All articles by Leen Preesman – Page 7
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Nedlloyd scheme transfers real estate portfolio
REAL ESTATE - Delta Lloyd Vastgoed will take over the direct real estate portfolio of the Nedlloyd Pension Fund, both parties have announced. The transaction involves about 35 blocks of offices, retail centres and housing in the Netherlands, of wh...
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Corio names Jan Haars as new CFO
REAL ESTATE - Jan Haars has been appointed as chief financial officer at Corio, the property investment company has announced. The new CFO will take over from John Kuik, who suddenly left Corio earlier this month, as a result of ‘differenc...
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Dutch funds shift to indirect real estate
REAL ESTATE - Dutch pension funds are increasingly shifting their investments from direct to indirect real estate, research bureau PropertyNL said. In 2005, their indirect real estate portfolios have increased by almost 30% to €39.5bn, becau...
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Corio CFO Kuik leaves over policy
REAL ESTATE - John Kuik has resigned as chief financial officer at Corio, the property investment company. According to Corio, the sudden departure was the result of ‘differences in opinion on policy matters’. Corio will search for...
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Metro Pensioenfonds joins Altera Vastgoed
REAL ESTATE - Stichting Metro Pensioenfonds has joined Altera Vastgoed as shareholder, the real estate fund has announced. With a participation of €10m in the sectors retail and offices, Metro Pensioenfonds has become its 22nd shareholder, ...
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ING starts real estate service provider
REAL ESTATE – Dutch banking group, in a bid to enhance its range of real estate-related banking and advisory services, has formed ING Real Estate Capital Advisors, or RECA. RECA will offer fully integrated banking, capital markets and adviso...
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Blue Sky makes real estate appointments
NETHERLANDS - Blue Sky Group, the Dutch pension fund manager which runs the KLM pension fund, has made several real estate appointments. It named Raymond Satumalaij as fund manager, real estate. Satumalaij takes over from Jan van der Pol, who reti...
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Altera Vastgoed names two new directors
REAL ESTATE - Cyril van den Hoogen and Robert Eujen have been appointed as CFO and director of portfolio management respectively at Altera Vastgoed, the real estate fund has announced. Both have been working for the private fund for pension scheme...
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Cordares Vastgoed to focus on indirect real estate
Cordares Vastgoed, the real estate branch of pensions manager and income insurer Cordares, is repositioning itself in the market, with a focus on indirect real estate, it said. “We are changing into a lean and mean organisation, which will c...
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Corio acquires retail centre Barcelona
Corio has reached agreement on the acquisition of Barcelona’s seaside retail centre Maremagnum, the €4.6bn real estate fund announced. Bar the formal approval of the town’s port authority, Corio will get control over the €1...
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Real estate helps drive Stork’s returns
NETHERLANDS - With returns of 29.1% real estate provided a key driver to the returns of 14.7% of Pension Fund Stork, it said in its annual report. Equity returned 29.3% while fixed income yielded 9%. The returns on complementary investments were 1...
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Rodamco’s direct investment returns 11.4%
REAL ESTATE - The direct investment returns on real estate of Rodamco Europe have risen by 11.4% to €93.7m during the first quarter, it announced. Its triple net asset value per share increased by 5.9% to €64.02. Rodamco’s indire...
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Dutch set up real estate watchdog
REAL ESTATE - Five Dutch investment companies and real estate asset managers say they have taken the initiative towards an independent watchdog. The aim of the new foundation – Stichting Transparantie Vastgoedfondsen or STV – is to inc...
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Call for uniform real estate earnings
REAL ESTATE - Real estate investment institutions should introduce a uniform statement on reporting on net asset value and earnings per share, the European Public Real Estate Association has advised its members. According to EPRA, the introduction...
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Rodamco to expand to Central Europe
NETHERLANDS – Retail investment company Rodamco Europe is planning to double its properties in Central Europe, it said. In order to reach its goal, it will be looking at expansion in its existing markets – the Czech Republic, Poland, H...
