All Real Assets articles in July 2007 (Online)
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Pension funds switch targets to gain returns
UNITED STATES – Pension funds are continuing to invest in real estate but may not follow their original allocation strategies in stable markets, suggest figures related to one US pension fund.
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Investors go for Euro-niche as leverage lessons
EUROPE - Despite market saturation in the UK and declining yields elsewhere in Europe, “the wall of money” surrounding real estate is showing few signs of collapse, claimed a report published last week by UK property firm Knight Frank.
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Orange County commits to timberland
UNITED STATES - Orange County Employees Retirement System has made a selection of two managers to invest $140m (€102.2m) in timberland assets.
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Texas Teachers consider making money from casinos
UNITED STATES – The Teacher Retirement System of Texas is thinking of investing $550m (€398.1m) into real estate – a move which could include putting money into casinos.
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Canada pension plan in UK shopping spree
UK - A 50—50 joint venture involving the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and fund manager Henderson Global Investors has acquired the UK’s Whitefriars Quarter shopping centre for £253m (€375m).
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Jamestown Group to go after institutional investors
UNITED STATES - The Jamestown Group is going after the institutional investor capital source for the first time as it teams up with Griffin Realty Advisors to form the Griffin Realty Fund.
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ABP discloses budget hotels move after prime acquisition
NETHERLANDS - Dutch pension fund ABP has expanded its base in European hospitality sector with the acquisition of three high-end Belgian hotels.
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IVG sees Parisian charm in €323m deals
GERMANY – IVG Immoblien, Germany’s largest quoted real estate firm, has completed €323m worth of transactions in Paris which included selling an office building on the city’s “Rive Gauche” for €165m and buying two others for €158m.
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Ohio State Teachers maintains real estate for 2008
UNITED STATES- State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio has approved a real estate investment plan for fiscal 2008 which should see the pension fund maintain its annual allocation and move into global Reits.
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Pension funds switch targets to gain returns
UNITED STATES – Pension funds are continuing to invest in real estate but may not follow their original allocation strategies in stable markets, suggest figures related to one US pension fund. New Jersey Division of Investment has now yielde...
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Investors go for Euro-niche as leverage lessons
EUROPE - Despite market saturation in the UK and declining yields elsewhere in Europe, "the wall of money" surrounding real estate is showing few signs of collapse, claimed a report published last week by UK property firm Knight Frank....
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Investors ‘should ditch indirect for direct’
EUROPE - Investors including pension funds should focus on direct investment in European commercial real estate as a lower-risk alternative to volatile Reits, according to Seven Dials. The fund manager said high yields in mainland European markets...
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Orange County commits to timberland
UNITED STATES- Orange County Employees Retirement System has made a selection of two managers to invest $140m (€102.2m) in timberland assets. Hancock Timber Resource Group and RMK Timberland Group have been awarded mandates to manage $100m a...
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Texas Teachers consider making money from casinos
UNITED STATES – The Teacher Retirement System of Texas is thinking of investing $550m (€398.1m) into real estate – a move which could include putting money into casinos. Rob Kochis, a principal with real estate consultant The Tow...
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Canada pension plan in UK shopping spree
UK - A 50—50 joint venture involving the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and fund manager Henderson Global Investors has acquired the UK’s Whitefriars Quarter shopping centre for £253m (€375m).
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Jamestown Group to go after institutional investors
UNITED STATES - The Jamestown Group is going after the institutional investor capital source for the first time as it teams up with Griffin Realty Advisors to form the Griffin Realty Fund. Jamestown had previously invested $3bn (€2.2bn) of e...
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ABP discloses budget hotels move after prime acquisition
NETHERLANDS - Dutch pension fund ABP has expanded its base in European hospitality sector with the acquisition of three high-end Belgian hotels. The €211bn civil service scheme has not disclosed the value of the deal, which carries a €...
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IVG sees Parisian charm in €323m deals
GERMANY – IVG Immoblien, Germany’s largest quoted real estate firm, has completed €323m worth of transactions in Paris which included selling an office building on the city’s "Rive Gauche" for €165m and buyin...
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Ohio State Teachers maintains real estate for 2008
UNITED STATES- State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio has approved a real estate investment plan for fiscal 2008 which should see the pension fund maintain its annual allocation and move into global Reits. Ohio State Teachers figures on being a ...
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SBZ reduced property stake by one-third
NETHERLANDS – SBZ, the industry-wide pension fund for care insurers, said it has decreased its investments in property by 5% to 10% of its total portfolio and will focus its immediate attention on Dutch direct real estate.
