Clwyd pension fund’s independent adviser is leaving his role on a high note next month as the Welsh local authority fund was crowned the king of IPE Real Estate’s Awards in Berlin yesterday, winning four awards including Best European Institutional Investor.
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North Yorks pension moves into property
UK – The £1.2bn (€1.5bn) North Yorkshire County Council pension fund is adjusting its asset allocation and moving into real estate investment, as well as searching for an overseas equity manager.
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Pricing and rents repeal increase Poland’s appeal
POLAND - Upward-moving rents and “rational” pricing are boosting the acquisition appeal of Polish property assets, according to James Rushworth, European property director at Standard Life Investments.
