All Real Assets articles in May 2008 (Online) – Page 2
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NewsLGPI allocates €75m to Asian property
FINLAND – The Finnish Local Government Pensions Institution (LGPI)has invested $75m (€48m) into an Asian real estate fund of funds managed by Aberdeen Property Investors (API).
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NewsNorth Yorks pension moves into property
UK – The £1.2bn (€1.5bn) North Yorkshire County Council pension fund is adjusting its asset allocation and moving into real estate investment, as well as searching for an overseas equity manager.
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NewsInvestors demand 'co-investment' as standard
GLOBAL - Pension funds want fund managers to take a long-term stake in their own funds as a sign of confidence in their own products, according to Will Rowson, chief investment officer at ING Real Estate.
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NewsGerman retail ‘good for long term’
GERMANY - Investors should invest in German retail for the long term, but exercise regional caution in a market characterised for strong demand and limited supply, according to fund manager Cordea Savills.
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NewsQ1 figures show flight to quality
GLOBAL - "Growth will fall – but not off a cliff." That is the latest prognosis for European property markets from LaSalle Investment Management.
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NewsFinnish VER to boost alternatives
FINLAND – The €11.53bn Finnish first pillar Valtion Eläkerahasto (VER) pension scheme, is planning to increase its exposure to alternative investments to 10%.
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NewsProperty corporate governance ‘varied’
EUROPE - An EPRA study has shown there is no pan-European pattern in corporate governance across property firms – though the mean scraped a pass, scoring 9.73 out of 16.
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NewsIllinois Teachers harvests farming growth
UNITED STATES – The Teachers Retirement System for the State of Illinois has sold its entire agricultural real estate portfolio for $340m (€220.2m) to TIAA-CREF.
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NewsProperty investors see "mixed blessing" in SWFs
GLOBAL - Sovereign wealth funds' (SWF) growing appetite for core real estate is a mixed blessing for the institutional market, delegates heard at the IPD European Property Investment Conference in Berlin this week.
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NewsLaSalle rides the Mexican real estate bull
UNITED STATES - LaSalle Investment Management believes Mexico as a country has strong real estate fundamentals for future investment possibilities as middle-class demand is creating new commercial projects.
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NewsPennsylvania puts $925m beyond the core
UNITED STATES - Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System has approved $925m (€598.8m) into new real estate investments through a variety of non-core commingled funds.
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NewsWaterton moves into hotel
UNITED STATES - Waterton Associates is set to create a hotel investment fund for the first time in the company’s history.
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NewsLA Fire and Police survey property risks
UNITED STATES - Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions are considering investing as much as $300m (€194.1m) in real estate this year as part of its 2008 investment plan.
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NewsBank of Finland scheme awards real estate mandate
FINLAND – Suomen Pankki, the Bank of Finland Pension Fund, has awarded Aberdeen Property Investors a real estate mandate valued at approximately €10m.
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NewsAustrian property outperforms, despite sector fall
AUSTRIA - Austrian real estate returns outperformed both equities and bonds in 2007, despite a decline in retail – the best performing sector.
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NewsSponda sticks with Russia despite Finnish optimism
RUSSIA – Sponda’s chief executive Kari Inkinen said the Finnish property firm was on course for its planned Russian expansion despite a fall in interim profits from the same period last year.
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NewsPirelli punts on Euro-property fund
EUROPE - Pirelli Real Estate is targeting international pension funds with an opportunistic pan-European property fund it plans to launch early next year.
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NewsUK residential ready for institutions
UK - The UK residential market is ready for pension fund investors despite being fragmented and dominated by amateur property managers, according to property firm Nice.
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NewsMarket, not credit, deters UK buyers
UK - Property investors are willing to borrow given the right terms, but they’re still not convinced the UK market is cheap enough to buy in, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.
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NewsTexas Teachers approves $862.5m in new structures
UNITED STATES - Teacher Retirement System of Texas approved $862.5m (€557.9m) in real estate commitments in April, including one deal which has the structure of a commingled fund but is in fact a separate account.
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