All articles by Leen Preesman – Page 3
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NewsAPG makes joint bid for ING's €1.9bn Australian property fund
NETHERLANDS – The €266bn Dutch asset manager APG is part of a syndicate bidding for a €1.9bn ING property fund.
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NewsABP, PGGM invest Dutch telecommunications networks
NETHERLANDS – The €220bn Dutch civil service scheme ABP and PGGM, the asset manager for the €91bn healthcare scheme PFZW, have committed to large investments in telecommunications infrastructure in the Netherlands.
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NewsFormer manager at AZL accused of taking bribes
NETHERLANDS – A former employee of pensions provider AZL has been accused of committing property fraud by accepting bribes.
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NewsBouwinvest converts direct property investment into funds
NETHERLANDS – Bouwinvest, the property manager of the €26bn pension fund for the Dutch building industry bpfBouw, has converted all of its direct property investment into property funds in a bid to increase flexibility and spread risk.
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NewsDutch pensions funds reduce direct property by €3.5bn
NETHERLANDS - The combined direct property investment of Dutch pension funds has decreased significantly, but schemes are still interested in holding office buildings, according to the Dutch regulator De Nederlandsche Bank.
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NewsING to divest investment management
NETHERLANDS - ING will split its banking and insurance businesses and divest all of its asset management operation within four years.
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NewsProgress to sell property for unlisted strategy
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch pension fund of food giant Unilever will sell its entire Dutch direct property portfolio, and switch its real estate investment strategy to unlisted international real estate funds.
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NewsNetherlands tightens measures against property fraud
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch government is stepping up its efforts to prevent property fraud by tightening rules for notaries, surveyors and brokers.
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NewsCorio to widen emerging markets presence
NETHERLANDS - Property investor and manager Corio is looking to increase its 6% allocation in emerging markets real estate to 20%, in a bid to maximise the differentials between emerging and mature markets.
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NewsBPF Bouw becomes latest victim to property fraud
NETHERLANDS - The €25bn pension fund for the construction industry BPF Bouw is understood to be the latest victim of the large-scale property fraud which has affected the company pension scheme of electronics giant Philips.
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NewsING Real Estate caps its property finance (amended)
NETHERLANDS - ING Real Estate is limiting its financing of property investments in the Netherlands in order to spread the risks within the ING Group.
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NewsRate margins push SNS' property profits
NETHERLANDS - Bancassurer SNS Reaal has revealed SNS Property Finance’s profit rose by 15.9% to €51m in the first half of 2008 thanks largely to a higher interest rate margin.
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NewsRevalued property drags ING figures down
NETHERLANDS - A revaluation of its Summit portfolio in Canada was the main contributor to an €180m after-tax loss for ING’s property investments in the second quarter of this year, the Dutch bancassurer has revealed
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NewsCorio expects equalled 2008 result
NETHERLANDS - Property investor Corio expects its 2008 results to be in line with last year’s return, after announcing its 2007 performance gained 2.7% to over €203m.
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NewsABP-owned firm sells office portfolio
EUROPE - Corio, the Dutch property firm 37%-owned by the €220bn ABP pension fund, has sold its Dutch office portfolio for €650m - 1.5% below book value.
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NewsDirect property is a winner for SPOV
NETHERLANDS - Direct property was the best returning asset class of the €2.4bn pension fund for public transport SPOV in 2007, generating a return of 11.4%.
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NewsVastNed forced to reconsider takeover
NETHERLANDS - VastNed Retail, the €1.8bn property fund, has beenforced by majority shareholders, such as pensions investor PGGM, tore-consider its initial refusal to a takeover bid.
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NewsSnippe resigns from Philips scheme’s board
NETHERLANDS - Jan Snippe, member of the management board of the €14.6bn Philips pension fund has resigned, a company spokesman has confirmed.
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NewsCorio to divest office and industrial portfolios
NETHERLANDS - The €6bn property investment and management company Corio has decided to go ahead with divesting the major part of its offices and industrial portfolios, and to further focus on its retail activities.
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NewsDirector arrested in Philips pensions fraud
NETHERLANDS - Dutch fraud police have arrested the former and current directors of real estate at PREIM, the real estate arm of the €14.5bn Philips pension fund, as part of their investigation into fraud connected with the scheme’s property portfolio.
