Latest Americas News – Page 164

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San Diego diverts REIT capital into core property fund

2012-05-31T15:45:00Z

Investment in JP Morgan Strategic Property Fund part of a re-weighting to core real estate.
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Hines caps Russia and Poland opportunity fund at €390m

2012-05-29T16:30:00Z

Fundraising exceeds original target, with 80% of capital to be deployed in Russia.
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New Jersey Division of Investment commits $150m to opportunity fund

2012-05-25T15:45:00Z

Capital split between Northwood Real Estate Partners Series III, Northwood Real Estate Co-Investors.
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AEW, Heitman compete for $600m BlackRock portfolio from Nevada PERS

2012-05-25T15:15:00Z

Scheme expected to select new manager in late June after disagreements with BlackRock over approach.
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IPRE Investor Forum: HOOPP seeks partners to tap 'off-market' deals

2012-05-24T15:30:00Z

Partnerships to deliver 'next 20 years worth of deals, says manager Lisa Lafave.
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Texas Teachers invests $300m in real estate opportunity funds

2012-05-22T16:15:00Z

Pension fund makes $150m commitments to Apollo AGRE US Real Estate, Westbrook Real Estate Fund IX.
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CalPERS invests in $500m data centre fund

2012-05-17T12:30:00Z

TechCore run by GI Partners will target US “technology advanced properties”
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Ivanhoe Cambridge to invest $300m in Chicago development

2012-05-17T11:30:00Z

Deal with Hines part of wider strategy to avoid low yields for existing US assets
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San Francisco pension fund earmarks $450m for real estate

2012-05-15T16:45:00Z

Pension fund earmarks as much as $400m for non-core investment strategies.
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Thomson Reuters real estate indices target global diversification

2012-05-15T16:15:00Z

Indices developed with Global Property Research primarily for the ETF market.
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Commitments to AP2 agriculture venture boosts assets to $2bn

2012-05-15T15:30:00Z

Venture with TIAA-CREF sees commitments from Canadian asset managers and other unnamed investors.
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Deutsche, Guggenheim Partners limit talks to acquisition of RREEF

2012-05-11T16:00:00Z

Talks launched in February previously covered sale of three further divisions, including DB Advisors.
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Tennessee pension fund to move into non-core property investing

2012-05-11T15:45:00Z

Tennessee Consolidated to invest $460m in value-added or opportunistic strategies.
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Ohio PERS pension fund redeems $300m position in UBS Trumbull Property

2012-05-10T11:15:00Z

Scheme made investment in January 2010, making a return of nearly 30%.
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Texas Permanent School Fund makes first foray into non-US real estate

2012-05-04T16:00:00Z

Scheme makes €40m commitment to NIAM Nordic fund, which will target Nordic region.
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New Mexico pension fund to invest $400m in real estate by year-end

2012-05-04T15:45:00Z

Pension fund to invest capital in mixture of private, public real estate strategies.
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US pension funds target listed, but remain wary of direct investment

2012-05-03T16:00:00Z

Less than one-quarter of US public pension funds have direct exposure to real estate, says Preqin.
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CalPERS denounces governance practices at Hospitality Properties Trust

2012-05-01T16:30:00Z

US pension fund and five other schemes claim company has 'ignored' shareholder resolutions.
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Hedge funds 'significantly' outperformed traditional assets over last 17 years

2012-04-27T16:00:00Z

Hedge funds achieved returns with lower risk volatility than stocks or commodities, report adds.
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OMERS launches first stage of $20bn infrastructure fund

2012-04-27T15:45:00Z

Additional $2.5bn sourced from Mitsubishi Corporation and Japan's Pension Fund Authority.