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  • Under the microscope
    Magazine

    Under the microscope

    March 2010 (Magazine)

    The issues may be unchanged, but multi-managers are scrutinising the capabilities of their fund managers very closely, says Jenny Buck

  • Vintage pick and mix
    Magazine

    Vintage pick and mix

    March 2010 (Magazine)

    Vintage year funds launched in a weak market offer the best returns, but spread investments across multiple vintages, says Jeremy Plummer

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Hansteen backs off from bid for Kenmore European Industrial Fund

    2010-03-12T00:00:00Z

    London-listed real estate firm Hansteen has announced that it is no longer considering making an offer for Kenmore European Industrial Fund (KEIF).

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Arabella teams up with Starwood to build Zurich tower

    2010-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Munich-based property group Arabella Hospitality is strengthening its presence in Switzerland with the development of a new hotel complex in partnership with Starwood Hotels & Resorts. Located in Zurich, the new project will be part of Arabella's 80-metre high Hard Turm Park tower project and will be delivered in the ...

  • PropertyEU Archive

    GTC, Polnord join forces to develop EUR 250m mall

    2010-03-12T00:00:00Z

    CEE commercial property developer GTC and Warsaw-listed Polnord are partnering to develop a modern shopping centre on a seven-hectare site in the Miasteczko Wilanów district of Warsaw, currently owned by Polnord. The planned project will feature 60,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of retail area and will require an investment of around EUR 250 ...

  • PropertyEU Archive

    LSR Group set to launch new projects in Russia

    2010-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Russian listed property developer LSR Group has unveiled plans to launch new development projects in a bid to take advantage of a forecast 'construction sector recovery' in the country.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Poland joins core European real estate markets

    2010-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Warsaw's rise in ULI/PwC’s 2010 ranking of European cities which offer the best investment prospects has placed it in a league of its own within Central and Eastern Europe.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    New firm to target distressed real estate exposure in Europe

    2010-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Two former directors at JER Partners have established Resolute, a new firm to offer specialist asset management and consultancy services focussed on distressed debt and equity positions underpinned by real estate portfolios in European and former CIS countries.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    PropertyEU Live from Mipim

    2010-03-12T00:00:00Z

    PropertyEU will be reporting Live from Mipim this week with our team of reporters on the ground at Cannes. Our line-up of dealmakers includes Frank Pörschke of Eurohypo, Struan Robertson of Morgan Stanley and Richard Backlund from Aberdeen Property Investors.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    SEB fund acquires Trinity Park III in Warsaw for EUR 93m

    2010-03-12T00:00:00Z

    SEB Asset Management has acquired the Trinity Park III office building in Warsaw on behalf of its real estate mutual fund SEB ImmoPortfolio Target Return Fund for EUR 93 mln. The seller of the top-class office building was the international property developer Ghelamco.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Cordea Savills appoints assistant portfolio manager at Charities Fund

    2010-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Property fund manager Cordea Savills has appointed Helen Soult as Assistant Portfolio Manager for the Charities Property Fund. Focusing on asset management, she will report to Harry de Ferry Foster, Director of Investment at Cordea Savills.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    UK prime yields fall as market continues to stabilise: C&W

    2010-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Prime yields fell 9 bp in February as the UK commercial property market continued to stabilise after a period of rapid re-pricing in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s latest business briefing.

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Beni Stabili sets up high-street retail JV

    2010-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Milan-listed office-focused firm Beni Stabili has signed an agreement with Italy's Real Estate Services for the creation of a new joint venture, Beni Stabili Retail. The new entity will be majority-held by Beni Stabili (55%), and 45% owned by RES, an Italian real estate company specialised in the retail sector ...

  • PropertyEU Archive

    Land Securities unveils key appointments to London team

    2010-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Land Securities has announced a number of key appointments to its London Portfolio management team. Scott Parsons has been appointed to the new post of Property Director with responsibility for Investment Management, Asset Management and Property Management. He joins the London Portfolio Executive Committee and will report to Robert Noel, ...

  • News

    Pre-MIPIM talk is of interest in banks’ real estate books

    2010-03-11T18:09:00Z

    EUROPE – The hot topic at this year’s MIPIM event in Cannes is going to be how banks manage and offload the real estate assets on their books, panellists concluded during IPE Real Estate’s inaugural webinar.

  • News

    Hamborner resurrects German listed real estate with Reit move

    2010-03-11T18:08:00Z

    GERMANY – Hamborner has become the third real estate company in Germany to convert to a real estate investment trust (REIT) status, prompting speculation that the country’s REIT may finally start to grow.

  • News

    UK and Nordic pension investors opt for Nordic logistics fund

    2010-03-11T18:05:00Z

    UK/NORDICS - A group of large Nordic and UK institutional investors have invested in a new logistics real estate fund offered by Nordic Real Estate Partners, which will invest in Nordic logistics properties.

  • News

    Ohio PERS to invest $1.6bn in real estate

    2010-03-11T18:04:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Ohio Public Employees Retirement System will allocate $1.6bn (€1.2bn) in real estate this year and will be targeting stable assets as well as motivated sellers in particular.

  • News

    CBRE launch breaks into DC pensions

    2010-03-11T18:02:00Z

    UK – CB Richard Ellis Investors has launched its first property fund aimed at the defined contribution (DC) pension sector.

  • News

    Hewitt advises pensions funds to consider UK real estate

    2010-03-11T18:00:00Z

    UK – Hewitt Associates is focusing on domestic real estate for its UK pension fund clients following two years of volatility and poor performance in geared overseas funds.