All Real Assets articles in July 2009 (Online) – Page 2

  • Ohio Police and Fire’s real estate keeps falling
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    Ohio Police and Fire’s real estate keeps falling

    2009-07-14T11:16:00Z

    UNITED STATES – The value of real estate portfolios for US pension funds is still declining as Ohio Police and Fire pension fund has revealed as its real estate assets dropped in value from $1.01bn (€713.9m euros) at the end of 2008 to $784m by the end of the first ...

  • Crisis shrinks CALSTRS real estate commitments
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    Crisis shrinks CALSTRS real estate commitments

    2009-07-06T17:52:00Z

    UNITED STATES – The California State Teachers Retirement System made a total commitment to real estate of just $41.1m (€29.3m) in the first quarter of 2009, compared with over $1bn in the same period last year.

  • New York Common invests in UK underperformers
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    New York Common invests in UK underperformers

    2009-07-06T17:50:00Z

    UNITED STATES - New York State Common Retirement Fund has made a $30m (€21.3m) commitment to the Mountgrange Real Estate Opportunity Fund I in a bid to further diversify into European real estate.

  • London property attracts overseas interest
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    London property attracts overseas interest

    2009-07-06T17:24:00Z

    UK - Investment in London commercial property has risen for the first time since the second half of 2007, according to new figures from Cushman & Wakefield.

  • Real estate dominates alternative assets in pensions
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    Real estate dominates alternative assets in pensions

    2009-07-06T16:45:00Z

    GLOBAL – Real estate investments still make up over half of the alternative assets managed by external managers on behalf of pension funds, and despite the economic downturn, suggests a study conducted by Watson Wyatt.

  • PGGM to pursue ESG terms for real estate
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    PGGM to pursue ESG terms for real estate

    2009-07-06T16:00:00Z

    NETHERLANDS – PGGM Investments, the Dutch pensions asset manager, will in future scrutinise all real estate investments under environmental, social and governance (ESG) terms as part of its strategy to encourage all companies to abide by responsible investment principles.