All Real Assets articles in July 2013 (Online)
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NewsAviva Investors launches infrastructure debt fund to target bank loans
EUROPE – Raises €425m in first closing, securing funds from three insurance companies.
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NewsGerman institutions to lead Spanish property revival
SPAIN – Savills, Henderson highlight market recovery, while Union prepares to re-enter.
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NewsNYSTRS makes $200m in real estate investments
NORTH AMERICA – Pension fund invests $100m in industrial fund managed by Cabot.
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NewsGermany's answer to AIFMD makes waves in real estate
GERMANY – Local real estate investors adapt to newly adopted Kapitalanlagegesetzbuch.
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NewsScheme for Austrian lawyers considers foray into real estate
AUSTRIA – Pension fund says government's long-term investment projects 'also interesting'.
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AnalysisUBS hails benefits of direct lending, other alternatives
UK – Report says commercial mortgage lending shortfall is 'worth exploring' for pension funds.
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NewsDutch giant APG to invest €170m in Japanese warehouses
NETHERLANDS – 'Club-style' fund to focus on modern facilities near Tokyo, Osaka.
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NewsFriday people moves
GLOBAL – GSW, Mercer, AXA, Rockspring, CBRE, Pramerica, Schroders, Henderson, Invesco, Benson Elliot
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NewsBNP Paribas buys into GOEF market with Depotbank deal
GERMANY – BNP Paribas Securities Services buys Commerzbank's Depotbank business for undisclosed sum.
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NewsItaly's Prelios kicks off capital-raising programme
ITALY – Company aims to strengthen financial position after debt rises to 'unsustainable' level.
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NewsSquare Mile, USAA launch $1bn loan-origination programme
NORTH AMERICA – Venture to invest in mezzanine debt, full whole loans and bridge loans.
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NewsAurelius questions assumptions on 'worst-case scenario' for IVG
GLOBAL – Hedge fund claims calculations inflate potential recovery of certain loans.
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NewsBlackRock launches next-generation long-lease property fund
UK – Six schemes back £250m fund, while Invesco RE proposes 'actively managed' strategy.
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NewsTexas Permanent School Fund OKs $225m of real estate commitments
NORTH AMERICA – Capital to be invested in three commingled funds.
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NewsUS roundup: Kansas Public Employees, Harrison Street
NORTH AMERICA – Kansas PERS sets aside $165m for core, value-added real estate strategies.
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NewsBrookfield raises $4.4bn for Strategic Real Estate Partners
NORTH AMERICA – Fundraising comes in well in excess of $3.5bn target, company says.
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NewsUS roundup: CalPERS, Pennsylvania State, Rockefeller Group
NORTH AMERICA – CalPERS achieves 11.9% return on real estate portfolio for 2012-13.
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NewsPension funds should reconsider 'narrow view' of property – Cardano
GLOBAL – Schemes should consider asset-backed securities based around property portfolios.
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NewsAviva Investors, Cordea Savills reveal debt strategies
UK – Aviva Investors reveals senior debt strategy, Cordea Savills closes £200m development fund.
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NewsReal estate managers 'running out of time' to adapt to AIFMD
EUROPE – Law firm says implementation of new Directive dogged by inconsistencies.
