Latest Alternatives News – Page 295
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Pension funds to increase infrastructure investment – IPE survey
GLOBAL – Lack of governance stymies interest in secondaries, while small funds fear lack of scale.
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German roundup: BVK, CA Immo, Commerz Real, IVG
GERMANY – BVK takes over €300m refinancing of Frankfurt tower from Austria's CA Immo.
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A G Barr plugs pension deficit with £22m property deal
UK – Makes funding arrangement backed by real estate worth £21.7m to address deficit.
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Nordic roundup: KPA Pension, NCC, PensionDanmark
EUROPE – KPA Pension acquires three residential rental properties in Stockholm.
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Aviva Investors launches Real Estate Recovery Fund
UK – Asset manager completes first close of £90m but targets fund size of £250m.
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North American investment in European retail property soars
GLOBAL – American investors snap up €1.6bn in sector over first half of year.
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New Mexico Educational ends relationship with Prologis
NORTH AMERICA – Head of real assets at pension fund cites manager's poor performance.
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IPD index shows UK commercial property on rise
UK – Total returns increase to highest level since March 2011, according to UK Monthly Index.
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Pension Insurance Corporation buys £70m social housing bond
UK – Buyout provider sole bondholder for PFI project renovating 1,300 homes near Manchester.
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Dr. Lübke lands partners to boost residential business for institutions
GERMANY – Conwert's Jürgen Kelber and Barclays' Ralf Kind to join company.
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Croatian pension funds may take part in road-monetisation scheme
CROATIA – Second-pillar funds have opportunity to invest in more than €3bn of motorway debt.
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PGGM to invest in offshore natural gas pipeline network
NETHERLANDS – Asset manager to take 33.2% stake in owner of Northern Offshore Gas Transport.
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BP pension fund swaps retail parks with M&G for supermarket
UK – CEO says swap focuses property portfolio more on liability-matching holdings.
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APG hails mortgage bonds after government agrees guarantee
NETHERLANDS – 'New asset class' being created as alternative to government bonds, APG says.
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Cordea Savills, Warburg-Henderson launch real estate Spezialfonds
GERMANY – Cordea Savills collects €65m from German insurers in fund's first closing.
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Dutch pension funds invested €13bn in local mortgages, regulator says
NETHERLANDS – Dutch schemes have invested 14% of assets locally, according to survey by DNB.
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Risk appetite remains low despite lack of core, finds Union
EUROPE – Survey of German, French and UK investors finds significant differences in risk appetite.
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Tennessee Consolidated considers adding additional real estate managers
UNITED STATES - Pension fund puts out questionnaire and will award five-year contracts.
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PKA plans apartment block in redeveloped Copenhagen harbour
DENMARK – Pension administrator to construct flats overlooking new UN City complex.
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IFM warns against unsustainable infrastructure debt pricing
GLOBAL – Global head of debt criticises 'unrealistic' return expectations.
