Latest Alternatives News – Page 125
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Hotel investors build at home, buy abroad
US/GLOBAL -US hospitality investors are looking to Asia for returns but will face increasing competition from local investors, according to a report by Ernst & Young.
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KBC Pensioenfonds shifts real estate for LDI
BELGIUM – KBC Pensioenfonds has significantly diversified its real estate allocation within the last eight months, in a bid to match the scheme's liability-driven investment (LDI) strategy.
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Mass PRIM expands REIT program
UNITED STATES - Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board has decided to expand its REIT investment program by increasing its allocation by 50%.
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Pramerica sets up hotel JV
UNITED STATES - Pramerica Real Estate Investors has formed a new joint venture with Ashford Hospitality Trust to invest in hotel properties through structured debt and equity.
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Alaska Permanent Fund resettles in Chicago
UNITED STATES - Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation has moved back into investing in the Chicago real estate market for the first time in several years, through the purchase of The Shops at North Bridge.
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US state scheme invests in student housing
UNITED STATES - An unnamed US state pension fund has set up a US$100m (€67.5m) account to invest in student and faculty accommodation at the University of California.
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Pension funds see potential in credit turmoil
GLOBAL - Funds that can benefit from the turmoil and dislocation rising from the credit crunch will attract institution capital in 2008, say industry experts.
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Student firm offloads assets worth €307m
UK - Unite, the UK student accommodation firm 4.5% owned by Dutch civil service scheme ABP, last week sold £220.3m (€308m) of assets to the UK Student Accommodation Fund (USAF), in a move designed to fund its growth.
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PFA leaps allocation to tap infrastructure growth
DENMARK – The huge Danish PFA corporate pension fund has boosted its infrastructure investment and plans to move even further into the asset class next year, probably including direct investments in the sector for the first time.
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CalSTRS and Waterson seek apartment viewings
UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System and Waterton Associates have created a new apartment investment fund, to tap into what they anticipate will be a shift in the sector.
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CalSTRS and ING Clarion set up value-added JV
UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System and ING Clarion Partners have created a value-added investment joint venture called INGCal Tactical.
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Harrison Street pairs up for medical offices
UNITED STATES - Harrison Street Real Estate Capital has formed a joint venture with Montecito Medical Investment Company to buy ownership of medical office buildings.
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MacFarlane raises $1bn for urban investment
UNITED STATES - MacFarlane Partners has raised $1bn (€683.6m) for Urban Real Estate Fund II, making this one of the largest urban commingled funds ever to be created in the United States.
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Washington State ups real estate allocation
UNITED STATES - Washington State Investment Board has decided to boost its real estate allocation from 12% to 13%.
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Texas Teachers invest in land banking
UNITED STATES - Teacher Retirement System of Texas has approved a commitment of $150m ($101.4m euros) into the Stratford Land Fund III commingled fund, as there is now less appetite for building physical developments.
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Sainsbury JV to unlock property value
UK - UK supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has entered into a joint venture with property firm Land Securities, aimed at active management of its property portfolio.
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Fillmore Capital to expand into UK and China
UNITED STATES - Fillmore Capital Partners is looking at expanding its investment operations into the United Kingdom and China for the first time.
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Illinois Teachers widens separate account plans
UNITED STATES - Teachers Retirement System of the State of Illinois is planning a shift in its separate accounts real estate programme when it makes its next manager search.
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Alternative investments to carry more weight - ING
UK - Alternatives sectors are likely to register more on the agenda as UK pension funds seek to gain more exposure to real estate assets, according to ING Real Estate Investment Management.
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US pension funds rest sleeping capital in hotels
UNITED STATES - Pension funds are still eyeing hotel properties as a good investment, as San Diego is the latest to shift additional assets into the sector and Principal has made its first purchase for investors.
