Latest Americas News – Page 178
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Cross-border investment returns to pre-crisis levels
GLOBAL – Commercial real estate transactions have almost doubled around the world from last year, and cross-border investment has returned to pre-crisis levels, according to Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).
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Korea's NPS boosts European real estate strategy by $400m
GLOBAL – The National Pension Service (NPS) of Korea has committed a further $400m (€306m) capital to Rockspring Property Investment Managers to invest in European real estate markets.
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San Bernardino County expands into global REITs
GLOBAL – The San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association has approved a recommendation to allocate 20% of its real estate portfolio to public REITs, amounting to approximately $75m (€58.4m).
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LACERA issues RFI for real estate debt managers
GLOBAL – The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has approved a Request for Information (RFI) for managers interested in participating in a search for real estate debt strategies.
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Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund to issue redemption queues
GLOBAL – The Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund has begun the process of filing redemption queue requests for two of its commingled funds.
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Virginia invests $425m into real estate portfolio
GLOBAL – The Virginia Retirement System has added $425m (€330m) worth of real estate investments to its portfolio through two deals.
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Multi-manager ING RE Select to deploy €500m in US, Asia
GLOBAL – European institutional investors have committed close to €500m this year to US and Asian real estate through ING Real Estate's multi-manager investment business.
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Portfolio deals on the rise as ING sells Canadian industrial fund
GLOBAL – Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), which manages more than CA$70bn (€51.6bn) for Alberta pension schemes, is to acquire a 50% stake in the CA$2bn ING Summit Fund.
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Oklahoma Teachers selects three core managers
GLOBAL – The Teacher Retirement System of Oklahoma has hired AEW Capital Management, Heitman and L&B Realty Advisors as its open-ended, core commingled fund managers.
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Orange County ends separate account relationship with American Realty
GLOBAL – The Orange County Employees Retirement System has decided to end its separate account relationship with American Realty Advisors.
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Malaysian pension fund allocates €1.2bn to UK property
GLOBAL – Malaysia's first-pillar pension scheme has allocated £1bn (€1.2bn) to UK real estate in expectation of a long-term annual yield of 6-7%.
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Dutch manager PGGM moves into US retail amid rising residential prices
NETHERLANDS – PGGM is to expand its focus from US housing to retail, citing growing demand for residential and supply scarcity.
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Mexico's Afores commits €231m to industrial strategy
MEXICO – The Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (Afores), which manages Mexico's private pension fund system, has continued to increase its exposure to alternatives by committing capital to an industrial real estate fund.
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CPPIB, Future Fund recapitalise Australian shopping centre fund
GLOBAL – Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Australia's Future Fund have helped recapitalise a flagship Australia shopping centre fund by agreeing to invest A$750m (€524m) between them.
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US real estate emerges from downturn, but investors still unsure
US – Capital value movements have returned to positive territory in the US after two and a half years of write-downs, but economic doubts are preventing a rush of capital from investors, according to Investment Property Databank (IPD).
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LACERA earmarks $350m for real estate investment
GLOBAL – The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) has approved its real estate investment plan for the 2010-11 fiscal year, provisionally earmarking $350m (€277m) for investment.
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Nebraska puts $63m into core commingled funds
GLOBAL – The Nebraska Investment Council (NIC) has approved $63m (€49.6m) worth of real estate commitments into core open-ended commingled funds.
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New index rates London City offices 'hottest' CRE market
GLOBAL – A new commercial property index launched in London this week found London City offices to be the world's most attractive commercial real estate market, underpriced by 11.6%.
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NYSTRS makes $50m allocation to Cornerstone fund
GLOBAL – The $72.5bn (€52bn) New York State Teachers’ Retirement System (NYSTRS) has approved a $50m commitment to the Cornerstone Patriot Fund, a commingled fund managed by Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers.
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Growth in distressed sales begins to moderate
GLOBAL – The growth in distressed real estate transactions has slowed according to research from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
