All Real Assets articles in July 2012 (Online)
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News
Ohio Police & Fire rebalances core real estate portfolio
UNITED STATES – Pension fund reallocates $135m among existing property managers.
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John Lewis PF appoints Pramerica, changes RE benchmark
UK – Mandate includes greater focus on direct investments with real-return target.
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Partners Group in US industrial preferred equity deal
UNITED STATES – Investment grants priority over operator Westmount Realty Capital.
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Korea's NPS opts for bespoke global RE benchmark
GLOBAL – 18-month search culminates in seven-market solution created by IPD.
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'Exemplary' Olympics sustainability due to public sector management
UK – JLL says absence of public control could have 'compromised sustainability goals'.
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Equity International sales 'not a withdrawal' from Brazil
BRAZIL – Sales of significant real estate holdings are signs of 'maturation' of market.
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US roundup: New York State Teachers Retirement System, Kansas PERS
UNITED STATES – New York State Teachers Retirement System makes opportunistic investments.
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Ohio PERS takes capital out of core real estate funds
UNITED STATES – Pension fund pulls money from UBS Trumbull, JP Morgan Strategic funds.
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Analysis
News analysis: Is the PAIF about to take off?
SEPUT's conversion could be just the fillip the moribund PAIF market needs to take off.
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Retail banks reluctant to sell branch assets despite 50% lower demand
GLOBAL – Most have invested too much in networks to consider radical disposal programmes.
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CMBS guidelines aim to restore investor confidence
GLOBAL – CRE Finance Council unveils guidelines to make new-generation CMBS more palatable.
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Illinois Municipal tenders $100m non-core property mandate
UNITED STATES – Pension fund moves to increase real estate allocation from 2.8% to 6%.
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Europe a 'playground' for overseas real estate investors
EUROPE – France, Germany and UK account for 74% of European Q2 deal volumes, says DTZ.
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CPPIB earmarks $355m to invest in US apartments
CANADA – Pension fund sees opportunity to fund developments due to lack of debt for projects.
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Infrastructure guarantees could create 'radically new' financing
UK – KPMG positive about government guarantee scheme for 'nationally significant' infrastructure.
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Australian superannuation funds look to Europe for real estate investment
GLOBAL – Europe the most attractive region for superannuation funds, says CIE.
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Federal Capital exceeds capital raise target by $30m
Federal Capital Partners raises more than $529m for FCP Realty Fund II.
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German asset management association defends GOEFs against AIFMD
Outlawing creation of new open-ended funds would 'work against' institutional investors.
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Pension funds approve conversion of Schroders SEPUT
€1.5bn core property fund to be converted to property authorised investment fund.
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Investor verification to make capital raising 'more difficult'
Fund managers lament 'know your investor' rules likely to come into force in US.