Latest Europe News – Page 377

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Pension Protection Fund to diversify real estate holdings

2013-09-17T13:00:00Z

UK – Lifeboat scheme seeks up to dozen managers to oversee Asia-Pacific, US property commitments.
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Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors calls for action on UK house prices

2013-09-17T12:30:00Z

UK – Industry, however, rejects 'knee-jerk' reaction, says fears of bubble premature.
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Croatian pension funds may take part in road-monetisation scheme

2013-09-17T12:30:00Z

CROATIA – Second-pillar funds have opportunity to invest in more than €3bn of motorway debt.
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Wyoming State sets aside $250m for real estate

2013-09-13T14:30:00Z

NORTH AMERICA – Fund already OKs $150m investment into Northwood Real Estate Partners.
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Direct property investment, fund returns pick up in Q2 – IPD

2013-09-12T16:00:00Z

GLOBAL – Funds show 8.2% net return for year ending June 2013, IPD says.
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Norwegian oil fund adds to US holdings with Manhattan office deal

2013-09-12T15:45:00Z

GLOBAL – Government Pension Fund Global buys nearly half of 47-floor New York office block.
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PensionDanmark calls for socially responsible construction code

2013-09-12T14:45:00Z

DENMARK – Danish pension fund initiating talks with big private, public contractors.
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AFIRE conference: Chinese insurers to follow 'landmark transaction'

2013-09-12T14:15:00Z

GLOBAL – Goodwin Gaw claims regulators tacitly encouraging insurers to invest in real estate.
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PGGM to invest in offshore natural gas pipeline network

2013-09-12T14:00:00Z

NETHERLANDS – Asset manager to take 33.2% stake in owner of Northern Offshore Gas Transport.
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Unipension extends responsible investment guidelines

2013-09-12T10:30:00Z

DENMARK – Danish pension fund's guidelines to cover real estate, private equity.
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La Française, Forum enter into European partnership

2013-09-11T09:00:00Z

GLOBAL – Asset managers aim to launch senior debt fund before end of this year.
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Norway urged against split of oil fund, standalone real estate vehicle

2013-09-10T15:45:00Z

NORWAY – Conservative Party's proposal to split fund would 'jeopardise economies of scale'.
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Florida looks to expand international real estate

2013-09-10T15:00:00Z

NORTH AMERICA – Pension fund thinking to set aside $200m for private real estate programme.
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Public funding should not 'crowd out' private long-term capital – OECD

2013-09-10T14:15:00Z

GLOBAL – Revised principles for long-term investing drop mention of prudent person principle.
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Research points to benefits of listed, non-listed portfolio mix

2013-09-06T15:00:00Z

EUROPE – Mixed holdings produc 50% higher returns than those containing non-listed alone.
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Number of property companies managing sustainability risk soars

2013-09-06T14:45:00Z

GLOBAL – All 543 companies surveyed by GRESB now perform sustainability risk assessments.
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EPRA opens Hong Kong office to attract Chinese capital

2013-09-06T14:30:00Z

GLOBAL – Association expecting surge of capital into international property markets.
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UK needs independent infrastructure authority – report

2013-09-06T14:00:00Z

UK – Body launched by UK opposition backs commission similar to design of Infrastructure Australia.
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BP pension fund swaps retail parks with M&G for supermarket

2013-09-05T12:45:00Z

UK – CEO says swap focuses property portfolio more on liability-matching holdings.
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APG hails mortgage bonds after government agrees guarantee

2013-09-05T10:30:00Z

NETHERLANDS – 'New asset class' being created as alternative to government bonds, APG says.